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jiminy_cricks t1_j2akr81 wrote

I'm not knocking tennis, it can be a great form of exercise. But the real pro tip here is just exercise, or five the activity that gives you this kind of passion towards exercise.

To play tennis you need to be able to purchase equipment, and based on your suggestions lessons which are another expense, you need access to a court, and another person every time you want to play. That's a lot of factors that many can't meet, let alone constantly. Then of course there's the physical capabilities necessary to play. Tennis puts a lot of stress on joints, wrists, elbows, and knees.

I know this comes across as a really negative response, it is I suppose, but not meant to be in an aggressive tone. I appreciate the enthusiasm towards tennis, that's the biggest takeaway people need from this. Finding that enthusiasm towards an activity that creates a love of exercise for themselves.

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Kule7 OP t1_j2anzlw wrote

Yeah, I mean, if you're already getting good exercise while enjoying it, don't stop whatever you're doing. But I think about 95% of people struggle doing that and I can't think of another single suggestion that by itself is such a good way to solve that problem. Right, it absolutely won't work for everyone, but compared to a lot of things, it's pretty broadly accessible.

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