What is cardio tennis?

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Cardio Tennis is an engaging group fitness program featuring the heart pumping effects of tennis drills, games, and skills delivering the ultimate full body and calorie burning aerobic and anaerobic workout. Cardio Tennis is a very social activity for all ages, ability and fitness levels.

How good is tennis for cardio?

It’s a workout for your entire body as you run, swing, pivot, and stretch. You can burn between 400 to 600 calories an hour which is great for reducing and controlling body fat. A lot of people find they can burn more calories when they play tennis than with many other physical activities.

What is cardio tennis LTA?

Cardio Tennis is a fun, sociable group fitness class with a tennis twist. This tennis workout is open to anyone – all ages and abilities! Great music, great cardio and great people – what’s not to like? You’ll get to hit lots of tennis balls during your class, build up your skills and work up a sweat.

Who invented cardio tennis?

Mir Rahim
Cardio Tennis is hardly a new phenomenon. It was invented in 1995 by Mir Rahim, and adopted as a national program in 2005 by the Tennis Industry Association in partnership with the USTA.

How can I improve my cardio for tennis?

Start by doing about 30 minutes of cardio three times a week. This could include short sprints, jogging around the neighborhood, or participating in more organized races. If you can’t run a 5-10k, you might struggle to make it through a full tennis match.

What do you do in cardio tennis?

You run, you hit balls, you jump, you recover, and you have fun. Cardio Tennis is a full body workout. And since Cardio Tennis is all about fun and movement, what better way to get you moving than with music tuned to the appropriate beats per minute to help you get in your target heart-rate zone.

Is tennis cardio or HIIT?

Tennis is a calorie-crushing, high intensity cardio workout. After just a few minutes of chasing balls, your heart rate increases and you burn more calories.

Is cardio tennis hard?

Cardio Tennis is a very safe and healthy workout because of the use of heart rate monitors, the three segments of warm-up, cardio and cool-down and the skill of the professional.

Is tennis cardio or strength training?

cardiovascular workout
Tennis is primarily a cardiovascular workout since it increases your heart rate and breathing (1). It also recruits your large lower body muscles for quick side-to-side and front-to-back movements and your upper body muscles to help you swing the racket.