Sir Richard Branson: I have the body of a 30-year-old – The Telegraph

Sir Richard Branson has claimed to have “the body of a 30 year old” as he prepares to go into space on Virgin Galactic’s inaugural flight.

The British billionaire, 68, said: “You do these tests, seeing how long you can plank for, and so on,” he said. “The nice thing is I’ve got down to the body of a 30 year old. I’m trying to get down to the body of a 20 year old.”

Detailing his miraculous fitness regime, Sir Richard told the Sunday Telegraph that he plays tennis every day, kite surfs and spends a daily hour in the gym performing exercises with weights and bands. 

In his bid for a younger body, ahead of his reincarnation as an astronaut this summer, he also limits his alcohol consumption through…