Watch a video from the session and hear from the players.
Wheelchair tennis stars took to the court recently to try out a Wheelchair Cardio Tennis taster session at the National Tennis Centre.
Paralympians, including silver medallist Andy Lapthorne and bronze medallists Lucy Shuker and Jordanne Whiley, took time out from their training schedule to show that Cardio Tennis is a fun, enjoyable activity that anyone can take part in.
After the session, British No.1 Gordon Reid said: “I really enjoyed the Wheelchair Cardio Tennis session. It was fun, a bit different from the usual training activity and was a good work out. It got our heart rate up and we all worked very hard!”
Cardio Tennis is a workout session which takes place on a tennis court with high-tempo music and is run by a Cardio Tennis trained coach. The main purpose of the session is to provide an enjoyable workout, taking the focus away from worrying about forehands and backhands and allowing you to work out in your appropriate cardio zone.
The players, who are all part of the Tennis Foundation's Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme, were at the NTC for a training camp ahead of upcoming ITF tournaments taking place in Great Britain.
You can go along and watch world class wheelchair tennis in action for free at three ITF events in February and March at the North West Challenge in Preston (19 - 22 February), the North East Wheelchair Tennis Tournament in Sunderland (25 - 28 February) and the Sheffield Wheelchair Tennis Tournament (15 - 17 March).
Find out more about Cardio Tennis.
Find out more about tennis for disabled people.
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