“Welcome to the jungle. We’ve got fun and games.”
– Guns N’ Roses
Axl Rose wails while I run to smash a forehand across the court. I’m at Copper Valley Club’s Cardio Tennis, a fun class that combines tennis drills with a cardio workout.
After a warmup that includes freestyle swimming motions, butt kicks, and shuffling, we begin a series of tennis drills, hitting forehands, backhands, and volleys.
A drill to practice volleys
By the time Ozzy shouts, “All aboard…,” we are transitioning to a game called Burglar. We start in a circle with our racquets on the ground. We all run to the center and grab a ball. We can then steal balls from other racquets. The first with three balls on the racquet wins; it’s not so easy because balls keep getting stolen. It’s a drill that helps to develop quick movement while changing directions on the court.
We keep our heart rates up with another drill, the midcourt crusher, in which we make two lines, hit a forehand, and run to the back of the other line.
We cool down with more games, using low compression balls to play a tennis version of volleyball.
Cardio Tennis is a fun workout that flies by and is over before I know it.
Come join the fun! Cardio Tennis is offered on Saturday mornings and Tuesday nights to members at Copper Valley Club. You can find a cardio tennis location near you here.
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That looks like a BLAST!!!!
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Looks like you had a great time!
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Cardio… tennis. Hmmm. As much as I detest sports and hate working out even more, this system combines both very efficiently and I am almost tempted to try it!
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looks like so much fun….and a great workout! Wish they had it in my neck of the woods! Stopping by from SITS
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WOW, looks like a LOT of working out! Makes me tired just looking at the pictures and reading the “story” behind it! Always wanted to play tennis, this, after my leg recovers from surgery, may be the way to get into it. Wonder if there is such a thing in my area??
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If you click on the link toward the bottom of the post, you can punch in your zip code there and see if there’s a class near you. Thanks for visiting!
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Looks like you are all having a blast and getting a good workout at the same time. I like to play tennis, and getting a good cross-training workout at the same time would be a great thing to be able to do. I am going to try get something like this going in my area for everyone. Cardio Tennis, Right On! Thanks for sharing, David
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