How Physiotherapy Improves Speed, Agility & Endurance for Squash Players
by: Chin Yi Khern, Physiotherapist, Regis Wellness
Last updated: Febuary 6, 2026
Squash is a highly competitive racket sport that is popularly played in Singapore and is very accessible since you can even play it alone. This highly competitive sport requires explosive speed, quick changes of direction, and long rallies that challenge physical and mental endurance.
Squash is a highly efficient way for many working professionals to get a full-body workout in a short period of time. However, because it is a highly competitive and physically demanding sport, squash can cause a lot of stress on the muscles, joints, and cardiovascular system, especially when not conditioned properly, resulting in poor performance or injury. This is where physiotherapy for squash players comes in, not only in treating injury but also in improving speed, agility, and endurance on court.
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Physical Demands of Squash
Squash is very demanding, requiring the player to perform repeated high-intensity movements in a confined environment. This creates stress on the body’s various systems. The major physical demands of squash include:
- Powerful speed in sprinting and shot recovery
- Agility in quick direction changes, lunges, and pivots
- Endurance to sustain performance over a significant period of time in long rallies and matches
- Core stability to facilitate twisting, bending, and powerful shots in squash
Physiotherapy works on these demands by training and improving movements in the body.
How Physiotherapy can facilitate Sport Performance:
Improvement of Performance usually involves exercises that train attributes deemed crucial in racquet sports. Such attributes include:
- Speed
- Agility and footwork
- Endurance
- Power
Drills and exercises for these would involve a lot of plyometrics, explosive push offs and lateral movements. At times the body may not be in a state to handle the demands or rigors of such workouts and this is where physiotherapy can help to facilitate one to participate or perform the movements.
Manual therapy/releases, guided rehabilitative exercises and load management advice can assist in maintaining and enhancing joint and muscle health to ensure that the body has the flexibility and strength for sport performance related exercises.
Performing at Your Best on the Court
Squash, being a very challenging and rewarding game, demands more than just regular playing to achieve the highest level of performance. Physiotherapy, in this case, assists squash players to achieve better movement, better performance, and longer playing hours by improving their speed, agility, and endurance, as well as reducing the chances of injury.
If you are interested in improving your squash performance, or have nagging aches and pains that seem to accompany you to the squash court, consider consulting a Regis Physiotherapist to have a thorough assessment and physiotherapy programme designed to assist you in playing squash to the highest level and performing optimally, match after match.
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