Get Active after the Break

Over the holiday period you would of enjoyed the time off from routines and socialised with friends and family. I also know from experience that this time can be difficult to motivate yourself to get out there and get back into some activity. The hardest part is starting, so make it a little easier for you by following these tips.

Just remember if you want to be ahead of your opposition by getting active when they aren't you are already a step ahead of the rest. You can make it easier on yourself by carrying out a small yet intense interval cardio session that will clean out the cobwebs. Something simple like a 10 minute dynamic warm up. Followed by five 30 second sprints at an exertion level of about 85-90%. Allow yourself at least a minute or even two to recover between intervals. Then a simple warm down run or walk to clean out all of the lactic acid (waste product) built up from the intense activity just completed. Please include a basic stretch also to help alleviate any tightness that may occur. You should be done in 30 minutes and you will feel better for it.

All of a sudden your feel good hormones created by exercising will hopefully motivate you to get into some serious fitness and cricket training. Not to mention that the interval training described is so much closer to a game type scenario than long, low intensity continuous running, cycling etc - aerobic exercise. The intense and explosive nature of interval training -anaerobic training is far closer to specific cricket situations plus the recovery periods making the work load intermittent are more specific to cricket also. By training like this you are keeping with the cricket fitness motto of quality training not quantity.