Table Tennis

Since kids love to play more than anything else, they certainly love table tennis, especially if they discovered the game at an early age.

Advantages and benefits of table tennis as a healthy and fun activity that kids enjoy, include:

• It keeps the brain sharp. Renowned physician, psychiatrist and brain imaging expert, Dr Daniel Amen, calls table tennis “the world’s best brain sport” because it is highly aerobic, uses both the upper and lower body, and is great for eye-hand coordination and reflexes.  Table tennis also utilizes many different areas of the brain simultaneously while tracking the ball, planning shots and strategies, and figuring out spins.
• It teaches the value of working hard. Table tennis requires maximum concentration on the ball and constant movement around the table. The one who works hardest during the game is usually the winner. This correlation between winning and hard work is an important concept that the kids should be aware of.
• Enhances decision making skills. Table tennis requires immediate reactions to the opponent’s moves which helps regular players develop a sense of fast-thinking. Making tactical decisions in less than a second, under pressure, improves cognitive abilities of the kids.
• It improves alertness and concentration abilities. Table tennis is a fast-paced sport that requires total concentration on the ball with an excellent hand-eye coordination. During a table tennis game, various areas of the brain are activated simultaneously. It’s scientifically proven that while playing table tennis, the physical and thought alertness are at their highest rates.
• It burns calories and boosts self-confidence. Trying table tennis instead of boring physical exercises is a fun and easy way to burn calories. More importantly, it helps children to maintain a healthy lifestyle later in their lives as well as boost self-confidence at an early age.