How Longevity can help you play like you’re at the Australian Open!
Yes, it’s that time of year again when tennis fever goes ballistic all over Australia! The Australian Open.
It’s that time when you, your friends, or even your kids want to try have a hit over the net with that old racket kept in the back cupboard.
Today, Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Castle Hill, Randwick, Pymble, Kingsgrove, Neutral Bay, Coburg – Melbourne, and Barrie, Ontario – Canada explore what makes tennis such a great sport to play to benefit your health and how we can help you along the way.
When people think of exercising, normally running, walking and swimming come to mind, but tennis is an unbelievable way to keep your mind and body healthy. It burns just as many calories as going for a run, while enjoying the fresh outdoors, and challenging your mind with tactics on where to aim and how hard to hit. Only the net is stopping you!
No matter your age, gender, or ability, tennis is a sport for everyone. When trying new sports like tennis and starting to become physically active, it’s important to remember there is always a risk of injury. Our very own Exercise Physiologists (EP) at Longevity are here to help. Our EP’s can help you with injury prevention, and help improve your fitness that translates to the tennis court.
Why is tennis a great workout?
Firstly, for your cardiovascular health. Tennis incorporates high intensity movements as well as needing to maintain aerobic fitness and endurance. In tennis, there are small bursts of hard work and physical activity the same way interval training works. It involves getting your heart rate up, increased breathing rate, all relating to heart health. Exercise Physiologists are trained in many ways to get the best cardiovascular results for you, regardless of exercise experience.
Secondly, it involves balance, agility, and flexibility. Tennis isn’t played in a straight line and if you’ve ever watched an Australian Open match, you’ll notice the players moving all over the court. This means you’ll need to improve movements forwards, backwards, diagonal and side to side. Our Longevity Exercise Physiologists are experts in improving all aspects of balance, agility and flexibility. They can provide you with an individualised program that helps improve these aspects of your health in a safe way, to help avoid any injuries.
So if you’ve got that tennis fever and are wanting to start playing, training, and improving aspects of your tennis game, contact Longevity Exercise Physiology Drummoyne, Edgecliff, Marrickville, Castle Hill, Randwick, Pymble, Kingsgrove, Neutral Bay, Coburg – Melbourne, and Barrie, Ontario – Canada a call on 1300 964 002 today!