Hey, tennis warriors! Are you ready to unlock your potential and go from being good to being GREAT? It’s time to dive deep into the practices that can transform not just your skills on the court, but your overall performance and mindset. Inspired by our team at Tennis Fitness, let’s harness these ten powerful habits to supercharge your tennis journey and have you winning more matches in no time.   1. Breathe and Be Grateful Start each day with a breath of fresh air—literally! Spend 3-5 minutes focusing on your breathing, inhaling positivity and exhaling negativity. Pair this with a moment ..read more

When it comes to improving your tennis game and ranking, physical fitness plays a crucial role. While technique, strategy, and mental toughness are key elements, they must be supported by a high level of physical capability. That’s where tennis-specific fitness testing comes into play. By understanding and optimizing your physical capabilities, you can build a more resilient, powerful, and efficient body for tennis. In this blog, we’ll dive into the benefits of tennis fitness testing and how it can help players improve their performance and ranking with scientific backing. Having spent over 20 ..read more

We all know there are 24 hours in a day, but have you ever stopped and thought about where those hours are spent? If you sleep 8hrs per night, that sleep time uses up a third of your 24hrs. Do the numbers on that over the course of your lifetime and it is a lot of time!  You basically sleep a third of your life! So if something is chewing up a third of your time, I would imagine you want to get it right?  In today's blog, I wanted to share some insight into the importance of quality sleep and give you some tools you can use to optimize your sleep quality.    Have you ever p ..read more

If you are reading this and you are a junior tennis player (18 and under) a parent of a junior player or you coach junior players, then I want to pass on some valuable information to you today. I also want to let you know about a new tennis training project we have just launched after 2 years of testing and refining it. It is an exciting time! Let’s get into it! For those of you who don’t know me my name is Nathan Martin, and I have been lucky enough to have worked as a tennis fitness trainer for over 25 years, I have worked with many top pros and world-class juniors. I have co-authored ..read more

Roger Federer never looked like he was moving very fast, yet he was always in the right position. Court movement looked effortless for him, people said he glided on the court. He was an incredibly efficient mover. Not everyone has Roger’s sense of anticipation or physical capabilities but we can all be doing things to help us improve our speed, agility, and footwork.  In fact, it is not that hard to get gains in these areas. We have found the best approach is to do tennis footwork drills; This will get your body used to moving at high intensity through multiple movement lines eg late ..read more

If you have ever played tennis, you know how tight and sore your muscles can get. Tennis really works your whole body, and although there are some common areas that we need to focus on keeping stretched and mobile, you as an individual may have specific areas that get a lot tighter than others. It is important to be aware of these areas or parts of your body that need extra attention, especially when preparing for tennis practice or matches. If you get good at releasing tension out of the muscle and freeing up movement, you will set yourself up to play better tennis and be a lot less prone to ..read more

Every player wants to move faster on the court, I am guessing you are one of them? Court movement is the number one area that we get inquiries on at Tennis Fitness. We all know how important it is to have great court agility, the ability to stop quickly and change direction is often the difference between winning and losing points. So making sure you are doing the right kind of training to improve your court agility is critical. However, agility training for tennis is an absolute waste of time if you don’t get one key area right… Let’s take a look at it….   Training intensity During tenni ..read more

10-year-old Billy loves tennis, he plays every day and is driven hard by his parents who commit both time and money to see him succeed and MAKE it. At the age of 15, Billy decides he is done! He is finished playing and wants nothing to do with tennis. Have you heard or experienced this yourself? I have seen this happen many times… Why?   There are several reasons: ? Kids get pushed or driven too hard before they are ready. This can come from the parents (most common),  players themselves or coaches.   ? People around players don’t know how to manage the tennis trainin ..read more

Having worked with 1000’s of tennis players you get a good idea of what makes players tick, what drives them, and what most players are chasing. Typically, when we connect with a player we find out their goals and the end result they are chasing. Some players have big ambitions like winning a grand slam, while others are more modest like competing at some local tournaments. It is important to have something you are chasing, this helps add to your motivation bucket! Here are some tennis tips on how to set a goal: Be clear on the goal. Make it specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and set ..read more

When it comes to tennis exercise and preparing your body to play your best tennis, it is important to do the right things at the right time. That includes resting and changing what you do, even if you feel your current routine works. Tennis training variety is often overlooked. Some people prefer consistency, so they do the same things all the time and then wonder why they are not improving. Others jump from one tennis program to another without allowing the body time to adapt. Whatever your "training personality", it is vital for long-term development (at any age) and performance to ..read more