LeBron James, who turns 40 next month, reportedly drops $1.5 million annually to keep his body in tip-top shape.
The Lakers superstar wouldn’t confirm or deny the $1.5 million figure — initially shared by sportswriter Bill Simmons in 2016 — in Netflix’s new docuseries “Starting 5.”
“I kind of just chuckle,” James said in the series, which premiered last month. “That is a number that I will not disclose, but, more importantly, I think it’s just the time.”
“That’s the best way for your body to physically and emotionally be able to recover and get back to 100% as possible. Now, will you wake up and feel 100%? There are some days you don’t,” James said on a 2018 episode of “The Tim Ferriss Show” podcast.
“So some days you feel better than others,” he continued. “But the more, and more, and more time that you get those eight — if you can get nine, that’s amazing. Sometimes, I even get 10 hours of sleep.”
James finds it easier to slumber when the room temperature is 68 to 70 degrees, when there’s complete darkness (no television or smartphone light allowed) and when the “rain on leaves” soundscape is playing on his Calm app.
“High-quality sleep is indeed one of the best longevity hacks,” Asprey said. “But unless you’re an athlete, most people don’t need to take mid-day naps if they’re sleeping well at night. Focus on getting quality sleep at night and you won’t need to take naps.”
