Cardio Tennis with Rob FULLAGAR
Rob is starting a Cardio Tennis class at LA Fitness on Monday mornings. The class is a fitness workout as apposed to a typical coaching session that would involve technical/tatical input, so if you are looking at getting fitter to aid your tennis then this would be a great class for you.
10 - 11am for beginners
11 - 12pm intermediate standard
What is Cardio Tennis?
• Born in the USA in 2005 and was launched in 2007 in the UK. Lawn Tennis Association affiliated Cardio Tennis to the TIA (trade body for tennis businesses).
• A high energy fitness activity to music where the coach focuses on providing continuous exercise to give each player a chance to be in their ‘workout zone’ for as long as possible (65-85% of maximal heart rate).
• Cardio vascular exercise delivering a full body, calorie burning aerobic work out
• Suitable for players of all ability levels.
• Not about technical information on forehands and backhands etc...
For more information about cardio tennis contact Rob or if you know anyone else that you think maybe interested please let them know.
 We have great pleasure in announcing Steve Green as Head Coach of our 14/Under fitness programme to compliment the great work our strength and conditioning coach Rob McKellar is doing with our 14/overs.
Steve trained Tim Henman and worked with Greg Rusedski during which time Greg reached number 4 in the world. More recently, Steve has been working with the Top British juniors and International Hockey players and world class Athletes.
Steve also has first hand experience at competing at the highest level, in 1980 he was part of the British Sprint team during the Moscow Olympics. To read more about Steve click here www.stevegreenfitness.co.uk
Functional Fitness sessions are run Mondays 5.30 - 6pm, Wednesday 5 - 5.30pm and Saturdays 9 - 10.30am. Contact Adrian at adrian.moll@btinternet.com
Introduction to Tennis Fitness by Rob Mckellar.
 In
a tennis match you have 25 seconds of rest between points
and 90 seconds between games. If your aerobic fitness is
low, it is difficult to recover between points and games,
and you are likely to get tired at the end of a match. Another
advantage of a strong aerobic base is that it provides you
with the endurance to have quality workouts. Because matches
can last a long time and players must recover quickly between
points, physical fitness is important in developing your
game.
Fitness Demands of a Tennis Match
Researchers characterise tennis as a sport in which players
 must
respond to a continuous series of emergencies. Sprinting
to the ball, changing directions, reaching, stretching,
lunging, stopping, and starting. All these characteristics,
combined with maintaining proper balance and technique throughout
a match, are critical for optimal performance on the court.
Therefore, players must address flexibility, strength and
endurance, power, agility and speed, body composition, and
aerobic and anaerobic fitness to improve their tennis games.
For more information on fitness demands of a tennis match
download
this document.
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to your computer.
Strength Training for Young Tennis Players
Strength training and conditioning are becoming necessities
in today’s tennis game as play continues to get faster
and players hit the ball with more power from everywhere
on the court. As coaches, players and parents realise this
they want to get their players involved in a strength and
conditioning program, often at younger and younger ages.
For more information on strength training for young tennis
players download
this document.
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to your computer.
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