Recovery is where your body adapts to the effort you just made. Players who recover well feel fresher for their next session, improve faster and get injured less. Good recovery is mostly simple habits. Right after the match Spend five to ten minutes cooling down: walk, jog lightly, then do some static stretches for the … Read more
Tennis is a relatively safe sport, but its repetitive movements and sudden sprints put specific stresses on the body. Most tennis injuries are overuse problems that build up gradually, which also means they can often be prevented. Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) Pain on the outside of the elbow, made worse by gripping or backhands. It … Read more
Tennis asks a lot of a few areas of the body: the shoulder and forearm of the hitting arm, the hips and legs that power every sprint and lunge, and the back that rotates on every stroke. Stretching keeps these areas mobile, but the right type of stretch depends on when you do it. Before … Read more
