Football Training and Fitness

For any footballer to succeed in his career, he needs to be fit. This means working out, exercising and maintaining a very healthy diet. It is not an easy task for a player to be able to run about the pitch a full 90 minutes and in some cases up to 120 minutes. In the cause of playing, all the muscles are put in active duty as you you turn jump and run.

When you watch players like Didier Drogber or Wayne Rooney in the field of play, you see how they constantly run up and down the pitch and hardly get tired. This is as a result of constant training and development of fitness.

There are things you need to do to develop your fitness:

You need to start jogging or running, starting light and increasing as you go along. It is really important that you do this regularly, at least 3 to 4 times every week. You can start with 20 minutes and increase both the time and distance gradually. Don’t work out every day, give yourself breaks so you don’t get tired.

Avoid eating junk foods. Eat only what you need. This is where a great deal of discipline come into play. Don’t eat heavily. Instead of eating heavy meals 3 times a day , you can break them up into 6 small meals. Drink lots of water, 8 – 10 cups everyday. Don’t just drink water when eating alone. It is advisable you drink one or two cups when you wake up and while going to sleep. Do not eat plenty of carbohydrates, eat fish, chicken and fresh fruits. Avoid fatty foods entirely.

Getting enough sleep each night is one thing you also need. Every adult needs about 8 hours of sleep.

Get a plan for your activities, chart a course, it will help you a lot. You should always know what is lined up in the next training exercise. You need to vary your exercises so you don’t get bored by repeating the same thing everyday.

So what are you waiting for?? Get started today and you will soon be feeling fitter and more alert whilst playing football.

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