Tennis and your health

Conditioning

Aerobic fitness testing for competitive tennis – General fitness guidelines concerning aerobic capacity

Developing your game

Laws of motion can help or hinder tennis play – Newton’s laws of motion play a huge role in understanding tennis fundamentals.

Momentum – The key method to acceleration is using the body as a linked system or a kinetic chain, as it is sometimes called.

Recovery research reshapes concept of training – Research over the past half century has led sport scientists and coaches to realize that recovery is an extremely important component of training in today’s world.

Recovery rituals essential to game plan – Microcycles of recovery have both psychological and physiological components.

Injury prevention

Lessen risk of tennis elbow with strong body, sound strokes – Most experts agree that, to truly prevent tennis elbow, a total body strength training program is necessary; one that involves the legs and torso as well.

Lighter racquet not necessarily better – Choosing a racquet is not as simple as just discussing grip size and racquet weight; technique, strength and many other factors also play a role.

Senior tennis

Age respects hard work and will to win – How do older athletes maintain their drive and their rigorous training schedule?