A ten minute warm-up for golf, padel and tennis
From car park to first tee or first serve in ten minutes: a short dynamic routine that gets ankles, hips, spine and shoulders ready, plus a five minute cool down.
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Active Living
Warm-up, strength and recovery: the habits that keep you playing for decades.
The best equipment for golf, padel and tennis is a body that moves well. These pieces cover a ten minute warm-up, strength training for players over 40, how to look after your forearms and what really helps after a long round or a hard match. General advice for healthy adults, practical and without products.
Tennis elbow and golfer’s elbow, how players protect their forearms
Two common overuse problems with misleading names. Why they turn up in golf, padel and tennis, and the load, technique and kit habits that help keep forearms happy.
Recovery after a round or a match, the simple habits that work
No gadgets, no powders. Cooling down, drinking water, a proper meal, good sleep and an easy next day do most of the work, and planning your week does the rest.
Strength training for golfers and racket players over 40
Two short sessions a week can help you keep the speed, balance and resilience your game needs. A simple programme built on squats, hinges, pulls, pushes and rotation.
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Sport Match
Six questions about time, company and pace. Golf, padel or tennis: which game suits you now?
More to explore
The other sections
- GolfThe handicap, the swing, the etiquette nobody explains and the ground under your feet.
- PadelFour players, two walls and a solid racket: the fastest growing racket game, explained from the first serve.
- TennisLove, deuce and tiebreaks, clay against grass, a serve you can trust and where to stand in doubles.
- TravelGolf holidays, padel in Spain, tennis camps and how to fly with your kit.
- Gear & StyleClub fitting, strings and tension, the right soles and what to wear at the club.