One of the sports in America that is expanding the fastest is pickleball, a recreational activity that is becoming more and more popular. In the summer of 1965, pickleball was founded by Joel Pritchard, Bill Bell and Barney McCallum on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Within days, Joan Pritchard had come up with the name “pickle ball”—a reference to the thrown-together leftover non-starters in the “pickle boat” of crew races. This simple and accessible game is enjoyed by people of all ages and skill levels. However, like any sport, Pickleball requires a certain level of physical fitness to perform at a high level. Pickleball is an innovative racket sport described as a combination of ping-pong, tennis, and badminton sports, from sports rules and…show more content… The authors conducted a six-week Pickleball intervention program on measures of muscle function, cognitive function, perceived pain, and cardio-metabolic risk, as well as several psychosocial factors contributing to adherence in sedentary rural participants. The sample's physical and mental health appeared to have improved as participants' vertical jump, cognitive function, and self-reported pain decreased. Over the course of the trial, participants showed good adherence and reported high levels of satisfaction. Therefore, with all the things considered, pickleball appears like a potential intervention to promote adulthood and older persons staying engaged with exercise for long enough to improve their health and to obtain functional and cognitive-related benefits. Players of all ages may participate in pickleball, which makes it special. Pickleball offers opportunities for players of all ages to compete in the age groups offered at all national and international championships. Under the same regulations, men, and women, young and elderly, can play on the same team or against each
