• Super Bowl-winning quarterback Drew Brees has retired from the NFL in 2021.
• Brees told BI that he chooses activities “for pleasure” now that his playing days are over.
• He also said that he is “a very good dieter”.

from infrared saunas and cold plunges to two a day and professionally cooked mealsprofessional athletes are known for having intense training and diet regimens.

And they can be expensive too. In a March 2022 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” quarterback Russell Wilson said he’s spending $1 million on his body with the goal of playing until he’s 45. Meanwhile, in July, The Athletic reported that the runner’s financial advisor Derrick Henry estimates that he “spends $240,000 annually on body maintenance.”

But what happens to the health routine of these NFL stars after they retire?

For the Super Bowl winning quarterback Drew Breeswho spoke to BI through its partnership with the automotive digital platform CarGurusretirement wellness means sticking to the basics.

“You wake up every day as a professional football player thinking, ‘What do I have to do today to be the best professional football player that I can be,’ right? So the training regimen is very much centered around that.” he said.

“Now that I’m retired, I don’t have to worry about people hitting me or waking up in pain every day,” he added. “So I’d say I choose things more for pleasure.”

From focusing on sleep to eating organic, here are five health rules Brees lives by.