CAN DOGS PLAY PICKLEBALL?

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FIT PICKLER
December 21, 2023

Health, Fitness, News & Fun for Picklers of All Ages

What's Cooking in the Kitchen This Week:

  • Fitness Expert Glen Dawson on Wrist Pain

  • Playing Pickleball With Your Pooch

  • Does Your Job PAY YOU to Play Pickleball? Theirs Does!

  • The Inspirational Stories Of Parkinson’s and Pickleball

  • Travel: Aruba, Jamaica, ooh…Pickleball!

  • CookBook: Everything But The Kitchen Dink

  • You’ve Heard of Top Golf, but What About Electric Pickleball?

  • Coach Mary: When You Hit A Wall, Hit The Wall!

🏋️STAYING FIT WITH GLEN

3 Steps to Relieve Wrist Pain

🐶 HEALTH & PETS

Practicing Pickleball With Your Pooch!

You’ve heard of Goat Yoga, but have you heard of Pickleball with Your Pooch?

Ok, so maybe Fido can’t dink and drive, but he’s a perfect companion for drills that will most certainly improve your game while giving you quality time outdoors

From Shuffle drills to Swing Drills, this article by The Wag will help you create the perfect workout.
Read Full Article Here…

💼  WORKPLACE

Does Your Boss Pay You to Pickle? Their Boss Does!

Recently CNBC featured the Company Room &Board in their Making It Section to talk about their Pickleball court that they installed in 2013.

Nancy Manley, Room & Board’s chief people officer, said, “We don’t want people coming into the office and sitting on video calls all day … otherwise, what’s the point?” she added. “Work should be fun.” Yay, for Nancy!

They have not only noted happier employees, but point to the cognitive boosts Pickleball can provide leaving employees sharper and more productive.
Read more about this great work perk here…

🗞️ IN THE NEWS

Pickleball For Parkinson’s

When it comes to overcoming the challenges posed by Parkinson's disease, the sport of pickleball is proving to be a surprising and inspirational ally. Across the country, Parkinson's patients are discovering that this paddle sport, often played in the idyllic setting of a local park, can bring not only physical benefits but also a renewed sense of joy and connection.

Here are some of the most heartwarming stories and scientific studies that highlight the unique synergy between pickleball and Parkinson's.

Scott Rider, once an Ohio State all-American track star shared his inspiring journey that showcases the incredible power of persistence and the healing potential of pickleball, story continues here…

✈️ TRAVEL

Aruba, Jamaica, Ooo I Wanna Take you… On a Pickleball Adventure!

Luxury travel is riding the Pickleball Wave!

High end villas are getting in on the action. From Palm Springs to Jamaica, one company called Rental Escapes boast over 60 Villas around the world that offer luxury Pickleball rentals.

In the USA, many luxury resorts are now offering Pickleball as a featured amenity. The Four Seasons in Maui, Enchantment resort in Arizona and Twin Farms in Vermont are just a few examples.
Click here to see more…

👩‍🍳 RECIPE BOOK

What Do You Get When You Combine Pickleball with all the flavors of Mediterranean cuisine?

Sherri Holzer, of Simply Sherri, has written a wonderful new Pickleball Cookbook. Playffuly titled, Everything But the Kitchen Dink, Sherri says it includes recipes, “from post-pickleball game snacks to mouthwatering homemade family dinners.”

She adds, “This book guides readers to nourish both their bodies and souls.”
Read more about it here…

👏 COMMUNITY

Lucky Vegas Getting a New
Pickeball Entertainment Center

You’ve probably heard about the entertainment facility, Top Golf, which let’s golfers rent a stall and tee off while enjoying food and drinks. Well, Pickleball is getting in on that action.

Electric Pickle, which says it will open locations in Arizona, California and Texas, will start with their first facility in Las Vegas, scheduled to open in late 2024.

It will offer private cabanas with full service, fireplaces, outdoor televisions and more! Paul Frederick, founder of Eureka Restaurant Group who is behind the project noted, “It’s just a big entertainment restaurant, where you have 10 pickleball courts and lots of little fun activations that (keep) people entertained.”

The Fit Pickler has just one question? Road trip anyone???
Read more about it here…

 HOLDING COURT with
COACH MARY

 🤨 Have You Hit a Wall in Your Pickleball Skill Level?
Maybe the Answer is To Hit a Wall!

GREAT WALL DRILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR GAME

I often include wall drills with my classes when we are inside. Unfortunately, most outdoor courts do not have hard walls for drilling.

Remember: Wall drills give you more repetitions, more contacts, and more control!

HERE IS THE CHECKLIST OF DRILLS FROM THE VIDEO:
✅ Forehand and Backhand dinks
✅ Forehand and Backhand volleys
✅ Moving dinks and volleys – both directions.
✅ Drive, reset on both forehand and backhand sides.
✅ Alternating forehand and backhand dinks and volleys.
✅ Drive, reset to yourself, then contact. Two touch drills on forehand.
✅ Drive, reset to yourself, then contact. Two touch drills on backhand.
✅ Back up. Hit forehand drives – focus on footwork.
✅ Back up. Hit backhand drives, both one handed and two handed.
✅ Alternate forehand, then backhand drives.Drive, then reset on both sides.

NOTE: This is for serious players who are motivated to improve. This is a lot of work, and footwork, and conditioning. Yet, beginners can definitely benefit from these drills and they will help you improve faster.

Note: There are some workout and conditioning drills attached to one of the links. Do what you can do, but do not worry if you cannot execute all the footwork and movement, balance, coordination drills demonstrated. Adapt the exercises to your own physical abilities.

Remember: When it’s raining, or windy, or too hot, you can still work on your game! Sometimes your peeps do not want to drill. You can do it on your own with these wall drills!

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