The American T'ai Chi Associates recommends looking for a school that adheres to the original principles of the martial art it offers, rather than one that dilutes them by, say, pairing jujitsu with kickboxing: The purer the teaching, the more your child stands to gain.
The mean calories burned per minute of tennis, based on the list of 5 activities, shown below, for an average male, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) is 9 Calories per minute. The average per minute for an average female, weighing 163 pounds (74 kg) is 7 Calories per minute.
This site requires that you put your weight into their calorie burning calculator so I tried weights of 125 pounds and 175 pounds and get these counts: Doubles for 125 to 175 pound player â 341 to 477 calories per hour. Singles for 125 to 175 pound player â 455 to 636 calories per hour.