The research behind the glass.
Anivan is a Dubai padel journal. We read the sports-medicine and performance research, check the numbers, and turn it into things you can use on court this week.
From the journal
Long reads with their sources showing. If a number is here, you can click through to where it came from.
- Technique18sources13min read
Bandeja and vibora: the biomechanics of padel's overheads
One keeps the net, one forces the error, one ends the point. Know which you are hitting.
- Fitness27sources18min read
A 4-week padel fitness plan, built on the research
Short rallies, hundreds of accelerations, sore elbows: train for the sport you play.
- Injury & recovery37sources16min read
Padel injury prevention: elbow, calf and knee, by the evidence
Padel elbow, tennis leg and knee pain: what the studies show and what to do about it.
- Dubai20sources13min read
Padel in the UAE 2026: growth data and how to pick a Dubai club
The UAE has 800 to 1,000 courts, depending on who counts. Here is how to choose yours.
Train with a pro
We are lining up professional coaches in Dubai. Tell us what you want to fix and we will match you when partnerships open.
Register interestCorporate leagues
A season of padel for your company: balanced teams, weekly match nights, a table everyone checks on Monday, and a finals night.
Plan a seasonHow we write
- Sources on the pageEvery statistic links to the study or report it came from. No source, no number.
- Honest about thin evidencePadel research is young. When advice comes from tennis studies or coaching consensus, we say so.
- No paid rankingsClubs are described from their own public information. Nobody pays to be listed or ranked.
- Not medical adviceInjury and fitness articles explain the research. Your physio or doctor makes the call for you.