There are a few general rules you can implement in your own home to increase your chance of a peaceful night’s rest.

Hippocrates called walking “man’s best medicine”, and it certainly can provide an all-round health boost. The general benefits of regular walking – for example: weight loss, relaxation and the positive impact on heart health – have been publicised for years. However, a daily walk can improve your health beyond these simple essentials.

Food is the most important aspect of a footballer’s week. Well I think so, but I suppose you could argue that, as the dietitian for Hawthorn Football Club, I would say that.

The scope of adaptation to physical training in humans is quite remarkable. However, we are also quite fragile when the balance of “workload” is skewed in the wrong direction.

Most athletes are motivated to train and compete, but find it difficult to know how much is too much, and when to ease off or take a break.