SETS MY HEART RACING Ex-Germany ace Stefan Kiessling admits ‘athletic’ wife passed his fitness tests

FORMER Germany international Stefan Kiessling has revealed he cheated his fitness tests with the help of his "very athletic" wife.

The Bayer Leverkusen legend netted 151 goals in 12 seasons at the BayArena.

Stefan Kiessling revealed his wife Norina would take fitness tests for him by wearing his heart rate monitor

Kiessling and Norina posed for pictures together at a wedding over the summer

Kiessling scored 151 goals for Bayer Leverkusen

And he has revealed that his stunning wife Norina would help him through pre-season training by putting on his heart rate monitor during fitness tests.

Kiessling told Bild: "I never did 100 per cent of the exercises in the preparation periods, not once.

"You get a heart rate monitor on which all runs are saved.

"As my wife is very athletic, she did some racing with the wristband according to my specs.

Norina and Stefan enjoy a beer together

Leverkusen favourite Kiessling is enjoying his retirement after hanging up his boots at the end of last season

Kiessling in action against Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs in 2013

Kiessling retired at the end of last year and was given a huge send off by Bayer Leverkusen

"She did it so well that nobody noticed."

That is not to say that six-cap Germany international Kiessling was a slouch in his playing days.

He claims he was "always in the lead" when he got back on the training pitch ahead of a new season.

Kiessling retired at the end of last season and is now working under Rudi Voller as assistant sporting director at Leverkusen.

The club's supporters put on a massive mosaic of his face with the word "DANKE" in massive lettering when he retired in May, such was his standing at the Bundesliga club.