Howie Mandel, the beloved Canadian comedian, actor, and producer, has recently made a heartfelt health confession, crediting one particular aerobic exercise for helping him maintain his physique and stay fit even at the grand age of 70. This revelation came during an appearance on the Monday episode of "Live with Kelly and Mark," where the host, Kelly Ripa, expressed disbelief over his age.
"It doesn't make any sense," Ripa, 55, remarked as she and her husband, co-host Mark Consuelos, 54, congratulated him on the milestone. Consuelos clarified that his wife meant to say he looked "great," but Mandel was quick to interrupt with a humorous rebuttal.
"That I look great? That doesn't mean anything!" he exclaimed. "No, no, no. I don’t like that because it’s a caveat. You tell someone they’re 70 and they go, ‘You look great…’” Ripa insisted that the compliment was harmless, explaining that they weren’t saying he looked great for his age but rather that he looked great period.
Mandel still wasn’t convinced. "No, no. It’s like saying you’re smart for a stupid person," he joked. "‘Oh, you seem smart, you seem smart.’ You see, no, I don’t look good.”
At one point, the comedian gave in and eased the awkward situation. "Actually, now I'll be serious for a minute. I'm gorgeous!" he said before getting further validation from the audience.
Consuelos then redirected the conversation to the secret behind Mandel's fitness. "What's the workout these days? What are you doing for health?" he asked.
"Well, your friend [TV show host] Jerry O'Connell has got me into the most ridiculous workout I've ever done in my life," Mandel said. "I swim. This is what I do. So he bought me these swimming cables which I tie onto my ankles and then attach them to whatever is at the side of the pool."
"Then he gave me these frying pan paddles, and I swim for an hour and go nowhere," he explained, before admitting he gets "so lost in it."
Mandel didn't stop there and went on to reveal that he keeps up his workouts regardless of location. "I take them everywhere and in the hotel. Yes. I do it in a hotel which scares children because I tie off the ropes," he detailed before adding that he also swims in the morning.
The conversation ended with a lighthearted moment where Mandel jokingly thanked O'Connell for his unconventional workout routine, saying it had transformed his life and made him feel like a "gorgeous 70-year-old."
