Table Tennis Fitness

Gerard Tran Asked 5 years ago

Hello Alois,

I was doing some of my own research into the popularity of table tennis.

I stumbled upon a few websites regarding the top 10 sports for overall fitness.

As I looked through the lists of all these websites, much to my dismay, out beloved sport does not appear on these lists.

What are your thoughts on this?

Alois Rosario Answered 5 years ago

Hi Gerard,

It often doesn't feature because a lot of people think of fitness as aerobic fitness.  Table Tennis isn't one of the highest in regard to aerobic demand however it uses a whole range of components of fitness, including endurance, strength, power and flexibility.