Have you had those days where you feel extra slow and tired and you wished you could find an excuse to just get up and go.  Here's the quick fix: Table Tennis.  The sport which is considered the quickest in the world can help you get in shape, sharpen your reflexes all while making you work up a sweat and have fun doing it.

Playing a friendly game of table tennis for an hour burns about 300 calories.  That's equal to a 27-minute power walk on a treadmill or 32 minutes of light gymnastics.  Now, which activity sounds like more fun, walking in one direction for half an hour, execute dizzying cartwheels or beating your friend in a table tennis match thus giving you bragging rights? 

Table Tennis is a great way to get a cardiovascular and aerobic exercise because of the range of movements and the consistency and rapidity of the movements.  The fast play ensures a good sweat and will keep your heart rate up.