Hows tennis for cardio?

[muscelove]

I played for 75 minutes today and it was quite exhausting. Is it efficient even though it isnt constant.

 

[SgtSlaughter]

congratz.... most people would say 3x a week cardio is good for one's heart.

 

[muscelove]

Im lookin for fat loss.

 

[Swanson Smash]

the whole idea is to get your heart rate up for an extended period of time

the good thing with tennis is you never hit that point where your body adjusts to the speed at which you are running/treadmill/biking etc.

tennis also works more muscles than simply running and it is a sprint style sport, unless you're playing someone that likes to hit the ball to you

 

[SgtSlaughter]

Is it efficient even though it isnt constant.

You've essestially answered your own question.

For fat loss you need to be consistant. So if you start doing it more, I'm sure you'll see results... although 75 minutes each time is I'm sure hard to do more than a few times a week.

And onto the first question: "how's tennis for cardio"

Answer: Good

As I answered before... for fat loss, you must be diligent in your consistancy.

 

[Lifterforlife]

Yeah, fat oxidation can actually drop dramatically with too intense intensity.

Some people fail to recognize this in their effort to be carrried out of the gym in whatever they choose to do.

 

[jmt24]

i dont think 75 min is that much sgt. a couple months ago, i was playing 4 times per week for 1.5-2 hrs each time. i like tennis bc its kinda similar to interval training where you are basically sprinting for short period and then resting inbetween volleys. i love tennis for cardio and i don't think it matters what type of cardio you do for fat loss. i switch up my cardio routine all the time from biking, eliptical, treadmill, jumprope, tennis. just make sure your doing it 3-5 times per week. but i think your diet is more important than cardio so make sure that is in check first. good luck

 

[Lifterforlife]

i dont think 75 min is that much sgt. a couple months ago, i was playing 4 times per week for 1.5-2 hrs each time. i like tennis bc its kinda similar to interval training where you are basically sprinting for short period and then resting inbetween volleys. i love tennis for cardio and i don't think it matters what type of cardio you do for fat loss. i switch up my cardio routine all the time from biking, eliptical, treadmill, jumprope, tennis. just make sure your doing it 3-5 times per week. but i think your diet is more important than cardio so make sure that is in check first. good luck

Nice post...in fact switching in the same workout is ideal for hitting that tough fat.

 

[cityhick]

Wish I could play tennis. Although not many courts open in the motor city right now. Im jelous.