The Weekend Warrior If you are a typical weekend golfer, like the rest of us, you may spend your weekends overdoing it on the golf course-trying to get in as many holes as possible. Monday morning rolls around and instead of feeling rejuvenated and ready to get back to work, you crave a massage or a hot tub. Instead spending … Read More
Warming Up for Golf in Hot Weather
Here is an excerpt from my new Golf Fitness book out this week… It may seem counter-intuitive to stretch and warm up before a round of golf when the weather is so hot because you may already be sweating since it is so hot outside, but it’s just as important in hot weather as in cold weather to perform your … Read More
Energize Your Game
Golf Tips with Karen Palacios-Jansen Golf-Fitness Screen Golf is a highly skilled activity. Most golfers are not physically capable of performing the required movements involved in a mechanically correct golf swing. Often, these limitations lead to unnecessary stress to various joints and muscles, especially in the lower back, which can cause common golf related injuries. In order to best determine … Read More
Warm-Up 101
Use Your Cart to Stretch Warming up and stretching a few minutes before a round of golf can loosen your muscles and joints to swing freer. Try this simple stretch using your golf cart to loosen up your shoulders, low back and hamstrings. Facing your golf cart, hold onto the seat handle with both hands. Gently bend from your hip … Read More
Are you in a mid-season golf rut? Try this exercise to improve your coordination.
Golf and FitnessTips from LPGA Teaching Professional, Personal Trainer and creator of Cardiogolf Karen Palacios-Jansen Many of you have been playing golf for months now, but unfortunately, your scores may not be improving. Â Golf requires a high degree of athletic ability and coordination. If you only play a couple times a month, it is hard to expect improvement, especially if … Read More