By Noe Sariban , PT , DPT , Cert . DN , TPI MII , CPTP moveitpt . com
PickleballandCross-Training
There is one thing we can all agree on : pickleball is too much fun not to play ! Most people who try it become quickly addicted . Pickleball brings together people of all athletic backgrounds — ex-athletes , weekend warriors and seasoned couch potatoes . However , all these people now have something in common — they all play pickleball more than anything else . People find themselves playing four to six times a week for multiple hours at a time . While the average age of pickleball players is getting younger , most recreational players are 50 and older . The combination of the higher age range and the number of hours spent on the court is a recipe for injury in the long term .
There are plenty of players who no longer perform activities they ’ ve been doing for years . I have met plenty