How to Prevent Tanning While Playing Tennis?

sleet on 03/09/2017 - 20:39
Last edited 03/09/2017 - 22:28 by 1 other user

This is a bit of a weird one. I have been playing tennis for 4 years with my buddy. We always play in the morning at 8:00AM for 2.5 hours of tennis nearly every week, except for holidays or when one is sick.

However, I've become considerable tanned. I'm worried about the sun damage to my skin but also hate going any shade darker.

Can you guys recommend sportswear or clothing that I can wear in summer to prevent skin tanning and damage? I already cake on and reapply sunscreen but I still get tanned.

If there are not options, I will have to stop playing with him as he can't play at night.

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Comments

  • seanbaussie on 03/09/2017 - 20:44

    If you don't look like this yet, then don't worry ;-) Actually it seems to make you popular in google searches!

  • BruceLee on 03/09/2017 - 20:46
    +14

    Wear the burqa or a ninja outfit.

  • Wibbleman on 03/09/2017 - 21:22

    You can get long sleeve tops that are cool (they are generally running tops). Not cheap tho

  • Stewardo on 03/09/2017 - 21:31
    +4

    Play indoors

    • sleet on 03/09/2017 - 21:35

      Bit of a shortage in Australia I think, including clay courts. Wish there were indoor courts near where I live

      • Stewardo on 03/09/2017 - 21:44
        +2

        Squash courts, or you could play at night. Why not get your buddy to rub some sunscreen on you.

      • Scrooge McDuck on 03/09/2017 - 23:19

        Are you East Asian by any chance?

        • sleet on 05/09/2017 - 04:34

          South east asian. I don't mind a bit of a tan. Love it actually but i tan very easily.

          If you look at rafael nadal his skin is really tanned and is probably my similar in colour to me.

        • Scrooge McDuck on 05/09/2017 - 11:27

          @sleet:

          South east asian.

          That was my 2nd guess.

          I don't mind a bit of a tan. Love it actually but i tan very easily.

          So what is the problem? People won't (shouldn't) treat you as any less because you have a darker tan.

          Tanning is your skin's natural protection against UV damage. If you tan very well and already have a good tan then you're very well protected from melanoma. Vitamin D deficiency is pandemic across the developed world due to our indoor, clothed lifestyles. Sunshine on the skin is necessary for healthy physiological functioning.

        • sleet on 05/09/2017 - 12:28

          @Scrooge McDuck:

          I love my tan currently. Anymore and it looks like one of those tanning bed victims gone wrong.

          Tanning is skin in trauma. It turns leathery and dry when you get older.

          It's a cosmetic issue but it is also a health issue. Covering up will protect me from skin cancer.

        • Scrooge McDuck on 05/09/2017 - 12:35

          @sleet:

          Don't believe everything you hear from the Cancer Council. They have a very short sighted agenda.

  • sahh on 03/09/2017 - 21:35

    One of my mates wears one of those sports sleeves, bit more airy than a long sleeve I guess.

  • hashtagbargain on 03/09/2017 - 21:35
    +1

    Or play at 6 am.

    • sleet on 03/09/2017 - 21:47
      +1

      The courts we go to don't open until 7.30AM but even then the sun's UV is still incredibly strong especially in spring and summer.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/09/2017 - 21:36
    +13

    Have you considered switching to Wii tennis?

  • CyberMurning on 03/09/2017 - 21:39
    +3

    Hire someone to hold umbrella?

    • Aniseed Steed on 03/09/2017 - 23:24

      PUH (Personal Umbrella Holder).

  • CyberMurning on 03/09/2017 - 21:39
    +7

    Bikies

    • [Deactivated] on 03/09/2017 - 21:44
      +2

      Bikies to hold the umbrella? Or are bikies the umbrella?

      • altomic on 03/09/2017 - 22:08
        +4

        bikies to threaten the sun

        • [Deactivated] on 03/09/2017 - 22:14

          Is it the suns fault or the OPs skin?

        • CyberMurning on 04/09/2017 - 00:11

          @Drew22: it's the wife fault because she wants husband off from tan.

