4 Famous footballers who do yoga to keep themselves fresh

The world celebrates International Yoga Day on the 21st of June. Yoga boosts immunity and calms down a stressful mind for the person. It also helps to keep the body active plays an important role in our defenses against diseases and helps maintain our immune systems robust, and even simple neck exercises can keep the lymph flowing from our head to our body and avoid a build-up within our necks.

Not just normal people but various celebrities and athletes from all corners of the world support the fact of doing yoga. Another advantage of doing yoga daily is the impact it can have on one's mental health. Many football fans believe that yoga is only for middle-aged people, but it has proven a valuable tool for certain professional players who have had lengthy and injury-free careers. Yoga is beneficial to football players since it strengthens muscles that are often ignored due to the nature of the sport. 

A footballer's life is structured around training and playing, with a few vices thrown in to keep the testosterone levels up, but elite athletes are much more aware of their bodies and mental health these days than they were even a few years ago, and they go above and beyond to care for themselves. Some footballers swear by yoga and keep themselves relieved by doing it. Ryan Giggs was an outspoken footballer on the topic of yoga. In the article, we will be looking at some footballers who do yoga to keep themselves fit. 



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Here are the top footballers who do yoga:

4. David Silva 

The former Manchester City footballer has a career of more than 12 years in Spain and the club. He has played in England sensationally performing for the Sky Blues over the years and when asked about what made him so fit to play, he said as there are a lot of non-stop games so to bear with the very same yoga find which helps you prepare for these games is good. 

3. Ryan Giggs

Ryan Giggs is a Manchester United legend he has played an astonishing 963 games for United and holds the record for the most Premier League assists with 162. The Welsh footballer defied age and played up to 40 years, his initial days struggled with injuries. However, he made a comeback and he joined yoga it helped him a lot improve his skill sets, and play for longer periods. He also explained how tough can Yoga be to start with. 

2. Lionel Messi 

Lionel Messi is arguably the greatest footballer of all time. The Argentine playmaker is almost obsessive about staying fit and healthy and during the 2014 World Cup, he followed a power yoga program designed by an American yogi to keep his mind fresh the results also reflected in the very same year and the years that followed the footballer as he went on to win the World Cup in 2022. 

1. Cristiano Ronaldo 

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers of all time. The Portuguese superstar has won more than 30 trophies in a glittering career and scored over 800 goals for club and country. The footballer is 39 right now but he still shows the same amount of dedication and determination to keep in shape and do yoga, along with daily meditation, which has played its part in keeping his remarkable career going.