Cardio Tennis is the latest fitness craze sweeping Australia, and this Thursday 10 May it is Melbourne’s turn to\u00a0get involved\u00a0in the tennis workout.<\/p>\n
From 12.30 pm at City Square, Cardio Tennis will be on show and\u00a0the general public are invited to join in the fun for the chance to win a Suunto Heart Rate monitor.<\/p>\n
Anyone who visits the exhibition can also register for a free Cardio Tennis workout in their local area.<\/p>\n
There will be sport and media personalities hitting the courts to participate in the fitness program suitable for people of all ages, fitness levels and abilities.<\/p>\n
Cardio Tennis involves participants wearing heart rate monitors while exercising to music using low-compression balls and a variety of equipment, including agility ladders.<\/p>\n
Programs such as Cardio Tennis can lead to an increase in life expectancy according to leading cardiologists.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople who exercise regularly live longer, have less stroke and cardiovascular disease,\u201d Professor Garry Jennings \u2013 Cardiologist and Director of Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are all sorts of physiological benefits [from exercise], which for the most part seem to translate into health benefits and reduction in heart disease,\u201d Professor Jennings added.<\/p>\n