I started my youngest on tennis lessons with a coach I found through https://mytennislessons.com/ -- this was last school year and the coach we ended up with was on our HS tennis team, but there are coaches of all ages listed. She also did classes through Montgomery Parks but we found that the lessons really helped a lot in conjunction with the classes.

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Anonymous wrote:A second tennis question from a new poster. I've always wanted to learn how to play tennis but it just never happened for me. 40 years and 3 kids later, and I'm in a place where I have the time/money to do so if I wanted. Is it too late? My fitness level is not amazing, but I can huff my way through a mile run.

Montgomery Parks and rec has tennis instruction for all levels and I love group lessons. Some instructors are better than others.
I enjoy getting out an hour a week to do something new.
I started in the fall at age 52 - never played before and having fun.

Ok thanks I will check this out

Anonymous wrote:A second tennis question from a new poster. I've always wanted to learn how to play tennis but it just never happened for me. 40 years and 3 kids later, and I'm in a place where I have the time/money to do so if I wanted. Is it too late? My fitness level is not amazing, but I can huff my way through a mile run.

Montgomery Parks and rec has tennis instruction for all levels and I love group lessons. Some instructors are better than others.
I enjoy getting out an hour a week to do something new.
I started in the fall at age 52 - never played before and having fun.

Anonymous wrote:Second what the poster said about it being a great mental break. I started from scratch about 8 years ago and just got bumped up to a 3.5 on USTA on Dec 1. It's tons of fun and there is always someone who wants to play. DH and I play mixed, I have a steady ladies doubles partner and I really see it as something that can see me through eventual retirement.

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Second what the poster said about it being a great mental break. I started from scratch about 8 years ago and just got bumped up to a 3.5 on USTA on Dec 1. It's tons of fun and there is always someone who wants to play. DH and I play mixed, I have a steady ladies doubles partner and I really see it as something that can see me through eventual retirement.

I started tennis at 35 (and don’t play much anymore because I’m working too much) but for a while i was decent. I’ll never be great, but i can hang with people who were not-amazing high school players which isn’t bad for an old fart who picked it up as an adult. I’m not tragically uncoordinated, but I’m no athlete either. I love it! And it’s such a fun way to get exercise. Definitely go for it!

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Anonymous wrote:A second tennis question from a new poster. I've always wanted to learn how to play tennis but it just never happened for me. 40 years and 3 kids later, and I'm in a place where I have the time/money to do so if I wanted. Is it too late? My fitness level is not amazing, but I can huff my way through a mile run.

They’re not going to put you in a match with Serena on your first lesson! What will happen is your arm and wrist muscles will hurt while you build strength holding the racquet. No, it’s not too late.

Anonymous wrote:A second tennis question from a new poster. I've always wanted to learn how to play tennis but it just never happened for me. 40 years and 3 kids later, and I'm in a place where I have the time/money to do so if I wanted. Is it too late? My fitness level is not amazing, but I can huff my way through a mile run.

I’m 51. Started tennis during pandemic & love it! I made the mistake of practicing serves once, when my coach wasn’t able to do our normal lesson. One hour + ~300 served balls later, my serve was somewhat better, but my arm was useless for the rest of the week. So, get a good coach and start out gently!

In the beginning, your coach will probably be bouncing balls to you that are really controlled, so you can get some basic strokes in place. It doesn’t require a ton of aerobic conditioning @ this stage. Eventually, you will work up to games, and then you will run (or be made to run!) all over the court. So, use your off days now to build up your conditioning and stamina.

I love it because each game is different, so I never get bored. I also *have* to focus on the game at hand, which really helps me shut out everything else in a way that I was never able to do with yoga or spin class. So, in an odd way, it gives me a mental break from the rest of my worries.

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2) It's not too late -- go for it.

A second tennis question from a new poster. I've always wanted to learn how to play tennis but it just never happened for me. 40 years and 3 kids later, and I'm in a place where I have the time/money to do so if I wanted. Is it too late? My fitness level is not amazing, but I can huff my way through a mile run.

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Can it work to have a group of players at all different levels to take lessons together with one instructor? Or is it better to take lessons separately?