PrepBeach Tennis Warm-Up
Sand and overhead shots ask a lot of your body. A few minutes of prep keeps you on court.
A good beach tennis warm-up takes about 8 to 10 minutes: raise your heart rate with light movement on the sand, mobilize the shoulders and wrists for serving and smashing, activate the legs and ankles for unstable footing, then start with gentle cooperative rallies before playing competitively.
A Simple Warm-Up.
- Raise the temperature. 2 to 3 minutes of light jogging or side-steps on the sand.
- Shoulders and wrists. arm circles and band or air swings. the smash and serve load the shoulder hard.
- Legs and ankles. lunges, ankle circles, and a few short sprints; sand challenges your stabilizers.
- Core and rotation. gentle trunk rotations to prep for swings.
- On-court ramp. 2 to 3 minutes of easy cooperative rallies before keeping score.
Warming up on sand also primes the footwork you will rely on, and protects the shoulders and ankles that take the most load.
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Spend 8 to 10 minutes raising your heart rate, mobilizing shoulders and wrists, activating legs and ankles, then easing into cooperative rallies.
The overhead serve and smash load the shoulder, and unstable sand challenges ankles and legs; a warm-up reduces injury risk and sharpens play.
Favour dynamic mobility and activation before playing; save longer static stretching for after, when muscles are warm.
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