READ MORE: How to look younger for £1 plus the 'key to youthful skin'LinkIn conversation with Graham Norton, the A-lister revealed that when training for the film - in which he had to fly a fighter jet - he put his body to the test.
Speaking about his flying lessons, he explained: "They took us up and we started filming and we were hitting some heavy Gs. One 'G' refers to one unit of gravity. "Right now, we're 1G, it's our body weight, 2G is twice our body weight. "In Top Gun I was pulling nine and a half G's at one point so that's nine and a half times my own body weight. "It was not comfortable. "Tom also underwent intense underwater training in preparation for the role.
Filming for the movie was also rigorous: "We're doing three flights in one day and there's nothing you can do - you're going to puke. "READ MORE: 'Beatuty on ice': Harness the power of ice tech to look younger nowBut when Tom Cruise isn't putting his body under incredible pressure to have what it takes to star in a movie like Top Gun, what kind of exercise and diet habits does the actor have?Tom is a very active person who enjoys a plethora of workout variations.
Some of his favourite exercises include sea-kayaking, caving, fencing, using a treadmill, weightlifting, rock-climbing, hiking and jogging.
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