TENNIS.com Fitness Tip of the Week: Upper-Body Boost

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The seasons change—shouldn’t your game? Consider this quartet of tennis-tuned exercises a starting point to get you inspired and in shape. These training tips—unveiled one per week—will boost your game.

This stretch boosts performance. Opening up your hips, in particular, amps agility and acceleration.

Take free weights—and nothing above 25 pounds. Performing this exercise on a stability ball engages your entire body and boosts your core strength. Position the back of your shoulders and neck on the ball, with your head flat. Knees at 90 degrees; heels flat. Squeeze your glutes and extend your hips up so that your trunk is flat.

One: Hands up above chest.

Two: Fly out to shoulder level, palms up.

Three: Bring the weights back to center by actively squeezing your chest.

Four: Let your elbow drop below your back and press straight up. Keep your wrist stable throughout the entire motion.

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