So how does a 36-year-old act, look and play like a 26-year-old? What’s Cristiano Ronaldo’s secret of eternal youth?
Good diet is the key. The best cars need the right fuel and for Ronaldo that means six high-protein, high-grain, low-fat mini-meals a day, all recommended by a personal dietician who has been with him since his Real Madrid days.
‘Eat regularly,’ says the Portuguese ace. ‘It’s important to keep energy levels high.’
A good diet involving six high-protein mini-meals a day is behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s eternal youth.
He favours cheese, ham and low-fat yoghurt for breakfast and particularly likes fish, plenty of fruit and veg, and it’s always fresh.
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He doesn’t drink alcohol, only water, and definitely no sugary drinks or snacks.
Eight hours sleep a day? That’s so last year, he prefers five 90-minute naps, always on fresh sheets, to keep him fresh.
And when Ronaldo is not kipping he’s either training or working out on his own.
At home he has a £50,000 cryotherapy chamber – three minutes in there at -160°C gets the blood pumping and he swears by Pilates, regular swims and five trips to the gym a week.
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Ronaldo has been happy to show of his tough workouts on Instagram.
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RONALDO’S DIET, WORKOUTS, REST AND PHYSIQUE.
Diet:
His typical daily meals:
Breakfast: Cheese and ham, low-fat yoghurt
Brunch: Chicken and salad
Lunch: Tuna, olives, egg and tomato
Snack: Fresh fruit, avocado on toast
Supper: Fresh swordfish and salad
Dinner: Steak and calamari
Workouts:
Ronaldo supplements squad training sessions with a personal workout plan. His five weekly trips to the gym include 25-30 minutes of cardio, high-intensity sprinting and targeted weights to increase muscle strength. In total, he works out for three to four hours a day.
Rest:
The superstar naps five times a day. ‘Proper sleep is really important for getting the most out of training,’ he says. ‘Sleep helps muscles recover which is really important.’
Physique:
A test found he had the body of an athlete 14 years his junior, with 7 per cent body fat – (the average footballer’s is 11). He has 50 per cent muscle mass