| In an average 80 minute
game, you will run roughly 5000m. Much of this is at a high intensity.
Use this to gauge how much you need to work on your fitness. Remember
your enjoyment of the game increases exponentially when you are fit
enough to last the full 80 minutes in a game.
For great information on fitness for
rugby, and lots of specific drills to help improve whatever aspect of
fitness you need to work on, check out Scrum.com Fitness:
Obviously to develop the five fitness
aspects stated above, a combination of endurance training, speed and
agility training and weight training is necessary. Be clever with your
training - you don't have to get to the gym 3 times a week - push-ups,
sit-ups and running can be done anywhere and provided you practice them
consistently you will get results.
Interval training can prove to be very
helpful for improving speed and endurance. For example, run 3 sets of
3 x 300m at 85% intensity. Depending on your current fitness level you
can vary the number of sets, the distance covered and the intensity
level to suit where your current fitness level is at.
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