Play Tennis: The Sport Is a Great Hobby for Fitness & Fostering Friendships! by Margaret Steck

A few years ago, my husband talked me into taking tennis lessons so that he and I could play mixed doubles at a local tennis club. I was pretty intimidated by the proposal, given that he played tennis through college and I barely had a year of lessons in high school. Fast forward to three years later and my husband and I have played two seasons of USTA Mixed Doubles. We have so much fun together and even having been together for the past 20 years, we've developed a completely new teamwork dynamic outside of parenthood! What's more is that we look forward to many years of playing tennis together. 

In addition to playing with my husband, I've also joined women's tennis teams so that I could play year round. I'm now Captain of a local USTA tennis team and Captain of a local Tennis Cup team and have made a lot of great friends along the way. 

So, if you're looking for year-round fitness that promotes teamwork and allows people of all levels of fitness to play competitively or socially, look for a local tennis club that offers classes, teams and leagues!