Week 2 workout 1

 




Workout 3


For my third workout, and my first of the second week, I decided to play tennis with my friend and fellow student in this class, Nicholas. We went to play tennis for one hour between 12-1 this Wednesday morning, neither of us had class this morning. The premise of this workout is simple, we played tennis for one hour, with maybe a little quick water break in between our sessions. Applying this to the Fitt principles, starting with frequency, you would probably be able to do these 1 hour sessions about 2-3 times a week. This was just one session, but you can incorporate this 1 hour of tennis into any weekly cardiovascular workout, it is very versatile in my opinion and I ran more than I expected in this 1 hour workout. For the intensity, I would say it was more moderate, we were tired towards the end of the session and we were not going all out against each other through the game, we were mostly trying to keep a rally going and stay moving. The time of our workout was about an hour. The type of workout was more focused on aerobic fitness. This was a full body workout that primarily focused on working the cardiovascular system, improving cardiovascular endurance, while also working on agility and muscular coordination. In tennis, you are constantly moving your legs around the court, back and forth, up and down the court. It requires constant quick bursts of speed and changes of direction, but it obviously still works out your arms the most. The arms and shoulder are engaged the entire time, it's engaged while you serve and with every swing of your racquet. So overall, while we were not playing as intensely as I described, this workout still maintained a fast pace for the entire hour.


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