  • [Deactivated] on 03/09/2017 - 21:59

    facekini

  • Bluberry on 03/09/2017 - 22:10

    Ask Pauline Hanson

    Or play table tennis instead

  • outlander on 03/09/2017 - 22:16
    -1

    I made a post about this. They changed the formula for sunscreen

    • [Deactivated] on 03/09/2017 - 23:53

      Yeah, but you'll be right under your tinfoil hat. 'They' can't get you there.

  • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2017 - 04:39

    Slip, slop, slap, wrap. drops mike

    • sleet on 04/09/2017 - 11:27

      What wrap would you recommend while playing tennis? Is what I'm after :P

      • [Deactivated] on 05/09/2017 - 01:08

        I wear cancer council polarised sunnies. Covering your skin is best and staying out of the sun between 12-2 pm is ideal, it's the heat of the day. Asking you courts to install a sun sail may be an idea.

  • citygal on 04/09/2017 - 04:39

    Switch to another sun screen brand?

  • txchou on 04/09/2017 - 08:01

    Long sleeve and full length compression tights and tops.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/313657

    I can't play tennis in anything else long as I overheat. These let you breath - I use them to keep warm in Winter but they will also block the Sun (Check their UV rating). They are typically Black but you can get then in white or beige (I haven't seen many other colours).

    The original brand is "Skins" but find cheaper versions at Aldi or at Factory Wharehouses.

    You'll need a hat (Lendl Style legionnaires Cap with the flap) and collared shirt for face and neck. Sunnies and Zinc I guess for the rest of your face. You can even buy tennis gloves. You might look a bit ridiculous at that point though.

    • sleet on 05/09/2017 - 08:04

      Thanks!!! This is what i was after. Not trying to complain too much but I dont mind looking like a clowm on the court as long as I don't overheat

      I have a broad brim hat already but looking for a wider brim too.

      Thanks for the suggestion.

  • tinyorca on 04/09/2017 - 08:12

    Zinc cream

  • Seraphin7 on 04/09/2017 - 08:35

    How do I get a bargain out of this?

    • sleet on 04/09/2017 - 11:26

      haha I would hope that the prevention of skin cancer and the health costs associated with it is a bargain enough.

  • Densor on 04/09/2017 - 08:40

    The health benefits of playing tennis probably outweigh the risk of getting sun cancers. Just continue to slip slop slap and get regular checkups to catch any sun spots that might appear. You still get a tan when using sun screen, but a good quality one will block out the really dangerous rays.

  • shaybisc on 04/09/2017 - 08:56
    +1

    Play squash instead.

  • iforgotmysocks on 04/09/2017 - 09:03

    Any bargains?

  • [Deactivated] on 04/09/2017 - 09:46

    The only effective way to stop tanning (aka skin damage) is to cover up. No sunscreen will protect you 100%.
    You need SPF50+ clothing. Google for brands.

    • sleet on 04/09/2017 - 21:21
      +1

      Thanks! I wish I knew this from the get go. I just assumed UVA and UVB broad spectrum SPF50 sunscreen was enough!! but it isn't!

  • shaybisc on 04/09/2017 - 10:14

    Look up 'Bill Tilden'- that's the style you should go for.

  • Euphemistic on 05/09/2017 - 07:08

    So what do you do for the rest of the week while you are outside? 8am til 1030 isn't much in the way of sunlight exposure, that time of day isn't even in the cancer councils get out of the sun times. it could be the rest of the week that is getting you a tan.

    • sleet on 05/09/2017 - 08:02

      I work indoors and play tennis comp at night.

      I take vitamin D supplements so my levels are good.

      The only prolonged exposure is that time period that I play tennis.

      Never underestimate the sun in spring and summer even at 8AM. The UV index is already significantly high at that time.

      • Euphemistic on 05/09/2017 - 09:52

        Some sun is good for you, and if you are going to get it that is the best time of day.

  • Dont Care on 19/09/2017 - 21:23

    you're not getting tanned from playing at 8.30 in the morning for two hours. get a grip. wear sunscreen and practical clothing.

    • sleet on 19/09/2017 - 21:42

      How much sport do you do weekly? In the morning? And for how many years?

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