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Centr Team

4 workouts to level up your soccer training plan

To reach for the big kicks in soccer, it’s super important that your hip flexors are strong and mobile, and your glutes have the power to follow through.

This workout with Centr expert Sylvia Roberts and Elsa Pataky will help you target those muscles, and Pilates in general is a great addition to your routine for mobility, precision and maintaining an injury-free body.

Surging down the field, kicking a penalty (and saving a penalty), making a challenge for the ball – it all requires serious propulsive power from your legs.

Load up the weights and focus on your lower body to build up your leg strength with our strength expert Ingrid Clay.

Soccer demands staying power. The average professional will run 7-10 miles in a game, so having solid breathing techniques in your arsenal could definitely give your performance a boost.

Tahl’s hybrid yoga style (which also incorporates functional, strength and cardio work) will amp up your breathing power and flexibility. If you’re new to yoga, follow the modifications and give the mindfulness practice at the end a go – so you can bring your mental best to the pitch, too.

While Alexz gives your joints a break with this high-intensity, low-impact workout, she’ll be revving up the strength in your glutes and those small stabilizer muscles that give you your balance.

So the next time an opponent attempts to tackle you and steal the ball, there’s no way they’ll be breaking through that rock-solid wall.

Fluffy yellow balls more your speed? We have your tennis workout plan covered, too.