YOU ASK

“How long should I rest for over the summer now the season’s done?” Marc Hawkins via Twitter

HE ANSWERS Brock Christopher

Performance manager, EXOS

“The season’s end is not an excuse to do nothing – and if you don’t remain active you’ll soon lose your hard-earned fitness. Just a single week of full rest is enough for aerobic fitness to go down by around five per cent, so stamina levels will plummet. Power and speed will gradually suffer and your muscle strength will decrease by one per cent for each day that you’re inactive.”