By Sarah Ewing for the Daily Mail
Published: 22:15 BST, 27 May 2019 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 27 May 2019
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Fighting fit: Ex-footballer Jermaine Jenas
Can you run up the stairs?
Yes. I was super-fit as a footballer with only 6 per cent body fat — now it’s 10 per cent. I retired in 2016 after rupturing a ligament in my knee, but I spend an hour at the gym three to four times a week. I’m also kept active by my three young daughters — Sancha, 11, Geneva, six, and Olivia, two.
Get your five a day?
I’ve always eaten well — it’s the type of food I genuinely enjoy. I do all the cooking at home [he married model Ellie Penfold in 2011]. I love a simple lunch — grilled marinated chicken breast, rice and some veg. In the evening, I’ll eat fish or steak.
Any vices?
I used to have a ridiculously sweet tooth and could go through a whole packet of Jammie Dodgers. Nowadays, a cup of tea and a biscuit is as bad as it gets.
Any family ailments?
Thankfully no, but I have a full body check-up every year, just as I did when I was playing. You hear so much about young people being diagnosed with scary diseases and I want to know before it’s too late.
