Playing tennis can...
- Burn fat and improve cardiovascular fitness by maintaining higher energy levels and improve anaerobic fitness by offering short, intense bursts of activity during a point followed by rest, which helps muscles use oxygen efficiently.
- Improve general body coordination by moving into position and adjusting upper body to hit the ball successfully and gross motor control through court movement and ball striking skills which require control on large muscle groups.
- Strengthen immune system through its conditioning effects which promote overall health, fitness and resistance to disease and improve nutritional habits by eating appropriately before competition to enhance energy production and after competition to practice proper recovery methods.
- Learn sportsmanship through competition because tennis teaches kids to compete fairly with opponents and learn teamwork because successful doubles play depends on you and your partner’s ability to communicate and play as a cohesive unit.
Over 20% of children ages 6-18 are overweight, and that number has increased 200% over the past 3 decades. A recent study by the National Association for Sports & Physical Education has shown that physically fit children performed better academically. Tennis is one of the few sports that can be played for a lifetime and uniquely benefits children like no other sport. Through tennis, kids gain both physical and psychological benefits.
-With credits to Dr. Julie Gerberding, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jack
HERE ARE THE FACTS:
Over 20% of children ages 6-18 are overweight, and that number has increased 200% over the past 3 decades. A recent study by the National Association for Sports & Physical Education has shown that physically fit children performed better academically. Tennis is one of the few sports that can be played for a lifetime and uniquely benefits children like no other sport. Through tennis, kids gain both physical and psychological benefits.
-With credits to Dr. Julie Gerberding, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jack
Tennis players scored higher in vigor, optimism and self esteem while scoring lower in depression, anger, confusion, anxiety and tension than other athletes and non-athletes.
Dr. Joan Finn and colleagues at Southern Connecticut State University
Tennis outperforms golf, inline skating and most other sports
in developing positive personality characteristics.
Dr. Jim Gavin, author of The Exercise Habit
The average person burns more calories playing tennis than
doing low impact aerobics, weightlifting, riding a stationary
bike, hiking, walking a golf course, or playing softball,
baseball, or volleyball.
(www.nutristrategy.com)
