Characteristics of physical activity during beginner-level group tennis lessons and the effect daily activity.

Ryo Kawakami
Satoshi Yamakawa
Shoji Konda
Issei Ogasawara
Ryosuke Hasegawa
Keita Yamasaki
Takashi Kanamoto
Teruki Yokoyama
Akiyo Yoshida
Yoshihiro Marutani
Yuko Ueda
Hideo Mitsuoka
Shintaro Horie
Daigo Horio
Ken Nakata

Tennis is a popular leisure sport, and studies have indicated that playing tennis regularly provides many health benefits. We aimed to clarify the characteristics of physical activity during beginner-level group tennis lessons and daily physical activity of the participants. Physical activity was measured using an accelerometer sensor device for four weeks, including the 80-min duration tennis lessons held twice a week. Valid data were categorized for tennis and non-tennis days. The mean physical activity intensity during the tennis lesson was 3.37 METs. The mean ratio of short-bout rest periods to the tennis lesson time in 90 and 120 s was 7% and 4%, respectively. The mean physical activity intensity was significantly higher (p < 0.0001) and the duration of vigorous-intensity physical activity (VPA) was increased in 76% of participants on days with tennis lessons compared to without tennis lessons. Beginner-level tennis lesson has characteristics of less short-bout rest physical activity than previously reported competitive tennis match and increased the duration of VPA in daily activity compared to without tennis lessons, suggesting that beginner-level tennis lessons contribute physical activity of health benefits.

Scientific reports

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10.1038/s41598-023-46843-0

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46843-0
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38167742
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10761839