Tennis
Rally, serve, and outlast an opponent in a game for any age.
~$199Cost to start
ModerateDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
2 setup steps, ~$199 all in. Nothing to buy until you say so.
Is it you?
Nobody has scored this against your answers yet. 1–3 hr at a time, $199 to find out whether it sticks.
NoiseSome noiseSpaceOpen area
The path15 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$99
- Find a court and check what booking costs
- Get a racket that suits a beginner's arm
Then the quests
- Hit for an hour and keep most balls in
- Shake hands with the grip and meet the ball out front
- Rally ten shots in a row with someone
More on Tennis
Everything else we have written about it. Free to read, no account needed.
Guides1
What to buy1
From the blog5
15 Active Hobbies That Get You Fit (No Gym Required)The best workout is the one you actually want to do, and a gym membership you dread isn't it. These 15 hobbies get you genuinely fit as a side effect of having fun: you'll build cardio, strength, and coordination while chasing a wave, a summit, a belt, or a win. Pick the one that doesn't feel like exercise.Best Hobbies for ENTJs: What Actually Holds a Commander's AttentionIf you are an ENTJ, most hobby lists read like they were written for someone with time to kill, and you do not have time to kill. You have targets. The wrong hobby for you is not just boring, it is offensive to how you operate: aimless, formless, with no way to tell whether you are getting better and no reason to show up next week. You do not relax by doing nothing. You relax by pointing your whole engine at something worth beating and then beating it. What you actually want from a hobby is a scoreboard, a ladder to climb, a demanding skill to master faster than the people around you, and ideally an opponent. This is the honest list of what delivers that, and it is not restricted to the obvious.Best Hobbies for ESFJs: What Actually Fits the Way You Love PeopleIf you are an ESFJ, most hobby lists get you wrong in the same small way, and it matters. They hand you a solo craft and a quiet evening and call it self-care, as if the goal were to get away from everyone. But you are not looking to get away. You are happiest when there are people in the room, when the food is going out, when someone leaves saying that was so lovely, we should do it again. The right hobby for you is not a way to be alone with your thoughts. It is a way to bring people together and care for them, with your hands and your warmth, in a way that feels like you. So here is the honest version, built around how you actually love people rather than around the assumption that a hobby is something you do by yourself.Best Hobbies for ESTJs: What Actually Fits the OrganiserIf you are an ESTJ, most hobby lists feel like a waste of a lunch break. They are vague, precious, and clearly written for someone who wants to sit with their feelings rather than get something done. That is not you. The wrong hobby for an ESTJ is not just boring, it is pointless in a way that genuinely bothers you: no result at the end, no standard to meet, no one who benefits, nothing you can point at and say you built that or you ran that. You do not unwind by doing nothing productive. You unwind by taking a real thing in hand, doing it properly, and finishing it. What you actually want is a project with a clear finish line, a skill you can do to a high standard, and more often than not a group of people to organise around it. This is the honest list of what delivers that, and it is not limited to the obvious.
Read the blogLearn it with a course
UdemyRecommended course
Tennis 101: How to Play Tennis
Start on UdemyAffiliate link
Same shape of evening, different thing to hold at the end. Or follow a tag sideways.
Lacrosse$298
Run, cradle, and shoot in the fastest game on two feet.
Pickleball$137
Pick up a paddle and get rallying in an afternoon, addictive by game two.
Bowling$140
Roll for the pocket and chase the satisfying crash of a strike.
Golf$220
A lifelong precision sport that rewards patience, course management, and one unforgettable shot per round.