Padel news: Three reasons why padel is the perfect sport for busy adults looking to decompress
Padel is the fastest growing sport in the world and the best way to catch up with friends, get in your recommended exercise, and de-stress from the mundane routine of life.
After all, many of us have a schedule that requires you to squint in order to try and find some freedom – to the point where making time for things feels like a second job.
Working a nine-to-five, with its morning commutes, school runs, regimented dinners, and strict bedtimes, means we are busier than ever.
It is thus increasingly difficult to meet up with friends or take some time for yourself, but a certain racket sport may be the solution.
Here, Sports News Blitz writer Vanely Barumire explains how padel is the perfect pastime for busy adults.
Squeeze in some exercise
If you are looking to fit in some fitness on a busy schedule, padel is the way to go.
Padel is oftentimes written off as an unserious sport – and little more than an excuse to drink – due to its social aspect.
However, the racket sport is as competitive as any other and healthy to boot.
It is recommended that adults do 150 minutes of moderate exercise or 75 minutes of vigorous exercise each week and padel is the perfect way to get that time in.
With a game typically lasting around 90 minutes and involving hitting, running, and constant changes in speed, padel will certainly get your heart rate up.
Similar to tennis, the sport also helps to improve your aerobic endurance and agility.
One session a week provides all your recommended exercise, and with over 400 calories burnt per stint, padel is a fun way for any busy adult to decompress and squeeze in some much-needed exercise.
More courts, fewer excuses
Padel courts continue to pop up all around the world, although some are admittedly fancier than others.
Notably, when the Lawn Tennis Association became the national governing body for British padel in 2019, there were only 50 padel courts in the United Kingdom.
Fast forward six years and there are nearly 1,000 across the country.
It is now easier to find a padel club than a football stadium, making it effortless to book regular sessions in many major British cities.
You should thus have no issue fitting one in on your lunch break or after a long day at work.
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Racket and a coffee
Offering comfort, coffee, and even a cute bistro, padel clubs are more engineered for socialising than playing.
Luxurious for a fraction of the price of exclusive tennis clubs, they are the perfect place to unwind and catch up with friends while getting in some exercise.
You can even skip the court all together and just head straight for the latte – the sport itself encourages such behaviour as it is heavily geared towards the social aspect, especially through its doubles format.
Indeed, it really is the perfect sport for a busy group of friends looking to meet at least once a week.
Drinks companies have also caught onto the social buzz of padel and are pushing it further by selling the game as an experience with friends rather than a sport.
Companies such as Bero, Heineken, and Red Bull have leaned heavily into the potential of connection made on a padel court.
The BERO Padel Classic, for example, was a star-studded competition used to simultaneously spread awareness of padel and Spider-Man actor Tom Holland’s non-alcoholic beer.
So grab a racket, book a court, and turn that weekly meet-up with mates or office get-together into a visit to the padel club because there is no better way to wind down as a busy adult than on a padel court.
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