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Okay in tennis, once again, strength training is incredibly important. If you look at all
the top players today; men and women, a significant part of their training is weight lifting and
fitness training. You're not able to hit those big serves and withstand the pounding of the
game, if you don't work out. You see it in all sports, whether it's baseball, basketball,
football; the players today are the fittest ever. So, some exercises you can do at home,
in this segment, we're going to cover the squat and the push up. They're great basic
exercises and they take very little time to do and they'll pay off big. You'll be able
to withstand injury, hit the ball harder and move around better. So, the standing squat
which helps build your quads, your glutes, your calves, strengthens your feet and your
back is very simple. You can do it flat footed. You can just put your arms out like this and
just go down like that and lift straight up and you do enough of these, you'll never get
tired in a match because as you see, a lot of tennis shots are just going down like a
squat. If you want to make it a little tougher, you go up on your toes and now this will work
the calves a lot more and your balance. So, this exercise, it's not no fancy machines,
no fancy coach. This is a great exercise for anybody of all ages and just see how many
you can do and just build upon them and if you get really good, I supposed you could
just do it one legged, but that takes a lot of balance and a lot of practice.