This is the first full summer that we have played pickleball regularly. We first played a couple years ago, but had only done it a half-dozen times until 2024.
This year, we joined a park recreational group. They have open, pick-up games every morning. They play on new courts built within one of our city’s many outdoor hockey rinks.
We also just joined leagues at an indoor pickleball club. For $15/week you get 3 hours of ladder play through Thanksgiving. It’s fun – and a real workout.
I recently compared 2 hours of singles tennis with 2 hours of doubles pickleball. The daytime leagues are filled with athletic retirees. Both are an amazing hit similar workout …
I think most tennis players would be surprised at how comparably good exercise that pickleball is. Pickleball has a smaller court, but it makes up for less moving around with more, faster activity.
How popular is pickleball in your area? Have you tried it out yet?
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MrFireStation 
We live in central Texas and pickleball is very popular. I play regularly and always assumed it was not as hard as a workout as tennis. It’s great to know you can get just as good as a workout. I feel like pickleball is a little more social than tennis because of the smaller court.
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Agree – with tennis, you have to shout to the person on the other baseline to hear you. Pickleball lends itself to more banter.
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