Red light therapy

James also explained he has red light therapy, which uses low levels of red light to improve the skin’s appearance and help improve pain and inflammation associated with other medical conditions including tendonitis, rheumatoid arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome and osteoarthritis.

It is thought to work by increasing the production of mitochondria in the cells, which can improve function.

Hyperbaric chamber sessions

James has 90-minute sessions in a hyperbaric chamber, which is where pure oxygen is filtered into a large, human-sized compartment.

The treatment is said to help the body heal, by providing 100 percent oxygen as opposed to the air we usually breathe, which has around 21 percent.

It works by carrying the oxygen-rich cells throughout the body, to injured tissues that require more oxygen to heal.

Napping

We all know how important a good night’s sleep is, and if you can get in an afternoon nap too, even better.

James is known to have a two to three-hour nap every day.

“That’s the best way for your body to physically and emotionally be able to recover and get back to 100 percent as possible,” he said on The Tim Ferriss Show podcast.

“So some days you feel better than others.

“But the more, and more, and more time that you get those eight – if you can get nine, that’s amazing. Sometimes, I even get 10 hours of sleep.”

Low-sugar, high-carb diet

During the NBA season, James said that he ramps up on the carbs but cuts out sugars.

“So the sugars I kinda cut out, but the carbs I kinda ramp up. Because you’re losing so many calories, you’re burning so many calories, burning all your energy throughout those games,” James previously told UNINTERRUPTED.

“So I kinda go heavy on the carbs because it gives you energy. It’s worked for me.”