{"id":51393,"date":"2025-05-27T01:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51393"},"modified":"2025-05-27T01:28:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T01:28:09","slug":"novak-djokovic-opens-up-about-his-diet-and-wellness-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=51393","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic Opens Up About His Diet and Wellness Routine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic recently opened up about his \u201cwellness routine\u201d and some of the foods he eats to stay healthy.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with The Tennis 101 founder Ben Johnson, Djokovic revealed that some of his go-to foods include fruit, dates, seaweed, and spirulina.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like to have fruit, a fruit smoothie, or juice \u2013 something to get some multivitamins,\u201d he said, adding that his go-to smoothie recipe typically features mixed berries, hemp seeds, spirulina, and dates. \u201cI love dates,\u201d he added. \u201cDates all day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic went on to say that coffee doesn\u2019t form a part of his morning routine, and that he avoids caffeine aside from the occasional cup of green tea.<\/p>\n<p>He also ensures that he stays active throughout the year \u2013 not just during training season \u2013 by taking part in a wide range of sports and activities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DKAAhQHNuof\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fplantbasednews.org&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fcelebrities%2Fnovak-djokovic-diet-wellness-routine%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A11297.399999856949%2C%22ls%22%3A2655.2000000476837%2C%22le%22%3A11252.700000047684%7D\" height=\"1023\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I don\u2019t have tennis practice and I don\u2019t have an obligation to train, I still want to be active. I still want to be outdoors, ideally for my wellness as well,\u201d he said. \u201cI love swimming in the sea, biking, hiking, running, jogging. I like to play other sports\u2026 football, basketball, padel, ping pong \u2013 whatever, just to get some blood flow. And then once I\u2019ve satisfied that active part of the day, I like to do the chilling part, and possibly sauna and ice bath.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Novak Djokovic\u2019s Diet<\/h2>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-292059\" src=\"https:\/\/plantbasednews.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/07\/plant-based-news-Djokovic-vegan-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"Plant-based tennis player Novak Djokovic\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"media-credit\">PA Images \/ Alamy Stock Photo<\/span>Novak Djokovic is one of the world\u2019s best tennis players<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Djokovic, who is widely regarded as one of the best tennis players of all time, has been a\u00a0vocal advocate for plant-based diets throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>While he has previously distanced himself from the \u201cvegan\u201d label, he has praised the health benefits of avoiding animal products, and has stated that eating meat slowed him down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEating meat was hard on my digestion, and that took a lot of essential energy that I need for my focus, for recovery, for the next training session, and for the next match,\u201d he said in a 2022 YouTube\u00a0interview.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic was also an executive producer on the 2018 Netflix documentary\u00a0<em>The Game Changers<\/em>, which showcased the benefits of plant-based diets for athletes.\u00a0Lewis Hamilton, James Cameron, and Jackie Chan were also involved with the film.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Djokovic has listed some of his other go-to foods as quinoa, wild rice, and sweet potato. 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