Tennis is a high-intense aerobic sport in which you burn calories as you run and return the ball. That practice is beneficial for your health and weight-loss efforts. So, how many calories you are burning playing tennis and whether it’s burning enough calories to consider a game of tennis as an effective method for your fitness goals.

Tennis helps increase aerobic stamina while burning calories for weight management. Every 3,500 calories that you burn lead to losing 1 lb. of weight. Recommended weight loss is at a rate of 1 to 2 lbs. per week, hence as long as you burn 500 to 1,000 calories per day, you can meet this goal. However, the calorie-burning potential depends on each individual and their weight. 

Luckily, people are overweight will burn more calories during an hour of tennis than someone who weighs less. According to HealthStatus, a 160-lb. person can burn approximately 300 calories in an hour of doubles tennis and 450 calories in an hour of singles tennis. While a 200-lb. person can burn 400 calories in an hour of doubles tennis and 550 calories in an hour of singles tennis.

Besides the weight management benefit, tennis is an interactive and fun way to be physically active as playing individually or doubles. Since players have to react quickly to the opponent, tennis helps to improve agility and reflection ability. 

Tennis also engage your whole body for a muscle-toning workout as you run, lunge and hit the ball, your legs, glutes, abs, shoulders, arms, back and chest muscles are strengthen. Playing tennis can also help increase your cardiovascular endurance and make it easier for you to participate in other aerobic activities.

So have you prepared to lose some weight with tennis. Let’s get started on burning those extra pounds for a better appearance.