Tennis is an Olympic racquet sport in which athletes compete with each other by striking a hollow rubber ball with their racquets to pass it over the net to ground it onto their opponent’s court.
It is also played as a recreational sport throughout the world.
|
Tennis Events: |
|
Men - Singles - Doubles (team) Women - Singles - Doubles (team) Mixed - Doubles |
|
Tennis: |
|||
|
Energy Systems* |
Anaerobic, ATP – CP |
35% |
|
|
Anaerobic, Glycolysis |
45% |
||
|
Aerobic |
20% |
||
|
No |
|||
|
Average Calories Burned per One Hour** - Signles - Doubles |
500 350 |
||
|
Endurance Diet Required |
No |
||
|
Risk of Muscle Breakdown (Rhabdomyolysis)*** |
Low |
||
|
Risk of Sports Injuries |
Moderate |
||
|
Benefits from Creatine**** |
Moderate |
||
|
Fitness Demands |
Agility |
Yes |
|
|
Endurance |
+ |
||
|
Explosive Power |
Yes |
||
|
Speed |
Yes |
||
*See “Energy Systems” under the section of “Sports Nutrition”.
**Your body weight and body metabolism are important elements affecting the average calories you burn during any physical activities. This is the average amount of calories burned by a person with a body weight of 155 Ibs (70 Kg) within one hour of these events.
***See “Post – Exercise Rhabdomyolysis” under the section of “Athletic Disorders”.
****See “Creatine Monohydrate” under the section of “Sports – Performance Enhancers”.
For the “energy paths” of these events, see the “energy map” below.
