Stress free Sunday

Today is a joyous day and it's time to celebrate it by just having me pat on my shoulders. I woke at around 4:30 in the morning and went off straight to the tennis court to play and exercise. Since players abound the premises and courts are occupied with tennis players with their on going match, I ordered a cup of coffee, flex my legs and stretch my hamstrings so as to keep away from injuries.

Court number two had finished their game and it's our time to play. It was a tight match and it ended with the score of 8 to 5, making us the winner. At around 9:30, we are scheduled for another game with a different opponent, this time our adversaries are a force to reckon with. They have been the defending champion in lasts years mens open. It was again a tight match and every set point would entail four to five duces making the game more tedious and grueling. Set backs and unforced errors of both teams tied the score at eight all making it dead even.

To make the game more exciting, the referee decided to have a slide two. The game continued to around 10:45 making every player exhausted from the sun's heat. Once again the match was to tight and not one team would want to give up from retrieving the shots made by both.

My mind was willing to play but my body was starting to break and give up, hence my instict was far more determined to finish and win the game. By 12:02 the game was finished and we came out the victor. Exhausted in a way, but releive by defeating a strong opponent.

It was a stress free Sunday and it came out to be for I gave it my all. I played like I never played before and as if I went back in time during my younger years when I competed in age group tournaments.

Jennifer Aniston Health Buff at 40

Almost all inhabitants in this planet are well aware of getting physically fit, but are they doing the right thing to achieve the right body mass index. I guess it would be roughly 30 percent of the whole populace doing the right thing and the rest fall short to their expectations.

Lets take an example of one of the hottest celebrity stars in Hollywood in the name of Jennifer Aniston. Jen is forty plus but still looking good and sexy.

Recently, she was advice to at least shed 30 pounds. She had a hard time for she was doing it the wrong way, until she met an instructor that helped her in her endeavor of loosing excess body weight and fat.

Jen eliminated or stream down her carb intake and went to consuming fibers and fruits. At first she was struggling but as days pass, she was able to adapt to her system and eventually developed the liking for salads and healthy protein which are rich in omega3 (fish).

Jennifer Aniston regularly hits the gym and lift some weights. She also do pilates to enhance her flexibility and balance.

health benefits of playing tennis

Every human being inhabiting this planet is obsessed with fitness, not a single soul deprives himself from being physically fit, thus, we  take food supplements but we are not really sure what it is supplementing. We are very conscious on the carb intake and the fast foods that we grab for our three square meals each day as well as the so-called “extras”. We go to the gym lift some weights and do a thirty minute cardio to burn the undesirable excess luggage, and for those who have a hectic schedule they buy stationary bikes or treadmills which in the long run defeats its purpose and turned out to be a rack for clothes, eliminating the health benefits that we get from the machines that we bought. 

The point is we are pretty much preoccupied in getting fit but we loose interest and the enjoyment as we progress.

As for my personal opinion,  tennis is the best exercise to offset  all other exercises, all you have to do is grab a partner go to the court and play. You don't need any weights to lift for the tennis racquet is just enough weight for the whole duration of the game, running a mile is done by retrieving and returning the ball to the opponent from mid and back court. Aside from exercising the physical aspects. Other  health benefits are: it develops your mind (instinct) by anticipating where the ball hits next, it develops your muscles and the most important thing is the camaraderie that envelops among players.