subject: Improve Your Physical Fitness For Tennis [print this page] What a year it has been so far for the UK and its an even more very pivotal year for us on the sporting calendar. Euro 2012, now Wimbledon and soon the Olympics will be coming to town.
Wimbledon is well under way, Tennis is a game that is enjoyed by millions of recreational players and is also a hugely popular worldwide spectator sport.
To be a tennis player, like any sport, requires a high degree of training and dedication. Tennis is a very physical game and requires good flexibility, coordination, agility, aerobic fitness, strength and mental ability, to name but a few. The time spent on court can vary from half an hour to 3 hours and more, so a good endurance base is also essential for those that are serious about this sport.
A match is made up of short bursts of intense activity followed by periods of rest, which is extremely challenging for your cardiovascular system, therefore interval training is best suited to tennis for this reason rather than a steady long slow duration cardio workout. Interval training on a Treadmill or a rowing machine provides an extremely challenging cardiovascular workout whilst massively increasing your Fitness Equipment levels. You should aim for a minimum of 30 minutes activity at a moderate intensity (shorter if higher intensity) a minimum of 3 times a week.
Strength training is also important to increase your strength, resulting in greater Power Plate. You should aim to do at least two strength training sessions a week if possible, especially off season. Including some wrist specific grip strength training exercises to increase grip strength, essential for racquet sports. For a tennis specific training programme Click here
We have a wide range of Gym Equipment suitable for grip strength training as well as a huge variety of cardio machines that come with pre-programmed workouts, so all you have to do is jump on.
