Many middle-aged players who say tennis is too hard on their bodies have migrated to pickleball; others have never played tennis but heard pickleball is easy to learn and super social.
The game is played on a badminton-sized court, single or doubles, with a plastic ball and large ping pong-style paddles.
A 2021 study showed heart attacks and cardiovascular events comprised 11% of pickleball injuries in players age 60 and older reported to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. After removing cardio incidents, researchers found slips and falls made up about 63% of injuries; strains and sprains about a third; fractures 28% and contusions about 11%.
“Static stretching does not warm up the body and has been shown to diminish performance when performed right before an activity,” he said. Don’t fall straight forward or backward. Try to disperse the fall onto a larger part of the body, such as your side. “I often tell [new players] that if the ball is hit over their head, they should just applaud their opponent, rather than risk going backward while trying to catch up to the ball,” he said. “It’s just not worth getting injured trying to track down an overhead volley, especially at the beginner level.”As you move from side to side, your legs may cross. “Once you do that, you are stuck and cannot move either way and, in that position, you can easily lose your balance,” Savar said.
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