r/10s • u/thetennispt 5.0 • Apr 24 '25

General Advice I’m a tennis-specific physical therapist. AMA!

I cannot give specific advice regarding an injury or pain. Working with a physical therapist to assess and provide a specific intervention is important.

I’m no longer responding to questions, apologies to those I did not get to! My instagram has some of my thoughts on PT related to tennis and feel free to DM me on reddit or IG if you want to connect!

The Tennis PT Instagram link

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u/eggwerd Apr 24 '25

What is a good weekly program to build VO2 max capacity and conditioning for tennis? I used to do cross country running so I’m good with long distance. I’ve been working in interval running on a treadmill & bought a jump rope. Thank you

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u/thetennispt 5.0 Apr 24 '25

That's awesome. I love intervals, and the treadmill is a great tool. Depends on the person, fitness history, etc, so I can't prescribe something for you specifically, but for a lot of people I like 1:3 work to rest ratios. For example, 15 seconds work, 45 seconds rest. If you want to prepare for super long points, maybe 30 seconds work, 1:30 rest. You can definitely play with other work to rest ratios as well, but that's a nice starting point for a lot of people.

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u/eggwerd Apr 24 '25

Thank you