During this month, Willow Hill Blog invites you to stay physically active as a way to enjoy the summer and simply improve the quality of life. We’re focusing on activities you can do in our apartment community in Puyallup, WA as just a few of the quality options to make you feel at home. This week, we’re focusing on tennis.
When’s the last time you made it out to the tennis court? Better Health Channel shared a list of the health benefits of tennis. Included are increased aerobic capacities, lower blood pressure and body fat, increased reaction time, and better metabolism. In addition to these, there are many other benefits that playing tennis has to offer. One benefit is that it’s a great social sport, meaning that you can meet a lot of different people who are interested in the sport. With a tennis court as one of the Willow Hill Apartments amenities, it’s a great place and opportunity for you to meet some of your neighbors.
This week, we wanted to share a few games that you can play on the tennis court. Enjoy these two different activities you can play starting today.
King of the Court — Three or More Players
To begin, choose one player to be the “king” or “queen.” Players take turns playing a single point against them. If another player wins, they become the new “king” or “queen” and play continues. Depending on how many players you have, you can determine who wins by how many points players get in a row.
Wipe Out — Four or More Players
After being split into two teams, one player from each team plays a regular singles game. With each point that a player wins they gain one more player from their team onto the court. The player who lost the point switches places with one of their team members. Whatever team is the first to get all of their team members on the court first, winning the last point with the final added team member, is declared the winner. This game gets better with more players.
Enjoy the many health benefits from playing on the tennis court just outside of your Willow Hill apartment. Let us know if you had fun with these games. Thanks for reading!