Lose Weight Playing Tennis

If watching Wimbledon gets you all fired up for a game of tennis – make the most of the motivation bonus and go and have some fun with it. This will help you to get started

Tennis can be a fun way to add a bit of variety and excitement to your exercise for weight loss regime, but you need to think about the way you’re going to play tennis in order to maximise the weight loss and fitness potential.

This is because tennis tends to be a stop-start kind of game, whereas the best exercise for weight loss, and cardiovascular fitness, is aerobic – where you keep moving, and burning calories, for a sustained period of time.

Weight Training For Tennis Players

So how do tennis and fitness go hand in hand? What are the benefits of a tennis workout? Tennis as a form of exercise can help you to do more than just burn calories…

The workout a game of tennis gives you results in explosive movements and stretching, providing your body with so many benefits it’s easy to see why tennis is a good choice when working towards better fitness.

Whether you decide to play on a grass court, clay court, or no court at all, the effects of playing tennis for just three hours a week can significantly increase health and fitness levels according to physician Ralph Paffenbarger of Harvard University School of Public Health. (Paffenbarger studied over 10, 000 people over a period of 20 years in his landmark 'College Alumni Health Study).

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Playing tennis for fun can burn around 169 calories in 30 minutes for a woman, and 208 calories in 30 minutes for an average man.*

Tennis also outperforms golf, inline skating and most other sports in developing positive personality characteristics such as sportsmanship, according to Dr. Jim Gavin - author of The Exercise Habit.

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The Lawn Tennis Association is the governing body for the game of tennis in Great Britain. This site offers information on local clubs, news, articles and an on-line shop which offers a 20% discount to LTA members.

This is the site of tennis coach David Sammel. It helps players at every level to build the game and enjoy it. It offers coaching videos and CDs.

Play Tennis 2002 runs from April to July 13th and offers free day(s) tennis at clubs, parks and ITI centres. Its aim is to make the sport more accessible by giving people of all ages and abilities the chance to play.

Is Tennis Good Exercise? All You Need To Know

Get started playing tennis for yourself – see our handy ‘try a sport’ guide to tennis which will tell you what you need to give it a go. We also have advice on how to play tennis – the rules, scoring, and tips for tennis beginners.

The Lawn Tennis Association is the governing body for the game of tennis in Great Britain. This site offers information on local clubs, news, articles and an on-line shop which offers a 20% discount to LTA members.

This is the site of tennis coach David Sammel. It helps players at every level to build the game and enjoy it. It offers coaching videos and CDs.

Play Tennis 2002 runs from April to July 13th and offers free day(s) tennis at clubs, parks and ITI centres. Its aim is to make the sport more accessible by giving people of all ages and abilities the chance to play.

Is Tennis Good Exercise? All You Need To Know

Get started playing tennis for yourself – see our handy ‘try a sport’ guide to tennis which will tell you what you need to give it a go. We also have advice on how to play tennis – the rules, scoring, and tips for tennis beginners.