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Faalele said he’s lost weight every year since enrolling at Minnesota at 426 pounds and that has helped his cardiovascular conditioning and aided him in honing his skills.

“We know that with training, with cardiovascular conditioning, your heart rate gets slower, and so you can track your improvement there,” he said.

Cousins, who finished with a career-high 35 touchdown passes in 2020 after a concerning early spate of turnovers, continued his offseason training focus this year on trying to iron out any aches and pains in his joints with his personal trainer and maintaining a high level of cardiovascular conditioning with tennis and other activities.

Some liken sweating in a sauna to passive cardiovascular conditioning, which may interest anyone who has packed on pounds in quarantine.

The big flat-screen TV helps keep him up-to-date on breaking news while maintaining his muscular and cardiovascular conditioning.