A few days ago we offered you via our account Instagram to answer a small survey concerning the vision that you have of the padel.

Indeed for some, this sport is not a discipline in its own right, especially compared to its big cousin, tennis. The main reason which pushes these few skeptics of the pala to qualify the padel of beach sports would be, among other things, the supposed “low calorie expenditure”.

What is it really?

No, the padel is not a beach sport!

As Jérôme Arnoux explains to you in his column on the physical expenditure of padel, it's wrong : “Because we are on the move most of the time, the padel eliminates up to 600 calories (*) per hour of play. This is a quarter more than the caloric expenditure generated by one hour of tennis in doubles and the equivalent of that of a singles [...]. A squash match is slightly more demanding. "

But above all, we wanted to know your point of view regarding these criticisms. It would thus seem that for the majority of our subscribers the padel is not just a “beach sport”. In fact, 85% of voters answered “no” to the question!

Remember that currently, several professional circuits are organizing competitions around the world, requiring players to be in excellent physical condition and an irreproachable lifestyle in order to keep up with this frantic pace between travel and playing time. For this, the best athletes of discipline are constantly training and have been integrating for several years now physical preparations dedicated to the practice of their discipline combining muscle strengthening, cardio, and explosiveness.

It is also in sports halls that we often find pro players early in the morning, who sharpen their physique before going on the track to work on the technical part.

A fun way to burn calories!

Of course that at the amateur stage the padel can be practiced in a less intense way by practitioners, shall we say, less sharp. However, when the latter embark on the experience of competition, they quickly realize that this discipline requires cardio and good thighs to fetch the lowest balls.

Despite this, it would seem that these physical demands are not enough for some. In fact, 15% of respondents still believe that the padel is a beach sport. A figure that may seem relatively high in reality and which may even surprise when you know how physically demanding this sport can be.

Finally, we can say that the advantage of padel it is precisely that it adapts very well to the level and the physical condition of each one. And it's finally a very good way to burn calories while having fun!

(*) Of course, the energy expenditure varies according to the weight of the player and the intensity of the session.

Sebastien Carrasco

Future naturopath and passionate about padel, Seb is the health/food gentleman of Padel Magazine. He juggles between pala, quinoa and essential oils. For almost two years now he has been dealing with the news of the little yellow ball with the same passion.

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