David Beckham's Sports Secrets And Healthy Diet At 49 Years Old
JAKARTA - David Beckham, a former world-class footballer and a healthy lifestyle icon. This 49-year-old man is known to have high discipline in maintaining his fitness.
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How did Beckham, who has retired more than a decade ago, maintain his extraordinarily fit body? One of the answers is to do a sport called 'fitness snacking'.
Beckham's concept of 'fitness snacking' involves physical exercise in a short time carried out throughout the day as part of his routine.
Examples include cycling to work meetings, walking with family dogs, cutting grass, climbing, or working in gardens. However, apart from this simple routine, the owner of the Inter Miami CF club also underwent more intense and focused training sessions.
Beckham undergoes various types of training every week, usually taking turns between high intensity interval (HIIT) and running exercises. Sometimes, he adds to the challenges by wearing a weighted vest while running.
David Beckham's Physical Exercise
AugustMan's men's magazine revealed what Beckham was doing. The following is Beckham's physical routine, as reported by VOI from the Daily Mail page on Monday, February 10.
1. Monday On Monday, Beckham started physical training with light runs followed by force training such as, sold push 250 yards or 228 meters, push up 60 times, jump rope for 90 seconds, littlebell or iron ball 60 times swing, and squat 60 times.
2. Tuesday Every Tuesday, Beckham focuses on cardio training, which is 10 sets of one kilometer running.
3. On Wednesday On Wednesday, he returned to training his strength by doing a 200-time squat, 150-time push-ups, 100-time leg raises, a burpee (combination from plank, push-ups, and squat jumps) 25 times, and a plank to push-up 50 times.
4. Every Thursday, Beckham starts his sport again with a run involving 30 sets of fast runs each for 20 seconds.
5. Friday Friday Friday is a little more relaxed, consisting of a treadmill session for 20-30 minutes, sometimes coupled with yoga, rock climbing, or martial arts.
The weekend is a time of rest and recovery, but he is still active by walking with dogs or hiking.
David Beckham's Healthy Eating Pattern
Exercise is only one part of Beckham's way of keeping his fitness ahead of the age of 50. A healthy diet also plays a big role.
According to AugustMan reports, Beckham started the day with cheese stocks rich in protein and calcium. For lunch, he chooses fatless chickens combined with green vegetables, such as cauliflower, spinach, and broccoli cooked with olive oil.
The dinner is almost the same as lunch, namely fat-free protein such as poultry or fish combined with green vegetables.
Beckham also ate healthy snacks such as nuts rich in healthy fat, yogurt, and herbal energy drinks.
Despite being very disciplined, he still enjoys his favorite once in a while, like pancake.
Overall, his diet remains very healthy and he avoids carbohydrates such as low fiber white bread, as well as processed foods and junk foods.