Dick Van Dyke isn’t letting a milestone birthday slow him down — even at 100, he’s still making fitness a priority.
The beloved Mary Poppins star gave Instagram followers a glimpse at his workout routine on Saturday, August 29, showing how he uses an inversion table to stretch his entire body. In the video, Van Dyke lies upside down on the equipment before moving his arms behind his head, settling into a situp-like position.
“Keep moving,” he told his fans.
Van Dyke marked his 100th birthday in December 2025, but the Hollywood legend continues to project the same upbeat energy that has defined his career. He also opened up about his commitment to staying active in his 2025 book, 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist’s Guide to a Happy Life, where he shared some of the habits that help him maintain his health and optimism.
Writing that he has never been the “wake up and go back to bed type,” Van Dyke said he notices “stiffness creeping in here and there in my joints” when he skips the gym for too many days. Still, he acknowledged that motivation does not always come easily, admitting that on days when he feels “sluggish and reluctant,” he sometimes has to “dangle” a reward to get himself moving.
“[A] huge smoothie and/or frothy caffeine treat after my workout, full-body tingly exhilaration, sharper mind, sense of accomplishment to bask in for the rest of the day nap time [that is] well-earned, limber dancing in the days ahead,” he wrote.
Aside from his inversion table workout, Van Dyke mentioned that he frequently uses a “circuit” of exercise machines.
“Going from one machine to the next without a break, in a circle,” Van Dyke explained. “I start with sit-ups on the sit-up machine.”
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He continued, “Then, it’s lower body — I do all the leg machines religiously and repeatedly because my legs are two of my most cherished [parts]. And then the upper body. The sector ingredient to my gym time is the music. For some reason, our gym is sparsely attended in the early mornings — bad for the owners, but better for me and [wife Arlene Silver]. She knows how to get into the sound system, so she always brings my kind of stuff, and she really blasts it.”
Van Duke and Silver always try to start off their exercise routines early in the morning — which allows them to tackle the day with plenty of energy.
“It’s the music that really gets me going. … By the end of my workout, I’m in a sweaty rush, the blood flowing fingertips to toes and my spirits are soaring,” he wrote.
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The Diagnosis: Murder alum told fans at a Vandy High Tea event just before his 100th birthday that he’d made two major lifestyle changes that may have contributed to him reaching the milestone age.
“I got rid of booze and cigarettes and all that stuff, which is probably why I’m still here,” Van Dyke revealed last December. “I think I was probably in my 50s before it dawned on me.”