Benefits of Tennis:

Tennis Makes you feel good:

Research has shown tennis players are more optimistic and less anxious than other sports players. They also have more confidence and their social skills are better developed. Plus the pleasant 'high' one gets from strenuous exercise.

Tennis will improve your performance in other sports:

According to research, tennis is great for cross-training exercise as it requires 300-500 quick bursts of energy per game. It requires levels equivalent to 3-5 miles of fast running and sprinting and improves endurance.

Tennis burns calories:

Playing a good game of singles tennis can burn between 400-600 calories per hour through all the running and stretching etc. Tennis is a complete workout and few recreational sports can offer the same fun and social interaction while exercising.

Tennis boosts brainpower and concentration:

Tennis makes the brain strategise, plan, react and be creative. It requires agility and coordination of different body parts. The more we play tennis, the more neurons are developed. Studies show tennis improves memory, social skills and behaviour.

Children who play sports are healthier than children who don’t

Social benefits of children playing tennis:

Camaraderie – Joining a tennis class will make your children feel they belong.

Learn Respect – Learn respect for their coaches, referees and other players.

Learn to control their emotions – Tennis helps learn how to control stress.

Build self-esteem – If we are healthy we will have more self-esteem.

Learn patience – To improve at something take practice and this takes patience.

Work together – Teamwork teaches us the value of working together.

There are many life lessons that can be taught through the game of tennis.