Down the Road of Depression
Springsteen has more recently spoken openly and honestly about his struggles with depression, which he started to face in his 30s. Around that time, he was frustrated with being an underweight “fast-food junkie” who sometimes had to be helped off stage after a show. He took his health more seriously and began running six miles on a treadmill and lifting weights three times a week.
Bruce Springsteen Performing in Gothenburg Sweden 07-08-1985. Photo By Globe Photos/Mediapunch/Shutterstock
In a September 2019 article celebrating his 70th birthday, Springsteen revealed that he’d maintained that same workout routine ever since. He also reportedly follows a mostly vegetarian diet that he’s kept since around the same time. Also important to note – and celebrate – that Springsteen has maintained a lifelong avoidance of hard drugs.