Ways of getting in shape for rugby indoors?

Question

Rugby season starts soon and I need to start getting in shape. Unfortunately there's at least two feet of snow outside with no signs of warm weather for quite a while so running outside isn't going to get me anything but frostbite. I need a way to build my stamina up that doesn't require leaving my house.

Answer 1

If you don't have any weight training accessories at home, then try skipping, it is a good way of building up strength in the legs and you also use your arms.

Running up and down the stairs and on the spot.

Using heavy food tins for instead of weights.

Sit and press ups etc.........

try the link below, some exercises don't need equipment!

http://www.frixo.com/sites/fitness/exerc...

Answer 2

You could do some high-intensity aerobics (e.g., kickboxing...get a DVD).  You could hop over objects (rapidly!)-really bring your knees up high while hopping.  Burpees and squat-thrusts can be good for conditioning as well.

Answer 3

chin ups,push ups,sit ups, running up and down your stairs a-lot,treadmill. AND always remember to strech before you exercise because your no use to a team if you hurt yourself or pull a muscle.

Answer 4

Running on a spot and do alot of weight and body exercise.  That might do the job.

Answer 5

Get stop  watch  go  7 minutes  with  every  exercise  you can  think  of  - minimul  breaks  do  it  twice   or  4 times  a day.   Or  Go sick  outside anyway   and  get  fired  up  like  rocky  in  russia.

Or  do  squats  with  no weight  in  front  of  the  tv  tilll  you  can't anymore  then  hit  some  plyometrics  --google  it-

If indoors with players -- play  the  keep away  game  look  for  space  practice  passing -Relay  games  - get  a  guy  to  be   a good  ref  and  when  tags  are  made  yell.  down.  allow  poaching  and  some  rucks  maybe  depending.

best  thing  is to  get some  guys a few  extra  sweatshirts gloves  play  full  games  tag  then  tackle sevens  in  th  snow

Answer 6

Try running on a treadmill and cycling on a cycling machine thing, it builds leg muscles and helps stamina, try weightlifting and bench pressing, that would help arm muscles grow and help your tackling, after that just try some sit-ups, push-ups and chin-ups.