Most would like a good rest on the couch.
But not Highlanders marketing manager Amanda Gould.
She is knee deep in a gruelling weightlifting regime - throwing tin and belting out clean and jerks in preparation for representing her country in Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea next month.
Gould (28) and John McGlashan College pupil Josh Homersham (16) have made the New Zealand weightlifting squad to compete at the 2015 Pacific Games and Oceania weightlifting championships.
The championships take place early next month and the duo have been training for up to six days a week to prepare for the event.
Gould got into the sport through CrossFit and said she really enjoyed it much to her surprise.
''I did gymnastics when I was younger so that has really helped ... but it is a bit of a random sport I suppose,'' she said.
''I think there is some stereotyping around it. You know how it is. But we have a really good group of girls here. We get on really well and encourage each other.''
Gould competes in the under-63kg senior women's class while Homersham competes in the under-77kg youth class.
Both are heavier than those weights right now but eating right and losing water just before the contest should results in the pair making their weights.
Homersham's personal best is 80kg in the snatch and 105kg in the clean and jerk.
Gould's personal best is 75kg in the snatch and 93kg in the clean and jerk.
Gould is dedicated to her sport.
She returned to Dunedin from last month's Highlanders game in Invercargill, arriving back in the city at 2am on Sunday, after a day which started for her before the sun came up.
Six hours later, she was lining up in the South Island championships in which she enjoyed success.
Being part of the Highlanders staff helped her when she trained.
''I suppose I'm lucky being in a professional sports environment if I want to do some extra training and, as long as I am on top of my work, then I'll be right.
''Plus if I want to get some advice from the nutritionist then I can get it. If I want to chat to a physio there is one right there and they are really helpful.''
She is not challenging any of the Highlanders to a lifting duel. She would not mind their pay packets, however.
To get to the games next month the duo have to find $4000 each.
It is a minority sport so funding is hard to come by and Gould and Homersham are willing to take any funds through Otago Weightlifting.
Homersham also got into the sport through Cross Fit. He said it was an enjoyable sport and one which had a great sense of camaraderie.
• Chris Pollock has been appointed to referee the playoff match on Saturday night.
He will be assisted by Nick Briant and Mike Fraser on the touchlines, with Aaron Paterson as the television match official.
