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Why Everyone Is Obsessed With Pickleball Right Now - Plus, How to Start Playing (PopSugar)

Posted: Jul 11, 2024 in In the News

This aricle originally appeared in PopSugar on July 11, 2024

If you've previously ignored pickleball because of its funny name or the fact that your parents were the ones asking for pickleball gifts over the holidays, it's time to get properly acquainted. The sport is on a rocket ship, rising in popularity thanks in large part to the pandemic. In fact, pickleball has been named the "fastest-growing sport in America" for the third year in a row, according to The Sports & Fitness Industry Association's 2023 report...

The American Council on Exercise conducted a small study of the effects of pickleball on middle-aged and older adults (age 40 to 85 years) and found that in just 15 minutes of pickleball play, the participants' heart rates easily reached the threshold of moderate-intensity exercise and even peaked into the vigorous-intensity range. After six weeks of playing pickleball for 60 minutes, three times a week, the researchers saw improvements in cardiometabolic markers including cholesterol levels and blood pressure...

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