Frank Leboeuf publicly evokes his illness

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Retired from land since 2005, Frank Leboeuf is about to raise a new challenge. The 98 world champion, who became a consultant and actor at the end of his football career, will participate in the TF1 cult show “Dance with the Stars”, which will start this Friday, February 7. He will notably be accompanied by Adil Rami, Nelson Monfort or Florent Manaudou.

Determined to shine on the boards, Frank Leboeuf revealed that he had not inflicted a heavy physical preparation, he who already does sport every day. Indeed, the former central defender revealed in the columns of Télé-Loisirs suffer from Bigorexia, which is dependence on physical activity.

Leboeuf: “I suffer from Bigorexia so I cannot not play sports”

“I play sports every day. I suffer from Bigorexia so I cannot not play sports. I train every day, I am at least 45 minutes from cardio “He said. Bigorexia is a disease recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). It manifests itself by excessive dependence on sporting activity and can lead to exhaustion. According to specialists, it receives around 15 % of people who practice a daily sport.

If he practices physical activity every day, Frank Leboeuf, now 57, is not a big dancer. But he can count on the advice of his partner, Chrislaure Nollet, former professional classical dancer who has since become professor. “It can help me, yes, except that it is not my wife who will dance!” “, He nuanced, he who says he is” stressed “as he approaches his big beginnings on the boards. “” When I played football, I needed to stress to be better, he admitted to Purebreak. In the theater, it's the same. I will try to give the maximum for all the people who watch dance with the stars, with a lot of humility, envy and courage. »»

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