The government and the media are promoting the importance of keeping fit. If you are in the two thirds of people who are trying to lose weight you will probably know that it’s just as important to exercise as it is to control food intake. Playing tennis is great for weight management and also helps to develop a healthy heart.

Many people will immediately thing of walking, jogging or possibly something more strenuous such as cycling. This has become so much more popular with the advent of Covid19. Others have started to play tennis, a great sport for all ages from 3 to 70 plus years old. This has resulted in a burst of new members equivalent to an extra 25%+ for Almondsbury and Bradley Stoke Tennis Club.

In addition to it being a full body workout. It can burn as much as 700 calories during an afternoons play. It’s also great for your cardiovascular system. Put simply energetic activity can develop a healthy heart. It increases your heart rate, raises oxygen and blood flow throughout your body. This improves not only the performance of hearts, lungs and blood circulation but also mental health, mood and sleep.

Additionally, tennis is a much more social sport shown by recent research*. This concludes that UK tennis players are more likely to be happier with their lives in general than non-players. It’s so much better for many than flogging away on a treadmill in a gym and it’s good for develop a healthy heart. Recognising this the LTA have developed a fun programme called Cardio Tennis. This uses the court, balls and rackets in a very different way. It’s all about fun, there’s music, as many as a dozen people on a court all at once!

Never considered tennis, which can help to develop a healthy heart. Then why not give it a go at Almondsbury and Bradley Stoke Tennis Club. It’s known for its friendliness and welcomes all players of all standards of play. If you need rackets and balls, then they can help you out.

*Sports Marketing Surveys Inc 2020