Super Bowl 50: We Bet You Didn’t Know These Facts

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Broncos Defensive End Kenny Anunike and Safety David Bruton lead a yoga class in the Denver Bronco stadium as part of their Crush Workout Series put on by the Broncos.¹ On adding yoga into his training, Defensive End Kenny Anunike said “I try to supplement that with my weightlifting, my nutrition, and then yoga. Having all three of those things together, you’re going to be unstoppable.”

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The average audience for females was a record high 52.6 million. By comparison, The Oscars last year had 43.7 million total viewers.³

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The quarterbacks?

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Peyton Manning, Super Bowl 50, 39 years old

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John Elway, Super Bowl XXXIII, 38 years old

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Peyton Manning, Super Bowl XLVIII, 37 years old

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Self-identified as injury prone, Carolina Panthers Running Back Jonathan Stewart began practicing yoga after the 2013 season as an alternative workout to help prevent the injuries. Since beginning yoga, he has significantly lowered the number of games missed due to injuries. ²

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But don’t worry because TruFusion classes such as our CrossFusion Bootcamp burn approximately 800 calories!

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The two lone exceptions were Women’s Figure Skating in the 1994 Winter Olympics (short form and long form) highlighted by Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding.³

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Linebacker Brandon Marshall, Cornerback Aqib Talib, Cornerback Bradley Roby, Defensive End Malik Jackson, Safety T.J. Ward chilled in a cryotherapy unit. Check out what they had to say.

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That’s approximately 2,770 smoothies from the TruHealth Bar! 

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That’s the average number of people in each of our Yoga Teacher Trainings.

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Keep it healthy by serving our Hummus and Chips recipe!

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