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 Supervised training can benefit child athletes – but consider age – and use careQ: At what age should kids start working with a professional trainer in a supervised fitness training program that would include circuit training, light weights and stretching exercises? A: Given the era in which we live, with heightened levels of obesity, diabetes and inactivity, I have to say that your question is a breath of fresh air. I am all for the phrase, "the more active, the better," when it comes to anyone, but especially children. However, your question goes far beyond the issue of getting kids more active. more
Celebrating diversity
 Special Olympians deliver new on-court experience to Houston teaching proShirley Mendoza Gearon, USPTA, has been involved in Houston tennis for the past 23 years. As a student, competitor and now teacher, she's come full circle in the game. Ranked as high as No. 1 in Texas as a junior, she earned a full tennis scholarship to the University of Wyoming, where she played on the inaugural NCAA Division I women's team. After graduation, she decided to return to tennis - something that had always been an important part of her life - because she believed the sport "held so much more possibility than simply hitting balls around." more |
Florida pro puts hands-on training to good use Off and running! First National Physical Activity Plan aims to get us moving
Enhancing your Cardio Tennis classes by Lance Andersen, National Cardio Tennis speaker You have been running your Cardio Tennis program for a while with success, but how can you make it better, grow participation and increase revenue? We will offer several ideas to help you improve your Cardio Tennis classes. A few good pros One of the first things that can make or break your Cardio Tennis program is the tennis professional who is assigned to run your classes. more |
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Jump-starting someone's tennis game can make you a Super Pro to a grateful student, but nothing defines a hero quite like being prepared to save a life. 
Leaders of USPTA have joined a broad coalition of experts to support The National Physical Activity Plan, a sweeping initiative to improve public health. The USPTA is an implementation partner, and will be led by USPTA vice president Jack Groppel, Ph.D., FACSM, and co-founder of Human Performance Institute, who serves on the implementation committee. The plan was launched in an effort to motivate people in every community to become and stay physically ... 
