One thing many local footballers will be given by their football or fitness coach during pre-season, or during times away from the game such as the Coronavirus lock-downs in 2020-21, is an aerobic based running base. Although this is definitely necessary, it’s only one piece of the puzzle to ensure players are ready to go once the time does come to play (whenever that is). This is probably the hardest thing about current times in relation to training for sport and more specifically football in this case. No one actually knows when the season is going to start again. However, when it does start, it’s more than likely going to be at the drop of a hat and having time to train and prepare as a team is going to be minimal.  We asked our trainer Dylan Vizzarri who plays Division 1 Football for Blackburn (pictured below) and a highly experienced strength and conditioning coach to explain exactly how he is overcoming this situation and the critical things you need to know for staying in shape.

Intermittent Fasting is currently one of the world's most popular trends in the health and fitness industry, and it can provide some astounding results. This is proof that there is just as much importance with “when you eat” as “what you eat”. If you are using this with the intention of improving your overall health and vitality by simplifying your nutrition and lifestyle you will see great results. However, if you see this eating method as a quick way lose weight you will be bitterly disappointed and over the long term create more problems. I myself have been using Intermittent Fasting since April 2019 and I like to think of this not as a diet, or a way to reduce calories, but as a more structured eating pattern that gives me more control over my nutritional requirements for optimal energy and health. In this article I am going to share with the critical things you MUST know if you want to make this eating method a success and the secrets to being able to sustain this for good. This article is written by Melissa Jack.

At the time of writing this article the entire world is in a state of lock-down due to the Coronavirus pandemic that has forced Governments to adopt self-isolation and social distance regulations to prevent the rapid spread of the contagion. As a result of this many gyms have been closed and people are left to workout in their own homes and trying to figure out how to stay in shape without the equipment they are used to. For many it is not viable to go out and buy a set of dumbbells, barbells with racks and benches for they may not have the funds or even a place to keep it. Their only option is to find ways to work out with their own body-weight or using cheaper and more versatile fitness tools like resistance bands to challenge their body. If you are like me you will find many body-weight exercises too easy and easily become bored with them. You just crave the resistance you get with load and this is where the massive advantage of the resistance band is found. In this article I will discuss the several benefits of resistance bands and provide videos of several advanced ways to use the bands in your workout.