Aside from being a fun way to spend an afternoon or evening with family and friends, TABLE TENNIS also offers surprisingly astonishing health benefits.
Like most sports, TABLE TENNIS offers great mind-body stimulation, provides aerobic exercise and social recreational interaction. It's easy on the joints so is an excellent sport for both young and more mature enthusiasts. No matter what your age (one of our members is over 80), you are a candidate to play.
Scientific evidence and medical experts around the world acknowledge that recreational TABLE TENNIS stimulates brain function, helps development of tactical thinking skills, hand/eye co-ordination, provides aerobic exercise and social recreational interaction.
Unlike many sports, however, the overall risk for injury with TABLE TENNIS is very low.
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1. DEVELOPS MENTAL ACUITY
The speed, spin and placement of the ball are crucial in table tennis, and professional players are highly skilled in both creating and solving puzzles involving these three attributes.
2. IMPROVES REFLEXES
Due to fast-paced, short-distance nature of the sport, both gross and fine muscle movements are improved. The game is distinguished by bursts of exertion and recovery, leading to fast-twitch muscle development.
3. PLAYING TABLE TENNIS IMPROVES HAND/EYE COORDINATION
It stimulates mental awareness, concentration and tactical strategy. This makes it the perfect game for younger players to sharpen their reflexes, and for older people to refine tactics.
4. IT'S EASY ON THE JOINTS
If you have had knee surgery, back problems, tired of twisting your ankles - try table tennis. It's a great way to improve your leg, arm and core strength without overtaxing your joints.
5. BURNS CALORIES
A 68kg person can burn 272 calories by playing table tennis for one hour. Considering the fact that the sport is entertaining and addictive, it can be a fun and easy way to burn calories.
6. SOCIAL INTERACTION
Whether you play in a community centre or at home with friends, table tennis offers a great way to bond with other people. Because young and old can play the game, it can help improve communication and build relationships, irrespective of age.
7. KEEPS YOUR BRAIN SHARP
Alzheimer's Weekly reports a clear increase in motor skills and cognitive awareness from playing table tennis, after a series of preliminary clinical studies in Japan found that table tennis markedly increases the flow of blood to the brain, and could possibly even prevent dementia.
8. STIMULATES DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE BRAIN
Table tennis stimulates different parts of the brain. By anticipating an opponent's shot, a player uses the prefrontal cortex for strategic planning. The aerobic exercise from the physical activity of the games stimulates the hippocampus, the part of the brain that is responsible for allowing us to form and retain long-term facts and events.
9. IMPROVES BALANCE
Staying balanced and being able to quickly change direction are key to being successful in a table tennis rally. This is especially important for the elderly.
10. IMPROVES COORDINATION
Following the ball as it moves quickly towards you, and following its trajectory as your opponent hits it helps improve hand-eye coordination.
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At Dunbar Table Tennis, we believe that this sport has the power to change lives. Table Tennis has all kinds of physical, cerebral & emotional benefits attached to it. It helps to develop mental acuity. No matter what age you are it helps improves hand eye coordination along with numerous other benefits.
Our coaches at Dunbar Table Tennis are made up of Table Tennis enthusiasts who are passionate about helping our mature and junior community enjoy learning and playing the game. We provide all equipment free of charge. Our sessions are played at Bleaching Field Centre in Dunbar and are open to all. Our Junior sessions are played at Lochend Campus on Friday.
If you have never played Table Tennis before, here are some great coaching videos to help you understand the game. The best way to learn though, is to just come along and play.
No matter whether your a complete beginner or played table tennis many years ago and want to improve your skills, you are most welcome.
Complete beginners improve very quickly and our better players help you.
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