If you're looking for an activity that combines fun with healthy exercise, you need not look any farther than the tennis court. We have many choices when looking into an active lifestyle for ourselves and our families. Unlike many other sports, tennis can be played throughout a lifetime. Tennis can be enjoyed at every age, at every ability level, with friends and family, for recreation and in competition. Most sports require large numbers of others to participate. Tennis can be played with just one other person, or with a few of your friends, making it much easier to arrange.

Tennis ranks among the top five exercise activities for most calories burned per workout. In just a half an hour of singles tennis, you'll burn more calories than someone who uses a rowing machine, rides a stationary bike, does yoga or plays golf. As time goes on, tennis always provides a great workout for not only staying active now, but for later in life as well.