Not only are more people playing pickleball than ever before, more people are enjoying the health benefits of the game, too.
Maybe that’s why we’re seeing so many people checking their Apple Watch before they shout, “0-0-2.”
New data, thanks to researchers from the Apple Heart and Movement Study, found an increase in the popularity of pickleball workouts, surpassing tennis for the first time. The research discovered pickleball and tennis workouts are popular across many adult ages and more popular with men than women. This information was released by Apple.com.
After looking at data from more than 250,000 pickleball and tennis workouts recorded on Apple Watch, researchers found pickleball workouts were slightly longer – 90 minutes for pickleball, 81 for tennis, according to Apple.com. The average peak heart rate was nine beats per minute faster during tennis workouts than for pickleball.
Either way, people are using their watches and tracking their data. That’s the case for David Holt in Oklahoma City. Holt, 51, who is in his first month of playing, recently had his annual check-up with his doctor and was told he needed to increase his movement.
Pickleball is perfect for that and the Apple Watch helped.
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