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Gene Simmons, 76, Talks Sweets, Sobriety and Simple Fitness in New Men's Health Video

A new Men's Health video highlights the 76-year-old KISS rocker’s sweet tooth, lifelong sobriety, simple fitness habits.

Overview

  • In Men’s Health’s Gym & Fridge segment, Simmons says cake, cookies and chocolates are "about as much fun as I can have with my pants on."
  • He recalls eating cheesecake daily on tour, saying 40 pounds of armor and seven-inch platform boots turned shows into heavy workouts that torched calories.
  • The rocker jokes he has to watch his "girlish figure" at 76, citing a slower metabolism as he ages.
  • Simmons says he has never drunk alcohol, attributing the decision to his mother’s experience surviving Nazi concentration camps.
  • He recommends simply walking and standing more during the day, adds that wife Shannon presses for yearly head-to-toe MRIs, and has scheduled appearances at KISS Kruise: Landlocked in Vegas on Nov. 14–16 and at L’Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles on Feb. 20.