After a period of probably a little calorie heavy confinement, you may now feel like losing a few pounds. Here is how the padel will help you.

As summer approaches, women's magazines are mostly focused on weight loss, trendy swimsuits, light and fresh recipes. We are not going to get into this subject, but rather give you some tips to help you lose those extra pounds gained during winter and confinement.

The basis for losing pounds is to burn more calories than you eat. It's simple. Have fun counting more or less the calories you eat during a meal, then go running or exercise on a bike to find out the calories lost. This allows you to reflect.

Then you have to think that for a day you never stay inactive, at least we hope so. Carrying out daily activities always burns a little. But, in order to advance in weight loss, it will be necessary to combine low calorie diet and physical exercise. The padel is great for that.

Create a routine

Your smartphones all have a built-in agenda. You never use it, this is your chance to get started. Set yourself one or more appointments every week padel. So you will take a rhythm, and little by little you will lengthen the sessions.

Join groups

Clubs often offer groups of people by gender and level. Talk about it without shame because everyone started one day. Tournaments are also times when you meet new people, who can motivate you to excel.

Lessons

There is no age to take lessons. Taking classes doesn't mean you're looking to become a padel. The lessons allow you to have a fixed meeting, individual or in group, adapted to your physical capacities, which will push you to go beyond your expectations. And you will always learn something, like playing better, it's not bad already, isn't it?

Forcing yourself to move

During a match of padel, you can either remain passive or activate. Force yourself to be active on the track because the padel is a perfect sport for working all parts of the body and therefore burning calories.

Complete with another activity

Try as far as possible to combine the padel other physical activity. It can be the gym but also and more simply running, walking or cycling. During the summer, come on foot or by bicycle to play a game of padel, this is really class.

For those who like numbers, during an average game of padel, we can burn up to 1000 calories. So be careful with the packet of crisps that you will take during the post-match aperitif ...

Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.

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