| If you are looking to get yourself fit, but cannot face | | | | To prevent hand blisters, keep your racquet handle dry |
| the gym or hate running - why not take up a fun sport | | | | by using sawdust or hand chalk. Wearing a bandage |
| instead? Tennis is a great sport to play for both fun | | | | on there to help deter the onset of tennis elbow. |
| and fitness. Playing tennis on a regular basis can help | | | | Tennis elbow is caused by either a subtle or abrupt |
| maintain or improve balance, mobility, agility, strength | | | | tearing of the tendon and muscle area around the |
| and fitness. It also helps burn calories. | | | | outside of the elbow. It specifically involves the area |
| Playing tennis is usually considered to be the healthiest | | | | where the tendons and muscles of the forearm attach |
| way to burn calories and lose those extra fats. It not | | | | to the outside bony area of the elbow. Tennis elbow is |
| only rejuvenates your body but also makes you an | | | | a common cause of pain and disability for frequent |
| expert in game. As a tennis game can end up taking a | | | | tennis players. |
| long time to finish, you will find that your stamina builds | | | | Prevention of tennis elbow is far easier than a cure. |
| up rapidly as you get used to these longer games. Of | | | | Stretching is key to warming up your muscles and |
| course, as with any exercise regime the more | | | | preventing injury. You just need a few minutes of |
| exercise you can get the better you will feel! | | | | good stretching. Stretching your muscles will relieve the |
| To ensure that you play the best that you can, you | | | | pressure on the tendons, which is what in fact causes |
| need to make sure that you have the right equipment. | | | | tennis elbow pain. The tendons become irritated when |
| Wear tennis shoes with good support to protect your | | | | they are put under too much repetitive pressure all of |
| ankles and thick (not cotton) socks that fit well to | | | | a sudden, which in turn causes the pain you |
| prevent blisters on your feet. Playing tennis is all about | | | | experience. Stretching "decreases muscle tension, |
| sudden starts and stops, as well as moving quickly | | | | increases range of motion, coordinates freer and |
| from side to side. The trouble is that, during extreme | | | | easier movement, and allows for better performance. |
| stopping, cornering, and pivoting, if the sneaker's outsole | | | | As a person stretches a muscle, the muscle becomes |
| is too rigid, the tennis player loses contact with the | | | | longer, allowing for more flexibility and less resistance |
| playing surface, which results in a loss of footing. | | | | to intense exercise. |