Buchanan's work in the martial arts-centric Cobra Kai is very physical. He's doing his best to stay level-headed about body image, even in an industry that can make it tough at times. "For me when I work out, I'm just doing it to stay healthy. I just want to stay healthy. That's it. As long as I'm healthy, I don't care," Buchanan told Glamour UK in early 2021.
Even with that healthy attitude, though, he admits to having some tough moments. "Body image-wise, it's really hard to be in this industry because I have caught myself a few times looking at other actors and thinking, 'Whoa, they're jacked. They feel like they're so big. They got all these muscles that I definitely don't have,'" he said. "But I feel like, over the years, I've just switched my mind to really just be like, 'Look, if you're working out consistently and you're staying healthy, that's all you need to do.'"