Tennis.. is there alot of running involved?

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okkayyy so i wanna play tennis when i get in high school i just dont like running! is that a problem i mean is there alot of running u have to do??

Answer 1

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If you don't like running, take up bowling. Of course there is a lot of running in tennis. Some of the other answers are calling it footwork, and to a certain extent, the better your footwork, the less running, but in singles especially there is going to be a lot of running. It's unavoidable. If you want to play tennis and not have so much running you could try doubles. But there will still be running.

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Answer 2

No not really this is a lot of ankle movement so if you are playing make sure you have strong ankles.

Answer 3

For fitness purpose, yes, for building up your stamina but otherwise its not totally dependent on your running but certainly no one can do without, having the ability to run.

Answer 4

I wouldn't call it running I will say tennis footwork.
:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Def7iMP8G…
Look Federer's footwork, to hit efficient shots with this movements you must adjust to hit.

Answer 5

umm a little bit..
depends on the couch. some make you warm up and run around all the tennis corts.
you also have to run to the net and back to the base line and net then base line.
also the working out.
so yeah id say some running is involed

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tennis player

Answer 6

You mainly sprint. They'll make you run a lot though, so you need to be able to run fast short distances to get the ball.