ELTON John got fit for the final leg of his farewell tour by walking six miles a week in his swimming pool — sideways.
Nearly five years after announcing his last ever run of live gigs, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour began its final UK leg in Liverpool last week.
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Sir Elton, 76, still has just under 50 shows to play on the tour — with three also in Ireland this week.
The schedule suffered long delays due to the pandemic. He also had several health scares including pneumonia and a hip replacement.
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But Sir Elton revealed he took advantage of lockdown to build up a new fitness routine.
He said: “I get up, have breakfast and go for a walk in the pool. At my age that is the best thing I can do. I walk sideways and do about six miles a week.”
His last UK appearance will be at the Glastonbury Festival in June before his final date — in Sweden — the following month.
The star is giving up performing to spend more time with husband David Furnish, 60, and their sons Zachary, 12, and Elijah, ten.
This is the highest-grossing tour ever, reportedly making the star £650million from 278 shows.
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