Indy 500 Champ Runs From Running, Prefers Rocket Legs
Meet Alex Palou: the 28-year-old Indy 500 winner who treats running like his least favorite Zoom call. His secret weapon? Air compression boots—not cold plunges, not saunas, just flashy leg inflators he pilots after five years of daily CrossFit torture, weights, and grip work tougher than Sunday race mental pain. Despite once mountain biking until a decade-old collarbone breakup, Palou now agonizes over running—which he admits he 'don't like,' but somehow still does daily, turning sweat into speed. Forget Stephen Curry's cold tubs or Josh Allen's infrared saunas; our speed god's recovery plan is essentially 'sit in these balloons and chill.'
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(1 of 3)Indy 500 champ Alex Palou makes racing look easy by making workouts insanely hard, especially running, which he hates like a dentist appointment. Recovery? Just inflate his legs like a human balloon animal. His workout’s a torturefest so racing feels like a spa day.
Watching Alex Palou dodge running like it’s a gym’s registration desk offers hope to all of us who call walking a warm-up. Compression boots are basically his Legolas elf magic—making leg recovery look less medieval torture, more sci-fi inflation.
Alex Palou goes hard daily with CrossFit and weightlifting so snapping neck muscles feels like casual Sunday sipping tea in an IndyCar. Meanwhile, running gives him PTSD—but hey, at least he doesn't need a membership to 'I Hate Running Anonymous.'
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/2/2025 | Author: Amanda Goh
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