A Ten­nis Site for the After Forty Set

(pun intended)

A hearty wel­come to After Forty Tennis—a site for the ten­nis enthu­si­ast who hap­pens to be over forty years of age. You don’t have to be over forty to use this site. Plenty of the infor­ma­tion through­out will apply to all ages. Much of the fit­ness and nutri­tion sec­tions apply not only to ten­nis but to the gen­eral pop­u­la­tion as a whole. The ten­nis how-to sec­tion is rel­e­vant to any­one who can swing a ten­nis rac­quet! The ten­nis strate­gies are smart moves for all ages. How­ever, the main focus is for the middle-aged to senior ath­lete who wishes to improve his/her ten­nis game, to enjoy robust health through­out life and to under­stand the aging process and how to han­dle those inevitable ups and downs that come with the gray hairs and laugh lines.

Be sure and book­mark this site! It is con­stantly grow­ing and more con­tent is added on a reg­u­lar basis. Bet­ter yet, sign up for the free newslet­ter so that you can enjoy arti­cles on ten­nis, the aging process, exer­cise reg­i­mens, nutr­ti­tion and sup­ple­men­ta­tion and more! You won’t be hear­ing from just one voice, either. Many arti­cles are writ­ten by guest con­trib­u­tors who are known experts in their respec­tive fields.

Ten­nis Fitness

In this area of the site, you will become famil­iar with the con­cepts of CST, or Cir­cu­lar Strength Train­ing^®. This health-first fit­ness pro­to­col is tailor-made for ath­letes over the age of forty. (Actu­ally, it is an excel­lent fit­ness reg­i­men for any­one.) With an empha­sis on joint mobil­ity and “get­ting into flow,” CST is a great way to get into play­ing shape. If you are already fit, CST will take your fit­ness to another level you never thought pos­si­ble. Ten­nis spe­cific exer­cise reg­i­mens will be offered as well.

Ten­nis How-To/Strategy

This sec­tion is tennis-specific. Want to learn how to hit the windshield-wiper fore­hand? How about the proper tech­nique for the one-handed back­hand? Or the two-handed back­hand? When do you go for the kill in dou­bles? If these are the ques­tions you need answered, then this is the area of After Forty Ten­nis for you! Learn to play the mod­ern method of tennis—just like the pros!

Tennis—A Sport for a Lifetime

The great sport of ten­nis is enjoyed by peo­ple of all ages. Yet you can’t enjoy what you can’t play! If you have joint prob­lems, a big old gut (er, that’s to say, middle-aged spread), old sports injuries, etc., then you’re not likely to enjoy play­ing ten­nis, much less stick with it. How­ever, you’ll find solu­tions to these mal­adies of the over forty crowd through­out this site. Go ahead and explore to find arti­cles on proper stroke pro­duc­tion, appro­pri­ate exer­cise pro­grams, good nutri­tion and sup­ple­men­ta­tion, and so much more!