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

What's Cooking in the Kitchen This Week:

• Drill Of The Week

• Apple Study Asks: Is Pickleball Really Healthy for You?

• Our Best Smoothie Recipes

• The Golden Bachelor Highlights Pickleball

• The Real Reason for Pickleball's Meteoric Rise

• Pickleball Dresses Up

MONTHLY CONTEST

DRILL OF THE WEEK

The Essentials of The Warm Up for Maintaining Health

🗞️ IN THE NEWS

Health Benefits of Pickleball:
Fact or Fiction?

Does Pickleball really improve mental well-being, aerobic fitness levels, or overall life satisfaction? The Apple Heart and Movement Study has conducted research that definitively answers this question.

The study involved participants aged 55 and older, with their physical and mental health measured before and after playing the sport.
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^{_{👨🏼‍🍳}} RECIPES & NUTRITION

See what combinations of ingredients that can boost your energy levels and provide essential nutrients before a workout.

Ingredients include a bananas, almond butter, berries, chia seeds coconut and more - so there is something for every palate!

Convenient and Healthy, who could ask for anything more? 
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🎤QUOTE OF THE WEEK

The Golden Bachelor & Pickleball

You know Pickleball has fully entered the mainstream when ABC’s The Golden Bachelor gets in on the game. Fan favorite Ellen Goltzer, who plays pickleball 4 times a week, was eliminated in week 5.

But in Episode 4, she led her team, The “Picklelicious Paddles”, to victory in the Pickleball tournament and won a photo shoot in Pickleball Magazine.

Rumors abound that ABC may be considering Ellen as the star of the Golden Bachelorette! In the meantime, Katie Couric sat down with Ellen to share her Top Pickleball Tips.
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🖊 FEATURE STORY

Pickleball is Community

While many commentators have noted the meteoric rise of pickleball in the past 3 years, many focus only on the trendiness, the availability during the Covid lockdown and the health benefits. 

 But many ignore one of the most important and unique aspects of the sport: COMMUNITY.

 One of the most remarkable aspects of pickleball's rise in popularity was how it brought people together, forging new friendships on and off the court. Recreational courts in parks became the epicenter of this newfound sense of camaraderie.

Total strangers can arrive at these courts, paddles in hand, and start playing pick-up games.

Pickleball really is one of the few recreational sports that…
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👚 TRENDS & FASHION

Move over tennis Skirts! We knew it was only a matter of time before the Fashion World took notice of the sport of pickleball.

 And the trend is now driving a surge in the popularity of specialized clothing and accessories.

Sounds like they are getting good consultants too, as they are focused on  breathable fabrics, moisture-wicking properties, and enhanced mobility. Get ready to look stylish dinking and driving.

See the latest trends...
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