BATON ROUGE, LA (LOCAL33) (FOX44) – Pickle Ball is now offered at the YMCA, and guests are loving it.
Pickle ball is a mix between tennis and ping pong, and can be played indoor or outdoor.
YMCA Personal Trainer Meredith Atterbery said, “you get cardio, balance, flexibility, range of motion in your shoulders, a lot of movement, great calorie burn and awesome for reflexes.”
Atterbery said it’s the fastest growing senior sport in America, “even younger folks are starting to catch on. It’s great for kids, it’s great for any school age person. It’s really great for everybody.”
Pickle Ball is available at the Paula G. Manship YMCA from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
There is a pickle ball tournament happening at the Zachary location during the first weekend in October.
For more information on the YMCA and their pickle ball activities click here.