If you’re working a normal desk job or have a relatively sedentary life-style, you have tight hip flexors. This is a problem for golf. Golf and Health Issues Related to…
Tag: Golf Fitness
Exercise Tweaks for Golfers
If you’re strength training, make sure your exercise selection will promote better performance in golf. In general, weight machines may be effective if you’re looking to build muscle mass, but are…
Must Try Stretches For Golfers With Lower Back Stiffness
Lower back pain and stiffness is by far the most common body ailment suffered by golfers of all ages and abilities. Typically for golfers, lower back pain and stiffness is…
Pelvic Rotation: Learn to Generate Separation for a Better Swing
Being able to independently rotate the lower body from the upper body is a critical skill for golfers to have. In other words, as a golfer, you should be able…
Hydration on the Golf Course. You'll Never Think of it the Same.
Yeah, yeah, yeah… you’ve been told a 1000 times that drinking plenty of water and staying hydrated on the course is important, but do you know why? The Effects of…
A Smarter Way to Warm-Up For Golf
The objective of your golf warm-up should be to increase your body temperature and to prepare for the body movements you’ll be performing during the golf swing. This will be…
Fix The Sway And Slide
Sway and Slide: The Power and Consistency Killers Excessive side-to-side movement in the backswing and downswing is known as Sway and Slide. The two swing faults are especially prevalent amongst…
The Source of Your Back Pain and Stiffness?
The Hips/Low Back Connection A lack of hip mobility is a common cause of low back pain and stiffness for golfers. Good hip mobility allows the pelvis to properly rotate…
Get the Most Out of Your Workouts: Part 2
This is part 2 of a series that provides you with golf specific exercise tweaks (see part 1 for last month’s exercises). Start adding these exercises variations to make your fitness…
Get the Most Out of Your Workouts
Get the most out of your workouts by performing exercises that require your body to function like it does in the golf swing. If you aren’t sure how to tweak…