Los Angeles, Dec 20 : English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has become more disciplined in his approach to performing. The 34-year-old pop star admits to living an unhealthy lifestyle during his younger years.

However, the singer is now making a conscious effort to live more healthily and ensure that he's ready for the challenge of performing live, reports â??Female First UKâ??.

Explaining why he chooses to spend one hour on a massage table after a gig, Ed told Men's Health magazine, "You just want to go to bed or go for a drink with your mates or whatever, but if you donâ??t do it, youâ??re just f****** the next day. I can be a guy who can be led quite easily and if I finish a gig and my mates are there, I could go out. So actually having to be in my hotel roomâ??.

â??I get the massage and, as soon as the massage is done, I need to go to bed. So itâ??s great for maintaining my voice, maintaining energy and keeping healthyâ??, he added.

As per â??Female First UKâ??, the singer recently rewatched a ten-year-old documentary about his life out tour, and he admits that his routines have changed markedly.

He said, "I played three nights in a row and each morning Iâ??m getting interviewed and theyâ??re like, How was last night? And I was like, 'Oh, I was out until 6am doing tequila shots and smoking cigarettes with this person and doing this and that. Then Iâ??d play a show and it was that seven days a week. But when you watch it and you look at me now, I look 40 in that and I look 24 nowâ??.

The singer has recently found that reformer Pilates is a great way for him to stay healthy while on tour.

He shared, "Reformer is definitely tied into touring. After the show last night, the last thing I want to do today is bench press and deadlift. So this is a really gentle way to still have the same level of exercise and feel like Iâ??ve burnt calories, but Iâ??ve also stretchedâ??.

/IANS