I went to the semifinals of the Aegon Championships at Queens Club yesterday and it reinvigorated my love for ‘tennis-as-cardio’! The generally accepted wisdom is that you can burn c. 500 calories during an hour of tennis, which might not be as significant as a hardcore ‘hill-sprint’ session, but a) it’s mentally engaging so the hour races by, b) competitively compelling, c) sociable, and d) the actual calorie burn varies ALOT with factors like temperature, humidity, experience levels, player weight etc, so 500cal doesn’t need to be a ceiling!
In the meantime, I was treated to an RAF ‘Fly-By’ in honour of the Queen’s birthday, epic court-side seats at the baseline to see all the action, Andy Murray on court right in front of me, and sightings of all the tennis establishment, like Sue Barker (in the snaps below). Whilst the day was 80% rain and a mere 12 degrees (hello, it’s the middle of June?!), the random British summer gave us a few patches of intense sunshine, during which we got snapping! I also discovered some great gym-finds in the Queens shop, from this cute white ’125th anniversary’ cap below, to a pretty high-end technical brand, Monreal, who produce some fabulously tailored and beautifully chic outer-wear for sports beyond it’s prime target of tennis. Browse through my pics from the day below – I left out all the ones of heavy showers because they’re no fun really!
Faya x
image courtesy of Monreal London
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