| Status: | Active, open to new members |
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| When: | Weekly on Wednesday afternoons 2:00 pm-3:00 pm One hourly |
| Venue: | Hallow Tennis Club |
What is walking tennis?
Walking tennis is a version of tennis that’s designed to be accessible for all. It’s still tennis – but with a few simple modifications: you can’t run or jump; you use slightly different balls, and you can let the ball bounce twice for extra time.
Like other increasingly popular walking sports, such as walking football and walking rugby, it can be purely social. Or it can be pretty competitive.
For older people, walking tennis is a perfect game to take up to keep their bodies and minds active – while also enjoying the social side of being part of a tennis community.
Modified forms of tennis have been played for years, but the officially recognised Walking Tennis, registered as an LTA product, was created in 2019
Who can play walking tennis?
Walking Tennis is for anyone who wants to play tennis, but at their own pace. It’s ideal for:
- People who used to play tennis but have had to stop, perhaps due to injury or age-related mobility issues
- Absolute beginners. For those who have never played tennis before, the easier pace can help to build racket skills. Many players even find their fitness and skills improve so much they move into playing full tennis.
- Regular tennis players who are recovering from an injury - walking tennis is a great way to build up strength gradually after an injury or operation, or when recovering from a condition such as tennis elbow.
- People who are looking to get more active - it’s a fun and relatively gentle way in to exercise.
- Anyone who wants to play an interesting, challenging sport at their own pace.
Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjh3fbXo5fY