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Tennis & Racquet Sports

Archive for October, 2009

If you are in the market for a ping-pong table, then you have many to choose from. Of course, it depends on your skill level, budget, and seriousness about the sport.

If you’re a serious player, what you’re looking for in a table is different than it would be if you’re just playing for fun.

There is more to take into consideration, as well. Things such as tabletop thickness, the support the legs give, and the levelness of the tabletop are important. Also, are you going to pack it up after each use or leave it as is?

Ping pong tables can be great if you wish to have a durable table for year round use. An outdoor ping pong table can withstand weather changes and they allow you to leave them outside. This can be very convenient. You want to buy the right type of table to make sure that yours doesn’t warp or get damaged from outdoor elements.

2009
28
Oct

Tennis Injuries

There are several things that you need to be well aware of when you chose to play tennis. Our bodies are susceptible to so many different potential injuries that may happen during the course of playing tennis, that it is very important to be careful about how you play so that you can avoid as many injuries as possible. Yet even the most careful player will likely have an injury at some point in time. Learning to avoid most injuries and also learning which are the most common ones will give you the advantage in a fast treatment, which will ultimately lead to a quicker healing process.

Tennis fans will be happy to know that Nike is officially giving a projected launch date for the introduction of its Nike Air Max Courtballistec 2.3 tennis sneaker. This continues a line of successful and praised tennis sneakers, and looks like it’ll be released before the Aussie Open.

Riding the coattails of a successful Courtballistec 1.3 (the shoe worn by Rafael Nadal and many other pros), Nike is taking full advantage of the success of its predecessor. This is a great tennis sneaker that tennis enthusiasts will be happy to know is being improved.

2009
15
Oct

Good Football Exercises

by Jason Myers

Being a muscle and conditioning expert and previous aid at the University of Georgia I can say to you that kettle bell strength teaching is where its at when it comes down to the end result. Test the following 3 kettle bell lifts that should be a must in your strength course!

1. The Kettle bell Swing: This is the starting point strength endurance lift that is ideal for overall conditioning and increasing tremendous inner strength. This lift is performed by you wavering the bell starting between your legs up to chest level. The pulling motion of wavering the iron bell incorporates hundreds of muscles and tests your cardiovascular system more as compared to anything you have attempted with in other form of weightlifting.

by Valerie Noble

Andy Roddick comes into the 2009 US Open at a crossroads of his career.

Roddick has played some great tennis this past summer and many believe the former US Open champion has revived his career. Much of this is due to the fact that Roddick has spent a great deal of time on his fitness.

On the other hand, the US Open marks the end of another season, as the prime of his career slowly slips away as he still looks to snap the longest US men’s Grand Slam drought in the open era.

by Valerie Noble

Andy Roddick is at an inflection point as far as his career is concerned. The 2009 US Open could dictate where his career goes from here.

On one hand, he has seen the rebirth of his talents, leading him to arguably his best season in a while thanks to being as fit as he was when he won his only major in 2003.

At the same time, Roddick is aging and the clock is ticking on his career. His role in men’s tennis is crucial right now, as he’s really the only player who stands a chance to bring the US its first grand slam since Roddick captured the championship in 2003.

by Mika Lapansky

The Nike Air Max Courtballistec 2.3 is officially on the way. Nike has announced its plans to coordinate the release of the sneaker with the 2010 Australian Open, and this much anticipated sneaker is sure to be a top seller in athletic apparel stores nationwide.

The Nike Air Max Courtballistec 2.3 looks like it’ll be a new and improved version of its older models. Nike has listened to the requests of its owners, and tennis fans should be excited to try out what seems to be a top notch sneaker.