Badminton is also known as the fastest racket sport in the world. If you play it actively, you will burn a lot of calories, and so we can call it a high-intensity sport. It is not only about hitting the shuttle. There is a lot more involved. Think about running, jumping, twisting and striking.

Depending on your weight and your exertion levels, you can burn as much as 200-400 calories in an one hour session. Even the court may be smaller compared to a tennis court, with badminton you will run almost three times as much when playing tennis. When playing badminton, there will be almost no “waiting time” for the next shot. This is also the reason a tennis match usually last much longer than badminton games.

Racket Sports

Racket sports are games in which players use rackets to hit a ball or other object. However, this list is broader and includes sport disciplines where players use not rackets but paddles (hand-held frame with flat boards or planks instead of strings). (Wikipedia)