Under the microscope

Former boxer David Haye, 40, takes our health quiz

CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?

YES. Running up stairs used to be part of my daily training routine [he retired from boxing in 2018]. I’m still in relatively good shape, I can run up probably 20 or 30 flights of stairs.

GET YOUR FIVE A DAY?

I GET significantly more. I used to follow a vegan diet but now I’ve retired I’m a lot more relaxed about what I eat.

POP ANY PILLS?

I WILL take supplements if my nutritionist recommends it. I get regular blood tests to check my calcium, zinc, magnesium, and thyroid hormone levels.

EVER DIETED?

AS A boxer I had to do the opposite. When I was competing, I was training for up to five hours a day and burning around 4,000 calories. I’m 6 ft 3 in tall and weigh 14 st 8 lb. When I was boxing, at my heaviest I was 16 st 2 lb.

ANY VICES?

I LIKE chocolate and a beer when I’m on holiday.

EVER HAVE COSMETIC SURGERY?

I’VE HAD surgery to fix cuts around my eyes from boxing, and lacerations from head butts and punches.

MOST SERIOUS INJURY?

MY ACHILLES tendon snapped in my right leg in a fight in 2017. I then had to fight on one leg. I managed until the fifth round. Pretty much every part of my body has been broken at some stage.

COPE WELL WITH PAIN?

I AM OK with it. You get accustomed to hiding pain during a competition as an opponent can gain strength by seeing you in pain.

TRIED ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES?

YES. I’ve got good chiropractors, physiotherapists, osteopaths and naturopaths — I always try to fix myself in a natural way if possible.

EVER BEEN DEPRESSED?

I’VE HAD times during the winter at training camps when I’ve locked myself in my room for no apparent reason and not felt too good. I put it down to that seasonal affective disorder thing. I definitely feel better when I have been outside, recharging in the sunshine. I am solar-powered!

HANGOVER CURE?

I DRINK lots of water and hop in a sauna to get a sweat on.

WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE?

IF I HAVE too much on my mind. I keep a notepad next to my bed so I can jot down thoughts and clear my head.

ANY PHOBIAS?

NO. EVEN going into the jungle for I’m A Celebrity in 2012 was really easy. I am used to getting punched in the face, so what could a cockroach do?

LIKE TO LIVE FOR EVER?

I BELIEVE in reincarnation. Maybe this body will last for only 100 years, but my soul will live for ever.

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