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It is perhaps both inspiring and depressing to learn that Krept has only been working out since April 2025. He’s lean, athletic and now the ambassador for Primark’s new fitness line, so you’d be forgiven for thinking the entrepreneur and one half of the UK’s leading rap duo, Krept and Konan, has been working out his whole life rather than a little less than a year.
The trigger was a family health issue. ‘One of my close relatives got cancer. And then I just felt like I was just getting tired going upstairs and playing with my daughter. I thought, “This is crazy. I need to stop.”’
The 36-year-old was first taken to the gym by a ‘fitness freak’ friend. They trained together a few times, with Krept soaking up the information until he felt ready to go it alone. ‘It was difficult at the start, but you get used to it. I was like, “I’ve got to power through this because I hate it right now.”’
The aims were simple: he wasn’t trying to ‘get massive’, but simply to lean up and maintain his energy levels. Once he found his rhythm, his weekly routine began: five one-and-half-hour sessions from Monday to Friday, incorporating three bodybuilding workouts, one high-intensity and one calisthenics, with each session followed by 30 minutes of cardio. By keeping things simple and staying consistent, the results were almost immediate.
The transformation has enabled Krept to lose a total of 10kg in under a year, but the real value is in his life as a father, business owner and artist. ‘It’s changed my life quite a lot in terms of productivity,’ he says. ‘Being up early for the gym, it feels like I just start my day way before I usually would have. Because I’ve got a routine, I have to wake up early for the gym. And when I’m done with the gym, the day starts, work starts… I’ve found I’ve become a lot more consistent.
‘Because everyone is up working in a certain window. And when I’m up and I’m ready to take on the day, I’m able to communicate, get emails done really early and get through everything on my to-do list. It gives me the flexibility to be creative at night.’
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The balance appears to be working. Alongside his career as an artist, Krept’s forays into business have been far more than a passing phase. Spurred on by his routine and sense of discipline, Krept now owns Nala’s Baby, a line of baby skincare products, as well as a supermarket in Croydon called Saveways (co-founded with Konan).
‘Fitness,’ he says, ‘is a cheat code for productivity.’
Quick-Fire Questions
What does your typical morning routine look like?
Porridge to give me some energy for the gym. Then I go to my office.
What’s one thing that’s always in your gym bag?
I’ve got my own sanitizer. I have OCD, so before I use the equipment, I spray the dumbbells.
What’s one track on your workout playlist that’s guaranteed to get you fired up?
Gunna’s Won’t Stop.
What one health and wellness habit has made the biggest difference to your life?
Cutting out sugars has been probably the biggest change for me.
What’s your go-to post-workout meal?
Chicken and potato wedges from Nando’s.
Who would be your dream workout partner, dead or alive?
I would love to train with Bruce Lee.
What’s your favourite exercise?
I’ve started to love pull-ups.
What’s your least favourite exercise?
What advice would you give to your 16-year-old self?
Get in the gym early because it gets a lot harder as you get older.
Are there any other rappers you would love to train with?
Tinie Tempah and Bugzy Malone.
With almost 18 years in the health and fitness space as a personal trainer, nutritionist, breath coach and writer, Andrew has spent nearly half of his life exploring how to help people improve their bodies and minds.
As our fitness editor he prides himself on keeping Men’s Health at the forefront of reliable, relatable and credible fitness information, whether that’s through writing and testing thousands of workouts each year, taking deep dives into the science behind muscle building and fat loss or exploring the psychology of performance and recovery.
Whilst constantly updating his knowledge base with seminars and courses, Andrew is a lover of the practical as much as the theory and regularly puts his training to the test tackling everything from Crossfit and strongman competitions, to ultra marathons, to multiple 24 hour workout stints and (extremely unofficial) world record attempts.
You can find Andrew on Instagram at @theandrew.tracey, or simply hold up a sign for ‘free pizza’ and wait for him to appear.
