(Michelle Matthews/mmatthews@al.com)Every Wednesday afternoon, Jimmie Neko Ward spends a few minutes reclining in an anti-gravity chair in a salt room – literally a room whose walls are lined with salt bricks, the floor consisting of 6,000 pounds of pink Himalayan salt crystals. Jimmie Ward, a defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers, is an avid yogi during the offseason, which he spends at home in Mobile. But spending a few hours at After indulging in the salt room – the first and only one of its kind in Mobile, it “promotes a sense of calm and helps to build stamina,” the owners say – he spends an hour in a class called Hot Hatha. “You’ve got to recover as hard as you train.”Football is a brutal sport, and Jimmie – who specializes in tackling – has had his share of broken bones and other injuries. The membership includes other NFL and CFL (Canadian) players as well as college football players, along with tennis and volleyball players. Find Tickets.

The meditative aspect is “so relaxing,” he says, “to be in there for an hour or so with no cell phone.”During a recent class, Shoshana reminded the students in the studio and online that “a champion is not defined by their wins, but by how they recover from a fall.” Such motivational quotes inspire him. Jimmie Ward, a defensive back for the San Francisco 49ers, is an avid yogi during the offseason, which he spends at home in Mobile. When he goes home on those nights, he says he’s so relaxed that he falls into “one of those deep sleeps.” His breathing is also improved, and he’s less prone to soft-tissue injuries, he says.For the yoga class, the room is heated to about 104 degrees and 40 percent humidity. “It took me years to get into it, but now I enjoy it.” A typical week for Jimmie includes early-morning workouts at EXOS in Pensacola, where he owns a condo. He drinks a gallon of water every day and eats three meals that contain as much color as possible, which he gets from fresh vegetables, “a handful of grains” and lean meats.Adding two yoga classes per week to his training “gives me a competitive edge,” he says. He also has deep-tissue massages, a rejuvenating IV once a week and occasional dry-needle acupuncture. “I believe he wants to be a good person as much as he wants to be a good athlete,” says Shoshana. 1:32; See All. “It felt so good on my body,” he says. During that time, Jimmie came to the studio to demonstrate for the online Hatha class, “not only to benefit his personal practice, but to get others to practice virtually,” says Shoshana.Jimmie Ward demonstrates the cow pose during a Hot Hatha yoga class in Mobile. Wednesday is his “active recovery day,” thanks to the yoga studio and salt room. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)Chosen by the 49ers in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft, Jimmie, who turns 29 this month, has now been on the team longer than any other player. Jimmie Ward has happy homecoming against the Bears.Copyright: © 2020 ESPN Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved.Chiefs, 49ers think familiarity might aid return to Super BowlSan Francisco 49ers' 2020 NFL free-agent signings: Arik Armstead agrees to five-year extensionA healthy Jimmie Ward ready to cash in, but will it be with the 49ers?The most overrated and underrated NFL free agents at every positionRanking Chiefs and 49ers players from 1-53: Which team has the best roster?Cool photos from Tiger Woods' 2020 debut, Serena Williams' early exit49ers aren't ignoring secondary, believe growth will happen internallyDespite shaky results, 49ers OK with same secondary ... for now “I always say happiness is about making a life more than it is about making a living, and I feel he agrees with that, too. 49ers vs Cardinals Levi's Stadium - Sun 9/13 Tickets as low as $62. According to his official bio on the 49ers website, he played on the same Municipal Raiders team as AJ McCarron, through Mobile Youth Football. “I’ve got to treat my body like a NASCAR car. I’ve got to give it superfuel.”Jimmie Ward (number 20) of the San Francisco 49ers tackles Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs during the first quarter of Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Feb. 2, 2020. VividSeats. (Michelle Matthews/mmatthews@al.com)Jimmie takes a second yoga class at Above and Beyond on Saturday mornings. We either win, or we learn.”Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our While not everyone in the class is a professional athlete, the studio has more than its share among its membership, says Shoshana, a former professional bodybuilder who, along with her husband, Jake, owns Above and Beyond.

I’ve got to give it great gas. “It’s a great sweat.”The stretching is a “very important” part of his training, he says. Jimmie’s mat is positioned right under the lotus flower painted on the back wall. I can’t put 87 (octane) in there. In March, Born in Wisconsin, he moved to Mobile with his family when he was five years old. After they lost the Super Bowl to the Chiefs, we both agreed winning isn’t getting ahead of others; it’s getting ahead of yourself. Jimmie Ward: Pos: SS, Career: 64 G, 1 TD, 49ers 2014-2019, born WI 1991 He’s the star of the class for those participating at home, who see him demonstrating the positions as they hear instructor Shoshana Treichel’s voice giving instructions. Jimmie Ward has happy homecoming against the Bears.

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