This Musician (59) Eats RAW Vegan and looks Fantastic!

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I’m sure most of us will know Lenny Kravitz from hit songs such as ‘It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over’, ‘American Woman’ and ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’.

However, a little known fact most people don’t know is that Lenny has been vegan since 2016! Not only that, he’s largely RAW vegan, which means he eats no processed or cooked foods.

How It Started

Lenny went vegan in 2016. In an interview with The Telegraph, he stated that he decided on a plant-based diet ‘not only for his health, but also for the sake of animals and our planet.’

100% raw for two months now. Amazing for one’s health and the environment. #rawfood

Lenny Kravitz – May 9, 2016 on Facebook

In a Zoom interview with Men’s Health during the pandemic, Lenny also revealed what you could find in his fridge:

“What we have is green and more green. We’ve got cucumbers, mangoes, broccoli, kale, salad greens,” he explained. “A great blessing of living here in the Bahamas is that I’m able to grow my own food.”

Lenny Kravitz – Men’s Health

If you want to learn more about how Lenny is doing all of this, I definitely recommend checking out this interview:

What About Exercise?

I’m pretty sure we all recognize that you’re not going to have six-pack abs at age 58 without also exercising regularly. That, Lenny also certainly does. In the same Men’s Health article, he explained how he stays in this kind of shape:

‘So it’s a combination of eating all these things that I’ve shown you and working out and keeping my muscles and my joints in shape so that I can do what I do, which is get up on stage and play music and have a body that feels free.’

Lenny Kravitz – Men’s Health

According to Lenny himself, he does a bunch of different cardio and body weight exercises that help him keep in shape:

‘To stay fit, I always carry a jump rope with me. And I run. I like to be outdoors doing things that you can do with your body—pull-ups, sit-ups, push-ups, squats,‘