Mark Wahlberg turned 52 in June 2023. However, despite his age, the action star remains passionate about pursuing his fitness goals. The Pain & Gain actor maintains his sculpted physique throughout the year. Wahlberg doesn’t slack off even during the Holiday season. Earlier, the actor wished his fans a happy Thanksgiving. However, unlike most people, Wahlberg didn’t take a day off from fitness despite it being 40 degrees outside.

Thanksgiving marks the start of the Holiday season. Black Friday follows Thanksgiving day, and the holiday shopping season officially starts. However, Marky Mark makes sure to maintain his strict fitness regimen. For Wahlberg, proper recovery has become a focus with age, and in his Thanksgiving video, the 52-year-old wished his fans well while performing his favorite recovery activity.

The fitness icon is grateful

The spirit of Thanksgiving is all about being grateful. In his video, the fitness freak exudes that spirit while inspiring his fans. Wahlberg uploaded his video with the caption, “Happy Thanksgiving #grateful.”?In the video, the 53-year-old steps outside in his shorts while it’s 40 degrees. The actor then puts on a beanie and jumps in his cold plunge tub.

“Remember on this day, give thanks and pray to the lord,”?said the actor before jumping in the tub. While he acknowledged it was a late start to the day, he didn’t compromise with his fitness regimen.?“It’s 40 degrees outside and 40 degrees in the water,”?said the Transformers 4 actor. The video is another example of how much Marky Mark loves taking cold plunges.

The bodybuilding and fitness enthusiast is among the most vocal advocates of the cold plunge recovery method. The 52-year-old has tried several methods to optimize his recovery. With age, proper recovery has become paramount to sustaining his training routine and shredded physique. However, nothing has worked better for Marky Mark than the cold plunge.

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You can’t keep Mark Wahlberg away from the cold plunge

The 52-year-old is so committed to taking regular clod plunges that the actor creates a makeshift one if doesn’t have access to it. Recently, the fitness freak uploaded a video on Instagram that he filmed inside a hotel bathroom. However, Marky Mark refused to compromise despite not having access to his temperature-controlled cold plunge at home.

In the video, Marky Mark showed the bathtub inside the hotel bathroom. He had filled it with water and instructed room service to bring him several buckets of ice. The uncompromising 52-year-old then poured all the ice from buckets before jumping into the bathtub for his daily cold plunge.

Most people take it easy during Thanksgiving. However, Mark Wahlberg showed he has no intention of messing with his fitness routine just because it’s the holiday season.

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