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CARDIO TENNIS VOLLEYS AWAY THOSE UNWANTED POUNDS
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Fun, New, Fitness Program comes to Sussex County
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| The Tennis Industry Association (TIA), in association with the United States
Tennis Association (USTA), have joined forces to help America fight the battle of the bulge with the launch of
Cardio Tennis, a new, fun group tennis activity that combines tennis with a high-energy cardio-vascular workout. |
| Cardio Tennis was developed by TIA president Jim Baugh in conjunction with
the USTA, and is here in Sparta and the Sparta Athletic Club. Cardio Tennis features a program that includes warm-up,
cardio workout and cool down phases and is designed for anybody regardless of tennis skill level. |
| "Tennis has always been considered a great activity that is fun if you
know how to play. Now, Cardio Tennis is a new way for anyone to enjoy tennis and get an ultimate full body workout."
Says Marc Massaad, Tennis Pro. "Americans are constantly looking for new ways to lose weight and Cardio Tennis
is a great way to get in shape, and have fun while doing it." |
| Americans spend billions of dollars a year searching for the ultimate workout
that will help them shed those unwanted pounds. But a majority of programs available today lack Cardio Tennis'
ability to get participants to consistently elevate their heart rates into their aerobic training zone while having
fun. Cardio Tennis' curriculum allows the participant to burn more calories within short cycles of high intensity
workout and periods of rest, similar to interval training. |
| The Cardio Tennis Program includes a short dynamic warm-up, a cardio workout
phase and a cool-down phase. Each phase has drills specifically designed to be fun, challenging and to get you
moving and your heart rate pumping. |
| The goal is to get a person's heart rate in their aerobic training zone (65-85%
of their maximum recommended heart rate) for the entire session and keep it there. And while Cardio Tennis is not
designed to make you a great player, you do improve because you hit so many forehands, backhands, and volleys while
getting a fun, healthy workout. All Cardio Tennis workouts are more of a social experience than other fitness activities
where you are confined to a boring machine. |
| Americans have been gravitating to fitness activities. With the dangers of
and prevalence of obesity part of the national debate, Americans are taking action as there are now 56 million
frequent fitness activity participants in the U.S. But while fitness activities are the only growth segment in
sports and recreation, Tennis, a traditional sport with about 4.6 million frequent players, has remained stagnant. |
| In order to boost the popularity of tennis as a great fitness activity, the
TIA and USTA decided to ride the fitness wave and create Cardio Tennis. "We know Cardio Tennis is a better
workout and, more importantly, is more fun than some of those boring fitness programs you find in gyms," said
TIA president Jim Baugh. "In our pilot programs, 63% thought Cardio Tennis was a better workout than their
normal fitness routine and 79% said Cardio Tennis was more fun!" |
| One of the top fitness gurus in the world, Denise Austin, is now a believer
in Cardio Tennis. "I was in a Cardio Tennis class with my husband and 6 other players. It was fun, I was energized
and I got a great workout. I'm not a great tennis player but I didn't have to be. I hit a lot of balls, was constantly
moving and got my heart rate pumping!" |
| A supporter of Cardio Tennis is the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, a not-for-profit
multispecialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education.
The Cleveland Clinic has deemed Cardio Tennis as a healthy activity. |
| "Cardio Tennis is a great idea," said Gordon Blackburn, Ph.D. Associate
Staff, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic. "The curriculum is designed to give
participants a great workout and has three segments of a healthy activity…warm up, cardiovascular conditioning,
and then a cool down segment, while fostering a fun social interaction. We are excited about activities that get
America energized, fit and healthy." |
