Paul Rudd Says Sleeping Is the Secret to Staying Younger and Match

Paul Rudd has a secret to how he stays trying so younger: sleep.

Rudd, who’s Males’s Well being‘s March 2023 cowl star, advised the journal he will get eight hours of sleep every evening.

“Folks ask me, ‘Are you able to ship me your meal plan? What number of instances per week do you’re employed out? Do you drink? Do you eat carbs? Do you’ve a cheat day?’ Crucial a part of coaching is sleep,” Rudd stated.

Rudd, 53, stated those that set their alarms after solely 4 hours of sleep to present themselves extra time to coach are promoting themselves quick.

“They’re doing themselves a disservice,” stated Rudd, PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2021.

Rudd’s morning routine features a cup of espresso with a aspect of cardio.

“I do cardio earlier than I eat something. I by no means would’ve executed that earlier than [Ant-Man],” Rudd stated.

Enjoying a superhero was not one thing the Ant-Man actor got down to do, nevertheless it has modified his life, he advised the journal.

“I by no means actually thought I used to be the kind of actor that they’d supply any of these components to,” he stated. “However when this concept got here round, I used to be enthusiastic about doing one thing that was so out of left subject, and I knew that if it was introduced that I used to be going to be becoming a member of a superhero franchise, most individuals would say, What the f—?”

By no means miss a narrative — join PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter to remain up-to-date on the perfect of what PEOPLE has to supply, from juicy superstar information to driving human curiosity tales.

Prep for the function included hiring trainers, weight-lifting and slicing out sugar, whereas additionally establishing a routine.

“I’ve discovered a lot about how my physique reacts to meals, the way it reacts to train, and the place I am happiest and the way a lot it impacts me mentally. . . . If I am on this swimsuit, working round enjoying a personality who’s alleged to be a superhero, I simply really feel higher. And I really feel much less like an impostor,” he stated.

However his health routine now has much less to do with one other Marvel film or journal cowl, he stated.

“I lastly perceive in case you make health part of your way of life, you will simply really feel good,” he stated.

Even when Rudd is at his peak degree of health, it is easy for him to stay groundedhe advised PEOPLE in 2021.

“I bear in mind on the set of [Avengers:] EndgameI used to be figuring out so laborious, consuming excellent, for therefore lengthy, coaching like an athlete,” Rudd stated. “And I stood subsequent to Chris Hemsworth [a former Sexiest Man Alive]and I believed, ‘What is the level?’ Why even attempt, ‘trigger there’s that.”

Rudd is now filming the third season of Hulu’s Solely Murders within the Constructing.