Badminton Workout

Plan and track the result of your Badminton.

Badminton is a fast paced racquet and shuttlecock sport requiring skill and athletic ability. Although the court is smaller than other racquet courts it requires a lot of energy and strategy to keep the opponent from returning the shuttle cock. It can be played with two or four workout friends.

Badminton matches are typically at least 45 minutes. It requires short bursts of intermittent activity until 21 points are scored. Badminton can be highly competitive when playing with skilled players. When playing with skilled players the ability to recover quickly from the intense bursts of activity will be an important factor in winning. Badminton at this level is ideal power conditioning.

Depending on the level of play this sport requires high levels of fitness and health in part because of the need for explosive activity then a stop and then that high level of activity again. Competitive badminton is played indoors because small wind differences can interfere with the shuttlecock. Recreational badminton can be played indoors and outdoors in yards, lots, or beaches.

Badminton is also an Olympic sport. The sports fitness requires the ability to perform aerobic activity, stamina, and speed. As with other racquet sports, the player will need to coordinate fine movements and racquet control. A player needs to be able to return with a variety of strokes.

Badminton develops and requires overhand, front hand, and back hand racquet control through the core of the body. Running from one end of the court as well as the ability to jump sometimes several feet into the air when serving or returning exercise the lower half of the body. Because of this upper and lower body use Badminton is a well suited sport for core strength training.

Badminton is also a sport full of strategy. Workout friends will frequently attempt to deceive their opponent by appearing to set up a standard rally, net kill, smash, or even drop shot. They also attempt to deceive their opponent by changing the direction of their stroke at the last second. Recreational or mild intensity will use more overhand strokes.

The less experienced player will end up in the wrong place. The more experienced player will wait a second to be sure where or how the shot is being played. Waiting that second can give one or the other an advantage. Badminton develops and requires fine eye, hand, and foot coordination.

Workout Nation for Badminton

Workout Nation supports badminton and calculates the energy expenditure with just a few mouse clicks. To increase accuracy only log the duration of time you spend playing. Do not include rest, set up, or breaks. The tracking and feedback you will receive will be instrumental in planning future workouts and changes in intensity levels.

 
 

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