Man City star Erling Haaland splashes out £15,000 on red-light therapy bed to treat muscles
MANCHESTER City star Erling Haaland appears to be switching sides — by trying out a £15,000 red-light therapy bed.
The goal machine, who already uses blue light glasses to counter the effects of phone and tablet screens, shared an Instagram snap of his latest passion yesterday.
The Norwegian, 24, captioned it: “Red light bed. Happy Monday!”
The therapy uses infrared rays to penetrate deep into tissues and joints.
Experts recommend a five-minute session before workouts to help prevent injuries, and then a further one of up to 20 minutes afterwards to aid muscle recovery.
Haaland has previously revealed he has a 6,000 calories-a-day, “caveman” diet including cow heart and liver.
The footballer regularly drinks milk mixed with spinach, which he calls his “magic potion”, and has confessed to only consuming water that’s gone through a complicated filter system.
He is a fan of ice baths and even has a £50,000 cryotherapy chamber at his Cheshire mansion.
A string of other footballers have adopted unusual health trends to improve their performance on the pitch.
Atletico Madrid’s Marcos Llorente, 29, swears by the Paleolithic diet which involves swerving favourites such as pasta, bread, rice, and ultra-processed foods, opting for the likes of potatoes, sweet potatoes and cassava instead.
Cristiano Ronaldo, 39, scoffs six meals a day and is staunchly against sugary drinks and alcohol.