Tennis might seem to be a sport of the elite athlete or the club member. I played tennis during my high school years and then only on occasion. The quick bursts of speed and stretching movements give a great workout. I wanted to add tennis to my workouts as a cross-training activity I could do with my honey.
A trip to the charity-run thrift store yielded two rackets at one dollar each. I dug through boxes in the shed to find the can of tennis balls left over from fifteen years ago. Tennis didn’t appear to be a bad investment so far and would be environmentally friendly with used equipment. Where to play? We found two public courts maintained by the city. Our best times to play were early on the weekends and at lunchtime during the week.
We followed all the rules of the championship game except we didn’t keep score. We figured we’d both win with a great workout. Now we understand why championship games have ball retrievers. Until we practice to the point of perfection at volleying our best exercise might be chasing the ball.
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