How can i improve my endurance for tennis?

Question

what other exercises are vital and recommended for maximum tennis potential??

Answer 1

Playing your best on the tennis court requires strength, endurance, flexibility and coordination. All of these things can be approved upon with the right exercises, thus making you stronger, faster and able to play harder and longer sets.

There are a lot of things you can do to increase your overall playing ability:

-Practice slow bursts of exercise like sprinting, jumping and fiercely swinging the racket.

-Allowing yourself minimal recovery periods during exercise. Tennis is a fast-paced game that lends itself to very little downtime on the court.

-Run using a lot of lateral movement.

-Work on increasing your endurance for longer playing times.

What you can do:

1.Run from the baseline to serving barrier and back again as fast as you can.

2.Place a line of balls along the fence, then run as fast as you can, picking one up at a time and running back to place it in the basket. Time yourself to see how fast you can do it.

3.Have a partner hold balls and drop them without notice while you try and grab them before they bounce on the ground.

4.Blow up two balloons and try and keep them in the air by either hitting them with your racket or by using your foot. It may sound easy, but it isn't!

5. While looking straight ahead, have a partner drop balls over your shoulder as you try and hit them with your racket into the net.

Improving your tennis game requires a strong upper and lower body. To strengthen your lower body, try a few of these easy exercises:

-High knee run.

-Leg squats.

-Front and rear lunges and walking squats.

For a great upper body workout try these simple strengthening exercises:

-Punching.

-Three-quarter presses.

-Speedball.

-Swinging.

-Tricep dips.

Before attempting any of these exercises, be sure to stretch properly both before and after your workout to avoid injuries, pace yourself. Remember, it takes time to build up your body strength and endurance. Start with a 30 minute cardio workout three times a week, then when comfortable, add a day or two of strength training in addition to your regular exercise routine. I wish you luck man =D

Answer 2

Short distance sprints. Suicides were the most effective methods for me. You also work on changing your direction quickly. Running 100 meter sprints on the track also helps. I would run 100, walk 100, run 100 and walk 100...and I would repeat that excersie 4 times

Answer 3

My three best ideas:

1. Train with a soccer, rugby or similar team (Australian football would do really well). Their training is usually fitness based. Helps players push through fitness barriers.

2. Play Squash. Squash not only develops aerobic fitness but also vastly improves agility and power for acceleration and turning. This is because squash players are always on the move (no boring one-step rallies), twisting and turning back and forth.

3. Go for a long run every day.

Answer 4

streetfights will help exercise a diverse range of fitness components that extend will beyond the necessary components for tennis.

Plus it is an excellent cardio and really tests you out.

Go hard

Answer 5

This might sound simple, but cross country running and even jumping ropes for 30 mins can improve your endurance.  Do this every other day and let your muscles rest.  Good luck :)