Quickest Way To Get Fit

Simulate the kind of exercise you do in a match, short sharp sprints followed by periods of slow movement and/or rest.

Try sprinting for 15 seconds and resting for 45 and doing the same for as long as you can, make the sprints max effort, after you've done that(youll probably last about 10-15 mins if ur lucky) run slow and steady for 15 minutes and repeat.

Perfect. I don't do that butch stuff of excercing IN a room, but I find it amazing that people can do it.

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Match fitness is just that. It can only be achieved through matches. Theres no cardio that can mimmick how you exercise during a match and if there was I would think it would be mighty boring. You dont need to be match fit for trials trust me it wont be a 90min slog it will be small skill sessions and small games to assess your skills.

Unless you are a complete fatty now theres nothing you can do except perhaps do 40 min cardio 3/4 times a week. Possibly do some speed work as well 3 times a week.

make sure you've got your ball control still, as if you haven't played for a while you may have lost your touch,i know i did i stopped playing for a bit and then a mate asked me if i wanted to play because they were short of players, and i thought it would be alright, i still play football just mucking about, but in a match scenario my touch and control was poor (worst 90mins of football ever), by the way i don't mean to be pedantic but the game is FOOTBALL not soccer as the yanks like to call it (soccer is a completely different sport which football originates from), please call it FOOTBALL people calling the beautiful game soccer does my head in

Check out the Armed Forces sub forum in Careers where there is a specific Fitness thread full of helpful tips, hints, and fitness plans. By following them you can get fit in as little as four weeks.