<p class="ingestion featured-caption">Drew Brees told BI he's a "very common-sense dieter."Chris Graythen/Staff/Getty Images</p><ul class="summary-list"><li>Super Bowl-winning quarterback Drew Brees retired from the NFL in 2021.</li><li>Brees told BI he chooses activities "out of enjoyment" now that his playing days are over.</li></ul><p>From <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/home/gizmo-supply-infrared-sauna-therapy-blanket-review">infrared saunas</a> and <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/daily-cold-plunge-at-home-benefits-not-worth-it-review-2024-5">cold plunges</a> to two-a-days and <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/eagles-dietitian-underrated-protein-sources-his-nfl-players-love-2024-10">professionally cooked meals</a>, professional athletes are known for having intense training and diet regimens.</p><p>And they can be expensive, too. In a March 2022 episode of "<a target="_blank" class href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4xBnUq-6Z4&t=51s">Jimmy Kimmel Live</a>," quarterback <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/russell-wilson-ciara-net-worth-how-make-spend-money-2023-11">Russell Wilson</a> said he spends $1 million on his body with the goal of playing until he's 45. Meanwhile, in July, <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5593778/2024/07/18/derrick-henry-baltimore-ravens-competitive-fire/">The Athletic</a> reported that running back Derrick Henry's financial advisor estimates he "spends $240,000 yearly on body maintenance."</p><p>But what happens to these NFL stars' wellness routines after they retire?</p><p>For Super Bowl-winning quarterback <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.businessinsider.com/drew-brees-favorite-nfl-quarterbacks-2024-11">Drew Brees</a>, who spoke to BI through his partnership with digital automotive platform <a target="_blank" class href="https://www.cargurus.com/">CarGurus</a>, wellness in retirement is all about sticking to the basics.</p><p>"You wake up every day as a professional football player thinking about, 'What do I need to do today to be the best professional football player that I can be,' right? So, the training regimen is very much centered around that," he said.</p><p>"Now that I'm in retirement, I don't have to worry about people hitting me or having to get up every day sore," he added. "So, I'd say it's more I choose things out of enjoyment."</p><p>From focusing on sleep to eating organic, here are five wellness rules Brees lives by. </p>