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tennis helps keep the doctor away
The game of tennis offers us a unique opportunity to strengthen and maintain every part of the body.
From the cardiovascular and anaerobic strength, dynamic balance and agility, to the mental discipline and meditative benefits, tennis is truly an activity for the mind, body and soul.
Luckily, tennis can be approached and enjoyed in different ways. For most people it’s the game they see on TV – a rollercoaster of emotions, with the imposters of victory and defeat to be dealt with.
For others tennis is a fun activity between family and friends. A way to meet new people that doesn’t involve alchohol; an intense cardio workout, or a gentle moving meditation.
Whichever way you choose to play, tennis has been found to add years to your life and keep the doctor away as a growing number of medical studies and news reports confirm.
“…regularly taking part in sports such as tennis, reduces your risk of death at any given age by almost 50%.”
THE GUARDIAN, 2016
Based on data published in
THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
Koh Samui Tennis
Most of the tennis is played in the north of the island, since here you will find Samui’s two small tennis clubs, both with two floodlit courts and Padel Samui with one floodlit court.
There are also hotels, private villas and resorts dotted around the island that rent out their courts if they are not booked or busy.
The Price of a court is usually between 400THB and 600THB per hour.
The weather is of course hot! all year round …too hot for tennis really, but if you don’t mind waking up early, missing cocktail hour or paying for lights (200THB – 400THB extra per hour) then it can be quite pleasant. Whatever the weather or time of day, it’s always very humid here.
The hottest time of year is the Thai summer from April to June, when even 7am is a bit toasty, though it’s still possible there could be some cooling rain somewhere on the island at some point on many of those days.
The chance of rain gradually increases as we head into Rainy season from October to December. In recent years we haven’t seen much of a Monsoon really and much less rain in general, with the seasons all becoming a lot less defined than when I first arrived here.
Sometime in late-December but usually January, the nicest weather of the year arrives, slowly warming up as we head back towards the midsummer madness of April.