Benefits of Personal Training for Tennis Players

By DANIEL EDWARDS   PERSONAL TRAINER


High levels of stress are placed on the body when performing sports such as tennis.Forehand and backhand groundstrokes plus serving,running,twisting and sliding all place much strain on our body.Everyday activities such as riding bikes and playing in the schoolyard can also place extra strain on our body.These uncontrolled stresses far exceed the low levels of controlled loads placed on our bodies while performing a supervised session of fitness and resistance exercises.

Personal Training benefits children 9 years + and adults alike.

Benefits of strength and fitness training include:

• improved balance for better movement around the court
• improved fitness for playing the match until the end.ie endurance
• improved core strength for harder strokes and serves
• improved confidence in overall game
• reduced chance of injury
• loss of body fat
• shoulder stability
• superior recovery time between points
• superior recovery time between matches in tournament play