The Brain-Body Link and Adaptation to Training

http://home.hia.no/~stephens/brnbody.htm
Very interesting article.

Here is an excerpt
"How we rest is also important. For example, Dr. Liesen observed that the football (soccer) players tended to do nothing more than lie around and watch TV between training sessions, their mind assuming an almost vegetative state. To increase their mental creativity, he took his team members to museums, helped them study new languages, started them doing hand-crafts, all during the heat of training and World Cup competition. The results were outstanding. Modestly talented German teams advanced to the World Cup final in 1986 and 1990 (running out of talent both times in the Final). They were successful in large measure because they stayed healthy and strong throughout the tournament. "

Well,
i have to say…
In my rest times i used to go to many many many diferent places
from my Computer of course…
But personaly on tuesdays and thursdays my 8 y/o boy take Indoor Soccer train and i watch every weekend