Warm Up

In this video you will learn a warm up to do before playing tennis.

Tennis is a strenuous, physically-demanding sport

Always warm up before playing to prepare your body for the effort

Start off by jogging twice around the court

Do a final lap at a quicker speed

Then do 20 jumping jacks - hopping your feet out as you clap your hands overhead

Next do a high knee run up to the net

Run tall and light, bouncing off the ground

Run back to the baseline with heel flicks

Run back and forth with taking short strides and and flicking your hip with your heels

Follow up with the carioca

Step over across in front with the right leg, step to the side, step across behind with the left leg and step to the side

Remember to rotate the trunk twist the arms as you step across

Next run three steps and rotate one leg outward and the same with the other leg three steps later

Once you reach the net, turn back and rotate the leg inward and repeat the same with the other leg till you get back to the starting position

Next run and lift one knee and swing the opposite arm up

Alternate the legs and arms and run back and forth

Run forward and swing your arms forward one by one

On the way back you could swing the arms backward

Do a few knee to chest tuck jumps

Follow up with a few lunges on each side

Next rotate your arms forward and backward

Do the same with your wrists, clockwise and anti-clockwise

Finish by rotating your ankles one by one

You are now ready to hit the court

Enjoy your game!