Ok, the main source here is Pickleball University, whose academic rating is undetermined, and where pickleball is always capitalized, so caveat emptor. Not that anyone doubts that pickleball is good for your health– just keeping track of the score is a challenging mental exercise for some of Geezer’s teammates. And the physical requirements of the sport, which has many of the reported 3.1 million players moving faster than they have in decades, has the potential to lower blood pressure. More immediately gratifying is the release of endorphins that lend what many pickleball players used to call a runners’ high, back when they were runners. Pickleball builds strength, improves balance and coordination, and introduces players to other players, who introduce them to other players. You get the picture. It’s all good. Read more about the health benefits of pickleball here.