Sports & Fitness
Squash
The ball comes back off four walls, and whoever holds the middle wins
A small enclosed court, one racket, one ball. Court fees are modest; finding both a venue and an opponent is the harder part. Rallies are fast with almost no pause, so twenty minutes tells you where your aerobic base really is. Beginners stand where they hit instead of returning to the middle, and that habit decides whether a third shot happens.
First stepBook a court, rent a racket, and hit forehands off the front wall on your own until ten in a row come back to you.
Barriers
Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $300–2k
Alone or with people
Anyone will do
Effort
Demanding
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
1–2 hours
Where
A venue
Why people take it up
Skills
BuildsAerobic base ↗