


Renowned physician, psychiatrist and brain imaging expert, Dr Daniel Amen, says:
'You still may think that calling table tennis a sport is silly, but I think it is the best brain sport ever. It is highly aerobic, uses both the upper and lower body, is great for eye hand coordination and reflexes, and causes you to use many different areas of the brain at once as you are tracking the ball, planning shots and strategies, and figuring out spins. It is like aerobic chess. Plus, table tennis causes very few head injuries. Table tennis is the second most popular organised sport in the world. What is even more impressive is that it is the youngest of the world’s major sports. At the competitive level, players hit the ball in excess of 90 miles per hour across the table!'
HERE'S WHAT TWO OF OUR PLAYERS WROTE
"Thoroughly enjoyed my introduction to the world of table tennis. I was made to feel welcome and even though I'm a complete beginner was not made to feel that way. I was so taken with the afternoon I went out
and bought myself a bat that afternoon!!!!!"
"I thoroughly enjoyed it, although hadn't quite expected the wealth of high standard players

Lostwithiel Table Tennis Club is an Associate member
of Table Tennis England
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