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.
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: |
|---|
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Men
Women
Mixed
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| Tennis: | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Energy Systems* |
Anaerobic, ATP – CP |
35% |
|
Anaerobic, Glycolysis |
35% |
|
|
Anaerobic |
20% |
|
|
No |
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Average Calories Burned per One Hour **
|
|
|
|
Endurance Diet Required |
No |
|
|
Risk of Muscle Breakdown (Rhabdomyolysis) *** |
Low |
|
|
Risk of Sports Injuries |
Moderate |
|
|
Benefits from Creatine **** |
Moderate |
|
|
Benefits from Creatine **** |
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.
