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Dale Earnhardt Jr. may have mastered the art of racing, commentary, and entrepreneurship. However, funnily, he is yet to achieve a score when it comes to doing a side plank. Rather, his wife Amy Earnhardt is the one who has achieved this great feat. And like any supporting husband, Dale Jr. did not shy away from disclosing this fact.

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In the recent episode of Dale Jr Download, the JR Motorsports co-owner reveals his recent encounter with yoga. He emphasizes the fact that he was coaxed by his wife and is entirely a novice when it came to yoga. 

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Dale Earnhardt Jr tells the tale of him failing miserably at yoga

Speaking to his co-host Mike Davis, the 48-year-old stated, “This sh*t is freaking hard. I don’t understand any of these moves and I’m watching other people get in position and I just mimic them.” Dale Jr also reveals how physically grueling can these exercises be, “I am in there doing these exercises, and the first five minutes is so hard. It’s hard!” 

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Mike Davis humorously adds while empathizing with the pain of the JR Motorsports driver, “You are waking up muscles, which were hibernating since the ’90s. We were sleeping just fine.” 

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It may seem to be a mammoth task for the #88 driver. On the other hand, Dale’s better half Amy seemed to have done great with her friends. “I am looking over Amy and she is doing fine, with a couple of her other girlfriends. They are fine. I can’t tell no.” Dale Jr, also disclosed that “it’s a 50-55 minutes class and I am 5 minutes in and I am like I am gonna take a time out, on every move, in front of everybody.”

He couldn’t help but take a break when the teacher was not looking. Nevertheless, the 2 times Xfinity race winner survived the rest of the session without taking any further breaks.   

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Amy tricks Dale Earnhardt Jr into a cryotherapy

Dale Jr’s, and Amy’s tryst with fitness may have been a humorous one. But it is certainly evident that the couple does not fail to hype each other up. In the same episode of Dale Jr Download episode, Amy recounts her cryotherapy session with her husband.

She reveals that “I won’t typically sign up for this, I don’t like being cold either. But I tricked him into cryotherapy.” Dale Jr did not have the slightest idea that he would be called in the middle of the day. He thought, “You told me to meet over here, going to eat sushi.” Instead, he was shoved into the ice bucket. 

These two have been the most adorable couple in NASCAR and an absolute fan favorite. And won’t they be? She has relentlessly supported her better half throughout his career. She has provided the correct impetus that Dale Jr needed to thrive. They even have a vodka manufacturing company together.

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Ayantika Maitra is a NASCAR Content Analyst at EssentiallySports. Using her affinity for research and storytelling, this English major has also woven some attention-grabbing pieces that have brought the women in NASCAR into the limelight. An expert in identifying trends and understanding audience behavior, she loves taking part in core sport reporting. However, her strong suits remain in-depth coverage surrounding top drivers like Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Tony Stewart, and Kyle Busch. When she does not have her nose deep into motorsports, she likes to dance and also learn different languages.

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