This country is aging and this game gives elderly people a decent activity to do that’s also social and not physically taxing. I think it’s here to stay.
Quote: “This country is aging and this game gives elderly people a decent activity to do that’s also social and not physically taxing. I think it’s here to stay.”
A friend of mind is an orthopedic surgeon focusing on knees and ankles. He told that he has had to operate on more patients for pickle ball than other causes. Point being, I don’t think it is much less taxing than tennis. It is still pavement and it is still pounding. It is more shard change of directions than tennis.
“This country is aging and this game gives elderly people a decent activity to do that’s also social and not physically taxing. I think it’s here to stay.”
That’s what I figured. It’s apparently for people — not necessarily only the elderly — who aren’t physically up to playing tennis (even doubles?) and actually moving their feet very much.
Even among punkies who think they are athletes (only in their imaginations) the new fad seems to be walking rather than jogging; I know several who brag about how many steps they walk in a day when they aren’t busy couch potato-ing.
If you’re 70, that’s an accomplishment; if you’re 30, that’s an embarrassment.