Cardio Tennis is an exciting group fitness product licensed from the USA, it’s for men, women and basically everybody who wants to be fit and trim in a fun and social workout. It’s described as an alternative for those people who don’t like the gym and want to exercise outside. Move to the beat of up tempo music (research shows people work 15% harder if music is played!) and you burn an average of 600 calories in a session. Benefits include losing weight and improving your tennis.

Classes are held on Saturday morning at 11am for £8 per session– just turn-up or text 07905769230 to reserve a place.

Keith Brogan (Coach): “There are a lot of health benefits for exercise but this is really fun. Personally, I burn 600 calories and more in a session but it will depend on your gender, weight, and age as to how many you burn. The idea is to keep in your heart rate zone either using manual pulse checks or a heart rate monitor which I recommend.”

If you would like guidance on your optimal heart rate zone, or have any doubts surrounding your suitability, we recommend you discuss these with your GP before participating. See you on court!

“I believe tennis is a skill for life.  As a club, we want people to be technically strong, but also demonstrate good sportsmanship on and off the court.” – Keith Brogan. The Club offers a great place in a safe environment to meet and play. Saturday afternoon is a good time for senior juniors to play and traditionally they have been welcomed into social tennis. The benefits of being a Junior member are:

• A place to play tennis
• Priority for coaching and reduced fees
• Competitions, including Play Your Way to Wimbledon

For more information e-mail – coaching@gardenstennis.co.uk

NEW – We have now started a Junior Box League programme which will run in exactly the same format as the adult box leagues. Matches will be played over 12 games so each match will generally not take longer than an hour. The score in the match could be anything from 12 -0 to 6 all and decided on a tie break.

Initial seedings/gradings will be based on how long your child has been playing tennis for and after a couple of series the children will find their appropriate level.

In order to join we are looking for children aged 10-16 and they must be able to serve on a normal sized tennis court and understand how to score.  All children under sixteen can join for free as a linked member to an Adult membership, please contact the Membership Secretary at membership@gardenstennis.co.uk if you have any questions about membership.

To join the next series or withdraw temporarily due to an injury etc. please email Perry Stimpson on perrystimpson@btinternet.com or call him on 07904 079339. Perry will ensure your entry into the next box league series.