Exercise Description:
Football is an intense cardiovascular endurance sport that requires a lot of training, discipline and conditioning.
What Muscles You Work:
Football is a total body workout that requires excellent cardiovascular and muscular strength, and endurance. It works the muscles of the upper and lower leg, buttocks, upper body and lower back. Tips To Improve Your Football Game:
- The best way to improve your football is through practice, practice and more practice under the supervision of an experienced coach. He/she will help you develop the skills it takes to enhance your cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and stamina, balance and coordination.
- Condition yourself. Include running, resistance training and exercises using the ball.
- Proper nutrition and hydration is key to improving your football performance.
- Each football code will have a specific training regime appropriate to their individual sport, consult a professional or mentor who can advise on appropriate training.
How Not To Get Hurt:
Training and conditioning can help you avoid pulled muscles and other injuries. Follow the rules of the game and always warm up and stretch prior to exercising. End with a cool-down and another good stretch. Stretching will alleviate some post-exercise muscle soreness and help to reduce the risk of tears or pulls. Essential Equipment:
Wear sunscreen. Even if it's cloudy, protect your skin from dangerous UVA and UVB rays.
Fitted football boots.
Football shorts and a lightweight, loose-fitting top.
Well-fitting socks constructed of a fabric that keeps moisture away from the skin to prevent skin soreness.
Water bottle, and drink water, water and more water.