There's no doubt a social sport such as tennis is a great way of bringing people together to keep fit and healthy, so what's stopping you from getting out there and hitting a ball around with a group of friends?

On the back of another hugely successful Wimbledon in which Novak Djokovic overcame Roger Federer in the men's singles final, there is no better time to pick up a racquet and ball and get playing. There are many different types of tennis courts scattered all over East Anglia, so there is no excuse.

It was great to know there was local success for Norfolk at Wimbledon as 17-year-old Norwich-born Alfie Hewett reached the semi-finals of the men's wheelchair doubles, narrowly missing out on the final in a third set tie-break.

He said on his website he now aims to 'be the best in the world and to represent Great Britain at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio'.

The BBC also recently grabbed hold of the tennis initiative during Wimbledon by airing a feature called 'The world's longest rally' in which people sent in their videos of themselves playing tennis on twitter to #AnyoneForTennis, then seeing themselves feature alongside some of the world's greats in a compilation of all the clips.

On August 1-2, thousands up and down the country took advantage of the Great British Tennis Weekend when many clubs gave up their tennis services free of charge. This scheme, which happens across three weekends over the year, is a great way to encourage people to go outdoors and stay active at no financial cost.

There has recently been a great increase in the number of young people playing tennis, and this has been partly attributed to Andy Murray winning Wimbledon in 2013.

Lauren Larner, a level 4/5 coach of Heywood Sports, said that since September 2011 her coaching programme has increased from 25 in the club programme to 263, with numbers in schools also drastically improving from 52 to 213.

She added: 'Children are beginning to enjoy tennis rather than it just being a baby-sitting service for parents.'

From September, British Tennis will introduce an exciting new way to play tennis.

Fast4Tennis features the same fundamentals of tennis, but there are some new rules: the first to four games wins meaning the matches are a lot quicker; there are also sudden death deuces, as well as playing lets on the serve. Exciting, huh?

Having myself played tennis for many years I can assure you there is no better sport to engage you in physical activity whilst having fun while you're at it.

I couldn't imagine my life without tennis and it has had such a huge and positive impact on me and it can do this for you too.

Click here for information about Heywood Tennis Club, and visit the Lawn Tennis Association's website to find local courts near you.

Aaron Cahill, 16, from Attleborough