Most of the shoulder injuries happen because of the excessive forces that tennis creates on the tendons of the shoulder muscles. If the shoulder muscles are weak or tight or […]
Injury Prevention
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The repetitive nature of tennis puts your body under severe stresses and potential injuries, especially in the knees, ankles, lower back and shoulders. Shoulder injuries are one of the most […]
Hamstrings, the muscles in the back of the thigh, are very important for effective sprinting and powerful running strides on the tennis court. They bend the leg in the knee […]
Almost every tennis player has suffered from a sprained ankle at some time in his/her career. It is the most frequent injury in sports with side-to-side movements. The most common […]
Quadriceps, the muscle in the front of your thigh, is one of the most powerful muscles in the body. You use it for all the movements on the tennis court: […]
What is a proper warm-up before a tennis match? It is very personal what you like, but you should really take your time to prepare the body and mind to […]
Hips are extremely important for a tennis player. Tight hips limit the range of motion and ease of movement on the court and can cause muscle strains and tendinitis. For […]
Flexibility training is possibly the least popular and the most underrated element of tennis fitness training. Even though you might have heard a lot of contradicting opinions about the importance […]
You have probably seen many tennis players or other athletes with those beautifully colored tapes – bright blue, bright pink, black – all over the bodies in any possible visual […]
Take a good look at your hips. There’s a chance that they are not in balance: one edge may be higher than the other, or is more forward than the […]
So it happened: you’ve had a knee surgery and now you are coming back to training. Remember to start really slow, don’t rush anywhere, and always advise with your doctor […]
You practice your shots for hours over and over… It seems to be a “known fact” that repetitive motions cause injuries. Maybe you have developed one too. But is that […]