Peterborough United skipper Mark Beevers says players are adapting to new way of life

It is now almost three weeks since the football authorities took the decision to shut down EFL and Premier League football in the face of the escalating Covid-19 pandemic.

Posh haven't played a game since the 2-0 win over Portsmouth on March 7, and the players haven't been in training since the following weekend with football, along with all other sports in the UK and beyond, going into suspension.

The lockdown for the general public that was announced last Monday added extra restrictions, meaning players are having to try and stay in shape while staying at home, and Beevers admits it is a strange position to be in.

The club have given every member of the squad a training programme to stick to, and the Posh skipper said: "I try and get it done and out of the way as quickly as possible, but it is quite difficult to do the sessions with the restrictions.

"We are having to adapt, and I have a treadmill which I can use which is ideal, and then it's getting out as well when I can to do as much running as I can.

"It is important for the lads to stay on top of their fitness, because when football does resume we won't have as much of a pre-season as we might have normally, so we will have to wait and see."

And it's not just the players' physical wellbeing that is an issue.

"It is healthy to keep exercising and we are lucky enough to get sessions texted or emailed through to us, so we can do them and stay fit both physically and mentally," said Beevers.

"We are getting all of the things that we need, but outside of that it is quite tough mentally.

"The main thing we want to do is get back out on the training pitch, and get back out on the pitch on a Saturday, but that is obviously out of our hands.

"Until we get the green light to get back into the club and do what we enjoy doing, then we will just have to do the things we are allowed to do in the comfort of our own homes."