ReviewBritish journal of sports medicine2006
Health benefits for veteran (senior) tennis players.
Review in British journal of sports medicine, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Long-Term Tennis Participation and Self-Efficacy in Older South Korean Male Adults: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Contribution of Tennis Involvement to Successful Aging: The Case of Masters Tennis Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Characteristics of physical activity during beginner-level group tennis lessons and the effect daily activity.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Influences of Recreational Tennis-Playing Exercise Time on Cardiometabolic Health Parameters in Healthy Elderly: The ExAMIN AGE Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Tennis training sessions as a rehabilitation instrument for patients after acute myocardial infarction.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2013Article
- The Musculoskeletal Health Benefits of Tennis.Sports healthArticle
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Abstract
To explore the health benefits of tennis participation in veteran players and to identify future research needs, an electronic literature search using the Ovid (Cinhal, Medline, Sport Discus) library databases from 1966-2005 was undertaken. Specific search words were employed related to tennis, aging, exercise, health, and the psychophysiological systems. Public access internet search engines were also used (Google, PubMed), along with non-electronic searches of library holdings. There is ample research documenting the health benefits of regular participation in moderately intense aerobic activity. There have been research studies targeting veteran tennis players but most were cross sectional. No tennis related study successfully eliminated all confounding cross training effects. The health of veteran tennis players is improved by enhanced aerobic capacity, greater bone densities in specific regions, lower body fat, greater strength, and maintained reaction time performance in comparison with age matched but less active controls. However, it is not certain whether tennis alone can be a sole contributor to these physiological variables. Well controlled longitudinal research among elite veteran and novice older adult players is needed.
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