It's hard to believe, but Cristiano Ronaldo has just turned 40, and judging from his social feed and efforts on the pitch, he has no intentions of slowing down yet. The Al-Nassr star aims to keep pushing his fitness as he moves into his 40s, with no signs of retirement on the horizon. With a growing interest in longevity, Ronaldo has always managed to keep up with his twenty-something counterparts. Previously speaking to Men's Health at years-old, he said, 'I can still compete with the best players and can still maintain the shape I was in when I was According to the football legend, his recovery sessions play the biggest role in keeping him in peak condition and at the top of his game.
Reports also suggest that, like many elite athletes, Ronaldo includes up to five minute rest periods throughout his day, allowing him to stay refreshed and fully recovered.
He apparently has a cryotherapy chamber at home that can lower body temperature to an extreme degrees Celsius. It's been reported that Ronaldo follows the 'little and often' method of nutrition โ small meals regularly dispersed throughout the day โ topping up his stores every three to four hours to ensure he stays fuelled and he has abstained from alcohol since at least Currently it's noted that Ronaldo trains for four hours a day, five days a week.
Recently while 'holidaying' in Dubai, CR7 was seen completing a series of cable pulldowns and flexing in front of a mirror with a set of dumbbells, so resistance training is a key priority of his. And as he enters his fifth decade, he's not hanging up his boots any time soon.
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