Gordon Ramsay is serious about fitness. As a busy dad, the owner of nearly 100 restaurants worldwide, and with his 60s fast approaching, he’d be forgiven for using downtime to switch off. Instead, he tends to double down.
In a video posted to Instagram, Ramsay shared a Sunday double session: a 2,000m swim, followed by a 60-minute strength workout. While he didn’t reveal what the gym work involved, he logged a swim time of 34:49, averaging 1:46 per 100m. ‘Sunday morning swim, followed by a 60min strength workout LFG…….’ he wrote.
Endurance focus
The 59-year-old is no stranger to swimming, or cardio in general. Since his early 40s, Ramsay has paid close attention to his fitness, often setting himself the goal of entering at least two events each year. Over that period, he’s completed half-Ironmans, Ironmans, marathons and ultramarathons.
Most recently, Ramsay took on the Ironman 70.3 Costa Navarino in Greece, racing alongside his wife, Tana, and daughter, Tilly, and finishing in 6:44:38.
That achievement came after a heavy cycling crash in 2024, when he hit a pothole in Connecticut and was thrown from his bike. Despite serious bruising and requiring hospital attention, he was back riding within five weeks, underlining the consistency that’s kept him training hard into midlife.
Ramsay's training routine
Ramsay previously told MH how he tries to begin each weekday morning with a workout. Whether it’s a quick run, rowing intervals, stretching or some core work, he likes to find time for movement to kick things off. Wattbike sessions can then bookend his day, if he has enough energy.
Doubling up on weekends seems to be a theme. While he finds time for workouts during the week, he reserves the real hard work for when he has more time, adding in longer cardio sessions or a mixture of both cardio and strength work.
