Fun Exercise Ideas: Tennis
Tennis is an excellent exercise, it’s surprisingly inexpensive to get started and being a popular sport, it’s easy to find people who play at your level. All this makes tennis our featured fun exercise idea.
Getting Started in Tennis:
- We recommend getting 4 or 5 tennis lessons before you have a competitive match with someone. You should get a good coach for beginners at $40-$60 an hour. Many coaches will also be willing to take on groups of 4 players, so convince a few friends and you can have a group discount.
- If you don’t want to get a lesson - simply watch a few tennis matches on TV. You’ll quickly get a basic understanding of the rules. After this get on a court and simply enjoy yourself!
- Learn the basics but don’t worry about the intricacies of the game in the beginning.
Equipment Needed To Get Started:
You need two things to get started:
- Tennis Racquet: $20 - $30 will get you a very nice racquet to start with.
- Tennis Balls: A pack of 3 balls will be about $3 each.
Calorie Burning Potential:
1 Hour of playing tennis burns the following number of calories:
Tennis: Singles
At 130 Pounds: 470 Calories
At 155 Pounds: 560 Calories
At 190 Pounds: 690 Calories
At 225 Pounds: 820 Calories
At 250 Pounds: 910 Calories
Tennis: Doubles
At 130 Pounds: 350 Calories
At 155 Pounds: 420 Calories
At 190 Pounds: 520 Calories
At 225 Pounds: 610 Calories
At 250 Pounds: 680 Calories
A 3-Set match will probably take you 2 hours to complete (and it will take some effort to a complete a 3 set match.) Two 3-Set matches a week translates to:
1,200 Calories Per Match x 2 Matches/Week x 50 Weeks = 120,000 Calories (34lbs/15 kg lost in year)
Find a court:
- To find a court in your neighborhood use this excellent service from USTA.
Find a partner:
It’s easy to find potential tennis partners. Try these 2 great services to find somebody who plays at your level:
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