If you are a keen tennis player then ensuring you have the right tennis equipment such as shoes that have ankle support and a good grip on the soles will prevent any ankle sprains.

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Three of the camps I saw had outdoor soccer fields, and various camps also had foosball, table-tennis, and aerobic exercise equipment.

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Other sports, notably tennis and golf, have had debates about whether advances in equipment technology have gone too far.

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Staff members say the center, part of a network that includes several others in Spain, is managed by the regional government and works often with professional athletes, including cyclists, track-and-field athletes, soccer and tennis players, providing advice on nutrition and training regimes and top-class fitness equipment.

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Tennis fans are a wealthy demographic with high disposable incomes to spend money on apparel, equipment, cars and watches.

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Other racket sports also emerged such as racquets, squash racquets, and eventually lawn tennis, which is widely credited to an Englishman, Major Charles Wingfield, who patented the equipment and rules for the game in London in 1874.

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