Just realized I can use my Apple Watch to monitor my tennis workouts. On Friday, I decided to give it a try. Unlike running and cycling, the option to track tennis is hidden deep in the list of supported workouts—almost as if Apple didn’t want us to find it. Still, I play tennis regularly, and not including it in the workouts I track feels like a missed opportunity for my fitness journey.

That session was a great opportunity because it was just the two of us playing singles, which is more physically demanding. We had the court reserved for two hours, but as suggested by people online, I paused the monitoring during breaks, so I ended up recording 1 hour and 45 minutes of the workout.

The results? Active calories were recorded at 1,000 kcal, with my average heart rate at around 152 bpm. These numbers were higher than my usual cycling or running workouts, and I think they were accurate because I felt I had to exert more effort than usual. I do wonder what the numbers would look like if I were playing doubles, though.

I plan to continue tracking my tennis workouts and hope to see improvements reflected in the Health app. Stay healthy!