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Tennis, Anyone?
A Fun, Fit Sport for Life
By Melissa Granberry
To stay motivated, Harloe recommends managing your expectations. "It's very easy to get caught up in non-productive thoughts about not improving fast enough," Harloe says. "You may be surrounded by people who are better, but who also have been playing a lot longer. You have to focus on your own improvement and not be too hard on yourself."
Harloe's goals are to gradually improve her game and make tennis a lifetime sport. "I played a 75-year-old woman last year, and I knew that I wanted to be standing across the net 35 years from now," she says.
Ingersole says that in order to play tennis throughout your life, you must first master the basics. What are these basics? "Grip, swing and footwork," he says. "Once you have a fair degree of accuracy with these skills, tennis will be the sport of a lifetime."
Dr. Lewis says that most of the time these injuries are caused by doing too much too fast. Your shoulders are not accustomed to the motion of serving a tennis ball. As a result, when you spend an hour practicing your serve, it can cause problems. Dr. Lewis recommends gentle strengthening in your quadriceps and shoulders, as well as proper technique with your grip and swing.
