Benefit Of Health In Table Tennis

Introduction

"Table tennis isn't a sport or game, it's not even strenuous!" - Unfortunately, many people have this picture from table tennis. I think it's because you can play it without much practice. But this attitude is of course wrong. In this post I explain why table tennis is a sport and what health benefits the game brings with it.

Is table tennis a good workout? In short, YES! Depending on your level of play, you burn 280 to 600 calories in an hour. You mainly train your front and back thighs, calves and shoulders. In addition, table tennis is considered to be extremely good brain training that improves hand-eye coordination, reflexes and much more.

But sport has even more advantages that many are not even aware of. You can find everything about this in the course of the post.

How many calories are burned playing table tennis?

It is very important to understand that how many calories you burn while playing table tennis depends on your own playing style. Therefore, I can only specify an upper and lower limit for this.

On average, a man burns around 280 calories in an hour while playing table tennis. In women, the average is about 240 calories. This means that you use a little more energy than when you go for a walk. These guidelines apply above all to hobby players.

Anyone who has ever seen a professional game can understand very well why the players burn more than 600 calories per hour. Because the rallies are much faster and the players hit all over their bodies. In addition, the footwork is very different from that of most hobby players.

I would describe myself as an advanced hobby player and burn table tennis in about an hour. 320 calories (according to my fitness watch). I also try to pay attention to the footwork and not to stand dead at the table.

If you want to calculate your calorie consumption for an hour of table tennis yourself, you can do that with the calculator on Yazio.com. Please note, however, that this is an average value.

Here's a little motivation: the better you get at table tennis, the more calories you burn. If you keep that in mind, everything will be a little easier for you.

Which muscle groups are used in table tennis?

In table tennis, on the one hand, it is important to position yourself correctly. To do this, you have to take many small steps. In addition, you often bend your knees a bit. The leg muscles are used. This is especially true for:

When you have positioned yourself correctly, it is important to hit the ball correctly. The movement mainly comes from the shoulders. The upper and forearms are also lightly stressed.

In addition, there is often a slight rotation of the torso. That means you also use your core muscles. Table tennis is therefore often considered a good game for the back. But you should be careful when picking up balls. The old wisdom applies here: Kneel down to bend over

Does table tennis help you lose weight?

Many may wonder if you can just play table tennis to lose some weight. My answer is a resounding YES! As I showed earlier, it can burn a lot of calories, especially if you play extra energetically yourself.

You can easily increase your calorie consumption with table tennis. When it comes to losing weight, the simple rule applies: you have to burn more calories than you eat. If that is the case, you can also easily lose weight with table tennis.

Here is a small example. Let's assume that you are an average woman. Then your basal metabolic rate is around 2000 Kcal a day. If you now play table tennis for an hour every day and consume your normal 2000 Kcal, you have a calorie deficit of approx. 250 Kcal. With that you would lose a little more than a kilo of fat in a month.

How fun makes us fit

So you can see it is possible to lose weight with table tennis. And one factor still plays a big role in my opinion - fun. While I tend to have to pull myself up to go running or to do a place of strength, I always look forward to playing table tennis.

If you have the time, you play genre for more than an hour and of course burn even more calories. In addition, you get better and better and thus increase your consumption again.

So if you can't get excited about any other sport, try table tennis. It's fun right from the start and you can use up energy in a playful way.

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