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Lewis Hamilton's Post-Race Self-Care Regimen Includes Cryotherapy: "Recovery Has Been A Real Focus For Me"

Lewis Hamilton makes sure he takes a day off after each race for some quality me-time.

 

Lewis Hamilton's Post-Race Self-Care Regimen Includes Cryotherapy: "Recovery Has Been A Real Focus For Me"

Lewis Hamilton does cryotherapy as part of his extensive "self-care" regimen between Grand Prixs. 

Speaking to GQ about his wellness routine, the 37-year-old Formula 1 world champ told: “Recovery has been a real focus for me in the past couple of years. Now, I always make sure the day after a race is a complete day off — I make sure it’s a day to myself for self care.

"I do cryotherapy, I might do some pool work and I make sure I get physio or acupuncture that day, or just a steam room. Also, when I was younger I honestly didn't stretch before or after I got in the car. I wasn't equipped with the knowledge that it’s a good way to loosen yourself up so stretching is super important to me now.”

Cryotherapy is the use of extreme cold to freeze and remove abnormal tissue.


Hamilton also learned a “huge” lesson of the importance of maintaining good cleanliness due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to ensure his well-being and happiness.


He said: “A huge thing in our team has been hygiene. The pandemic kind of provided this educational process that perhaps we didn't grow up where we've learned about the importance of sanitising surface areas so you're not picking up things.

"The amount of times we touch our face in the day, it's crazy, like thousands of times so that's something I would say I've learned a lot more about, and read about how to properly wash your hands. People do it quickly but actually taking the time to scrub your hands is still so important. A big focus for me is trying to stay healthy, 365 days of the year and to be happy.”

Hamilton recently revealed that in Vanity Fair that he came this close to being playing an Navy aviator in Top Gun: Maverick if it weren't for his Formula 1 commitments.  

He had to break the news to Tom Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski in the "most upsetting call that I think I've ever had". 

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