A new exercise

@youless (113819)
Guangzhou, China
September 26, 2025 3:09am CST
I will have National holiday for 8 days and that's great. We don't plan to have a travel and peaceful vacation will be fine for me. I found there is a new exercise called the pickleball and it combines tennis, badminton and ping pong. It's not expensive to buy the racket and ball. It's easy to play it and the exercise is easier than tennis and badminton. It suits many kinds of people. So I will buy a set of pickleballs and play it with my husband during the holiday
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17037)
• China
26 Sep
They say the pickleball was named after a dog called pickle and the award is a pot of pickle.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
You are right. How interesting it is! How is your grand daughter now? My son will continue his study after bachelor degree next year. And if everything is good, he will finish his doctor degree after 5 years. That's quite a long time...
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changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17037)
• China
23h
@youless Wow ! your son is a really promising young man ! Does he still play the piano at his leisure ? Thanks for your concern ! My granddaughter has been allergic to study,now she is studying at an art college.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
18h
@changjiangzhibin89 My son doesn't play the piano any more Hopefully one day he will play it again How time flies! Your grand daughter is studying in an art college already Painting is one of my hobbies
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luisadannointed
@luisadannointed (9447)
• Philippines
26 Sep
Wow that's long. I hope you enjoy it with the whole family.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
Of course it's great to play it with my son but I am not sure whether he's interested in it now as he grows up
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luisadannointed
@luisadannointed (9447)
• Philippines
14h
@youless I understand maybe they can still play it when you ask them too. But I bet they are busy with other things now.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (16703)
• Singapore
26 Sep
Happy national day. I do not have such long breaks before in my country.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
Thank you! As this year the National holiday includes the Mid-autumn Festival and there will be an extra day.
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ultraman cosmos
@id_peace (16703)
• Singapore
27 Sep
@youless Ah I see. We do not have holiday for this. Despite of us following the tradition.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (483968)
• Italy
26 Sep
I have read of this new sport, I loved Badminton but not tennis, this pickleball seems easy enough.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
I also like badminton. In recent years the badminton ball price has increased quite a lot. Besides it's better to play it indoor and namely we have to book the badminton courts. This is why there can be some limitations.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (483968)
• Italy
16h
@youless - I used to play in our garden with my husband. I do not play anymore now.
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rakski
@rakski (148366)
• Philippines
26 Sep
it is a new craze here as well
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
I think your children will love it
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
18h
@rakski That sounds great! I don't think we have the pickleball courts here. It's fine to book badminton, ping pong and tennis courts but pickleball is just so new and people need more time to know it.
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rakski
@rakski (148366)
• Philippines
27 Sep
@youless Mall spaces are offering space rental to play pickleball
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Mr.Yang
@jefferson126 (3570)
• Shenzhen, China
26 Sep
We also have 8days off during national day,i plan to travel by train.have a good time with new exercise.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
26 Sep
Where will you travel to? Make sure the weather is suitable as I heard there will be another typhoon...
Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (165874)
• United States
26 Sep
That sounds fun and I am glad you can do that.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
Thank you! This sports come from your country and I heard it's popular in New York
snowy
@snowy22315 (196646)
• United States
18h
I have played that here. It is fun
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
17h
Wow! That's nice.
Always smiling
@allknowing (154096)
• India
26 Sep
What else is involved besides what you have mentioned to do this exercise?
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
I think it will give us a happy vacation.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (363590)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Sep
There is a pickleball court not far from our house and we often hear people playing and laughing. It sounds a fun game.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
Wow! That's great! I don't think we have these courts here but I think we can go to play it in the parks.
Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (5373)
• United Kingdom
26 Sep
Enjoy your time off and the new exercise…it sounds like a lot of fun.
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youless
@youless (113819)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Sep
Yes, I think it is fun to try this new game.