The expert explained the popularity of padel tennis among Russians

Alexandra Gerasimova, CEO of the fitness and wellness IT company Fitmost, explained on Thursday, July 17, the popularity of padel tennis among Russians.

According to the expert, padel combines excitement and entertainment, while it is accessible even for beginners.

"Padel is played only in 2-on-2 pairs. These advantages make it a social sport that not only unites people, but also forms a real community around itself," she said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Gerasimova noted that you can try your hand at padel in any physical form, as it is less technical than tennis and squash.

Padel is a complex sport with aerobic exercise, during which all muscles work, including the muscles of the back, arms and body. You can burn up to 400-600 calories in an hour of playing.

"The game also requires a lot of concentration, athletes actively expend energy, which helps to get rid of tension and stress. The rules of the game are also very simple — athletes can bounce balls off walls and fences, which makes it more dynamic and fascinating," the expert concluded.

On June 28, the Department of Investment and Industrial Policy of the capital said that since the beginning of 2025, with the support of the city, new sports facilities have been put into operation in five districts of Moscow. Thus, a comprehensive sports infrastructure with a total area of over 11,000 square meters has been created on Akademika Anokhina Street. The new sports complex is equipped with indoor and outdoor soccer fields, indoor tennis courts and an outdoor padel tennis court, as well as a yoga room, the Moscow City News agency reports.

On June 27, Vladislav Ovchinsky, Minister of the Moscow government and head of the Department of Urban Planning Policy, which is part of the Complex of Urban Planning and Construction of the capital, announced that a sports complex with a football field would be built in the Ramenka area, according to the website. kp.ru . The total area of the facility will be almost 10 thousand square meters, NSN reports.

A sports and recreation complex with two gyms will be built on the site next to the sports complex. One of them will be multifunctional, the second will be specialized (for playing padel tennis), RT reports.

On June 8, Maxim Liksutov, Deputy Mayor of the capital for Transport and Industry, said that a new sports complex with football fields and tennis courts had been built in Troparevo-Nikulino. 360.ru .

The sports complex on Akademika Anokhina Street was placed within the framework of the industry scheme approved by the Moscow Sports Committee. It has four indoor tennis courts, two indoor and one outdoor soccer fields, a yoga room and a padel tennis court.

Earlier, participants of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which took place from June 18 to 21, and residents of St. Petersburg could attend the stage of the Russian Padel tour with the participation of the country's best players, the Sails of Kronstadt sports and music festival, see a motorcycle show and a bast shoe tournament.