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Dick Van Dyke<\/a> is a month away from turning 100 (on Dec. 13), and believe it or not, he still works out multiple times a week at the gym.<\/p>\n In a new excerpt from his latest book, 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist\u2019s Guide to a Happy Life<\/i>, shared by The Times<\/a>,<\/i> the entertainment icon described his workout routine, admitting, \u201cI don\u2019t know why this is something I still want to do, but it is.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200bVan Dyke continued, \u201cI\u2019m not a \u2018wake up and go back to bed\u2019 type just yet, unless it\u2019s cold and rainy. If I miss too many gym days, I really can feel it \u2014 a stiffness creeping in here and there. If I let that set in, well, God help me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200bThe Mary Poppins<\/i> star listed some of the rewards that help motivate him to start his workout: a big smoothie or a \u201cfrothy caffeine treat\u201d afterward, feeling a \u201cfull-body tingly exhilaration,\u201d sharpening his mind, basking in a sense of accomplishment, enjoying a well-earned nap and \u201climber dancing in the days ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n Van Dyke<\/a> said he usually does a circuit at the gym, \u201cgoing from one machine to the next without a break, in a circle,\u201d starting with the sit-up machine.<\/p>\n \u200b\u201c[My wife] Arlene says I could do 500 [sit-ups] but that might be exaggerating,\u201d Van Dyke said. \u201cThen I do all the leg machines religiously because my legs are two of my most cherished possessions. And then the upper body.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200bIn September, actor and rock musician Rick Springfield, 76, was flexing his muscles at the gym<\/a> while \u201cfilming an episode of Men\u2019s Health<\/i>,\u201d he said on Instagram, when he saw Van Dyke \u201cworking out on every machine.\u201d<\/p>\n \u200bThe \u201cJessie\u2019s Girl\u201d singer wrote, \u201cDick has lived in Malibu for about 30 years and is an awesome human being. I thought I was doing well at 76, but Dick got up from the chest press machine and did a little dance step before I left! Amazing!\u201d<\/p>\n Regarding aging<\/a>, the beloved Van Dyke said his optimism and refusal \ufeff\u201cto give into the bad stuff in life\u201d has helped him stay on top. Among the bad stuff he didn\u2019t give in to: \u201cfailures and defeats, personal losses, loneliness and bitterness, the physical and emotional pains of ageing.\u201d \u200b<\/p>\n Van Dyke continued: \u201cInstead, for the vast majority of my years, I have been in what I can only describe as a full-on bear hug with the experience of living. Being alive has been doing life \u2014 not like a job but rather like a giant playground.\u201d \u200b<\/p>\n AARP provides many videos<\/a>\u202fand \u202ftutorials\u202f<\/a> for people aiming to stay fit after age 50, including five injury prevention strategies<\/a>. \u200b<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aarp.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dick Van Dyke is a month away from turning 100 (on Dec. 13), and believe it or not, he still works out multiple times a week at the gym. 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