An empirical study on the impact of tennis on Teenagers^ physical fitness and mental health Jie Zhang
School of physical education, Shanghai Normal University
Abstract
Research purpose: the physical and mental development of teenagers is at a critical stage, and the impact of different times of tennis sports per week on Teenagers^ physical fitness and mental health may be different. This study aims to find a suitable number of tennis sports for teenagers, and provide some reference for better promoting the development of teenagers^ physical fitness and mental health.
Research methods: Based on the methods of literature, experiment and questionnaire, this paper selects 30 teenagers aged 13-15 from Shanghai Yuewang tennis club as the experimental objects, and carries out an 8-week tennis exercise intervention on teenagers. They are divided into experimental group and control group, with 15 people in each group. They are divided into three tennis exercise experiments and one tennis exercise experiment every week. Before and after the experiment, the indexes reflecting the health and physical fitness of teenagers in the two groups, height, BMI, vital capacity, 1000m-running, sit-ups, standing-long-jump, left and right hand grip strength and sitting posture forward bending. At the same time, the mental health assessment scale for middle school students (MSSMHS) was used to reflect the changes in the mental health of 13-15 adolescents.
Research conclusions: (1) tennis can significantly improve the healthy physical fitness level of teenagers, and the effect of exercising three times a week is obvious. (2) Tennis can adjust and improve the mental health of teenagers, and the effect of once a week is better.
