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So the season is over and it seems a great time to take it easy. Maybe it was a winning season with many successes and it seems break time. Or maybe it didn't turn out so well, seeming the time to lay back and forget it all. Regardless, sitting back isn't a wise option. To be ready for the next season, as well as maintaining the energy that results from good physical fitness; you need to keep up training.

Being consistent is very important to keeping yourself physically fit all the time. It helps you in everything you do in life beyond the arena, rink, field, or whatever playing grounds your season keeps you in. For that reason, not only does next season depend on your continued training and physical fitness; so does today in the off season. Don't let anything get in the way of your training routines.

Of course you know your workout routine, diet, and odds are for your needs you are an expert. Keeping track of your diet as well as intense workout to burn it is still very important.

Good warm-ups are important all the time, though in the off season you are more likely to be able to focus and do this stage well. A short jog and some stretches will help loosen you up. This will help avoid serious muscle pulls once you are busy in your workouts.

If not already, try adding some distance running to your workout. In the event you are a little tired of the usual workout, changing a few things and trying yet others might just help you find even newer and improved means of physical fitness and readiness for the next season as well.

At the same time, don't forget the things that are important during the season. Getting lazy on taking in enough fluid (dehydrating) while maybe not seeming as much a concern is still as dangerous. Make sure to continue to drink plenty during the off season, especially when working out.

It's wise to find things to replace exercise you get in your sport as well. Between running, weight training, pushups, sit-ups, and many other exercises, you should be able to find equivalents to some of the workout your sport gives you during the games as well.

One other thing you will want to do is take every twelfth week off for rest. This allows the other 11 weeks of a workout schedule to burn in well. Keep stretched during this week, and possibly a light workout a couple times, but avoid heavy strenuous workouts. This allows your body to bounce back for the next 11 weeks.

The off season can be a great time to find new and improved levels of endurance, strength, and increase your abilities in general during intense times within your sport of choice. By the next season, you may find additional ability to be all you can be. That can be great, and might even bring you closer to the top. Keep with it!

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