Tom Brady Works Out Shirtless and Added This Exercise to His Routine: 'Color Analysts Have to Stay in Shape Too!'

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Brady on April 22, 2024.Photo:Jesus Briones/GTRES/Shutterstock

Jesus Briones/GTRES/Shutterstock

Retirement isn’t stoppingTom Bradyfrom taking his workouts seriously.

Brady, 47, posted anInstagramon Monday, Sept. 23, revealing his workouts these days, including the surprising new addition of swimming.

TheFox Sports' lead color commentatorposed shirtless poolside on a plyometric box in the backyard ofhis Miami home. In the first picture, he’s smiling with his ​​white Nobull drive mesh sneakers on the box near his weight and workout bands.

The second photo includes the seven-time Super Bowl champion freestyle swimming in the expansive pool. His final image captures him in the middle of his workout at the top of the box.

“Color analysts have to stay in shape too! Added some swimming into the workout routine this year… great muscle resistance and some aerobic cardio all at once,” he wrote in the caption.

Brady added his exact workout as well: “4x100 free; 4x25 fast, 25 recovery; 2x200 free; 20x Weighted step up; 20x Heavy resistance band pushup; 10x Box Jump; Repeat x4.”

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Earlier this month, Brady’s former teammateRob Gronkowskitold PEOPLE that the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback’s lifestyle change since retiring is for the better. Brady retired after 23 seasons in the NFL for asecond and final timein February 2023.

“I think he’s in better shape than he was when he was playing,” Gronkowski, 35, said. “Every time I see him, he looks better and better. It’s just unbelievable how he pulls it off!”

“The guy just had a 23-year career and he’s still all over the place doing things, making people smile and throwing footballs with kids,” Gronkowski said.

Tom Brady at Dallas Cowboys and the Baltimore Ravens game on September 22, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.Ron Jenkins/Getty

Ron Jenkins/Getty

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Earlier this month, Brady made hisbroadcasting debutwith Fox Sports, calling the Sept. 8 Dallas Cowboys-Cleveland Browns game. The Cowboys beat the Browns 33-17.

After the game, colleagueKevin Burkhardtasked Brady how it felt to have his first game as a commentator under his belt, Brady offered a positive response.

“I was using my arm and my body for so many years, and now I get to a stadium and I get to use my voice,” Brady responded.

“I might get out there tomorrow morning and throw some passes just to remember what it feels like. But asMichael Strahantold me in the pregame, ‘You’re going to wake up Monday morning and you aren’t going to be sore,’ and that I’m very happy about.”

source: people.com