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Fitness, cooking crux of Schwarber's offseason

CHICAGO -- Kyle Schwarber showed off his svelte physique to some of the Cubs' front-office executives at the Winter Meetings last month, and on Wednesday, the team released a video which featured the outfielder not only working out but cooking.

Schwarber, 24, is seen training and hitting in a batting cage at a facility in Tampa, Fla., which is his offseason home.

"After the season, personally, it wasn't the season I wanted it to be," said Schwarber, who hit 30 home runs and batted .211 in 129 games last year for the Cubs. "I feel that to be the best athlete you can be and the best person you can be, it starts from a health perspective.