Rest as Vital As Work but No time for Play for Modern Sports Stars

24 September 2008; Irish soccer international Stephen Hunt, centre, along with athletics hero Eamonn Coghlan, left, and top GAA star Alan Brogan at the launch of the MARS Work - Rest - Play survey in Dublin. The Mars 'Work - Rest - Play' survey gives insight into the lives of Irish athletes both professional and amateur. Over thirty athletes from various codes including Rugby, Soccer, Gaelic Football, Hurling, Cycling and Athletics took part, revealing how both current and past sports stars train and workout, the importance of rest within their training regime, and how they like to chill out or play on those rare occasions they have down time! Wilson Hartnell Public Relations, Ely Place, Dublin. Picture credit: David Maher / SPORTSFILE