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 CARDIO TENNIS
 
CARDIO TENNIS VOLLEYS AWAY THOSE UNWANTED POUNDS
Fun, New, Fitness Program Comes to Sea Point Tennis Club
“Tennis has always been considered a great activity that is fun if you know how to play. Now, Cardio Tennis is a new way for anyone to enjoy tennis and get an ultimate full body workout.” said (insert name of pro and title). “South Africans are constantly looking for new ways to lose weight and Cardio Tennis is a great way to get in shape, and have fun while doing it.”
Benefits of Cardio Tennis?
South Africans spend billions of dollars a year searching for the ultimate workout that will help them shed those unwanted pounds. But a majority of programs available today lack Cardio Tennis’ ability to get participants to consistently elevate their heart rates into their aerobic training zone while having fun. Cardio Tennis’ curriculum allows the participant to burn more calories within short cycles of high intensity workout and periods of rest, similar to interval training.
How it works?
The Cardio Tennis Program includes a short dynamic warm-up, a cardio workout phase and a cool-down phase. Each phase has drills specifically designed to be fun, challenging and to get you moving and your heart rate pumping.
The goal is to get a person’s heart rate in their aerobic training zone (65-85% of their maximum recommended heart rate) for the entire session and keep it there. And while Cardio Tennis is not designed to make you a great player, you do improve because you hit so many forehands, backhands, and volleys while getting a fun, healthy workout. All Cardio Tennis workouts are more of a social experience than other fitness activities where you are confined to a boring machine.
Why Cardio Tennis?
South Africans have been gravitating to fitness activities. With the dangers of and prevalence of obesity part of the national debate, South Africans are taking action. But while fitness activities are the only growth segment in sports and recreation, Tennis, a traditional sport with about 4.6 million frequent players, has remained stagnant.
In order to boost the popularity of tennis as a great fitness activity, the TIA and USTA decided to ride the fitness wave and create Cardio Tennis.
“We know Cardio Tennis is a better workout and, more importantly, is more fun than some of those boring fitness programs you find in gyms,” said TIA president Jim Baugh. “In our pilot programs, 63% thought Cardio Tennis was a better workout than their normal fitness routine and 79% said Cardio Tennis was more fun!”
One of the top fitness gurus in the world, Denise Austin, is now a believer in Cardio Tennis. “I was in a Cardio Tennis class with my husband and 6 other players. It was fun, I was energized and I got a great workout. I’m not a great tennis player but I didn’t have to be. I hit a lot of balls, was constantly moving and got my heart rate pumping!”
Cardio Tennis Partners
A supporter of Cardio Tennis is the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, a not-for-profit multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. The Cleveland Clinic has deemed Cardio Tennis as a healthy activity.
“Cardio Tennis is a great idea,” said Gordon Blackburn, Ph.D. Associate Staff, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic. “The curriculum is designed to give participants a great workout and has three segments of a healthy activity…warm up, cardiovascular conditioning, and then a cool down segment, while fostering a fun social interaction. We are excited about activities that get South African energized, fit and healthy.”
For more information or to book yourself into a class, please contact Michelle Whitehead on +27 83 274 8682 or email: michelle@growingtennis.co.za
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