Walking Tennis for Wellbeing
Movement, friendship and better health.
Funded by Sport England’s Movement Fund and delivered by Infinity Tennis in partnership with Net Gain, Walking Tennis for Wellbeing is free to join. Players don’t run and the ball may bounce twice — so the emphasis is on enjoyment, movement, confidence and meeting people, not competition.
Especially welcome
- Older adults looking for gentle physical activity
- People who have never played tennis
- People returning to exercise after illness or injury
- Anyone with reduced mobility or a long-term health condition
- People experiencing loneliness or social isolation
£11,792
Free
2
Stage one
Intro to Walking Tennis
A free four-week introductory course with qualified coaches, covering basic rules and movement, forehand and backhand, rallying and ball control, serving, and scoring and simple games.
Stage two
Walking Tennis Social
After the course, players are welcome at free weekly social sessions combining friendly tennis, physical activity and the chance to meet others.
Built to last
Groups that keep playing
We aim to establish two or three thriving Walking Tennis communities that continue beyond the funding period, with volunteer Activators helping players organise their own games. Participant surveys and feedback, reported to Sport England, help us understand the difference it makes.
Why it matters
A friendly way back into activity.
Walking Tennis takes away the running and the pressure, leaving the parts of tennis that matter most for wellbeing: moving, laughing and meeting people.
“You do not need to run to enjoy tennis. Walking Tennis makes movement, friendship and wellbeing accessible to more people.”