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Looking for a fitness session that is both enjoyable?

Looking for a fitness session that is both enjoyable but hard work too?

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Sportplan TeamAdministrator, United Kingdom

Hello Lee,

Recently we posted a session of the week that would be ideal for your needs, it's a fitness session that you can adapt to your needs but has an element of competition which should make it more fun for your players than simply doing a bleep test.

http://www.sportplan.net/drills/Rugby/features/preseason/preseason7.jsp

I hope this helps.

Best regards, Sportplan.

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