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Okay, you know you need to exercise for better health, so why not work on your golf swing at the same?  Do this Cardiogolf Core Workout to help improve your trunk rotation and clubhead speed. Cardiogolf – 50 Rep Core Workout Time: 10 to 15 minutes Intensity: Moderate to Intense Frequency: 2 to 3 times a week Do each exercise … Read More

Hi, I am back from my family vacation and the PGA Merchandise Show and ready to get back to work.  Check out some of the courses we played in Mexico. Back soon with some golf tips and golf-specific exercises. Guadalajara CC-Home of LPGA Lorena Ochoa Invitational         El Rio CC – Jack Nicklaus Design

A Note From Karen: Next week I will be taking a golf vacation with my family in Mexico, so I am posting a few workout videos today for you to view this week.  Thanks for your support, talk to you next week. A lot of people ask me how they should work out for golf.  Check out this post to … Read More

KPJ Golf Tips I have been getting quite a few emails from people wanting to know what to do in the winter to practice their games. Here are a few things you can work on even indoors. 1. Posture is actually perhaps the most crucial component of golf conditioning. It’s not the most glamorous, but it is so important that it merits constant … Read More

Several years ago, researchers at the Centenela Hospital Biomechanics Lab in California studied the golf swing and concluded the following: 1. Golf is played with both sides of the body.  You want to train the muscles in the right and left sides of the body equally. 2. The lower body initiates the downswing.  The faster your rotate your core through … Read More

The golf swing is considered a total-body athletic motion.  You end up using almost every single muscle, joint and ligament in your body to make a good golf swing with speed and power.  So you want to train and develop these muscles, joints and ligaments specific to the golf swing.  You see when you do functional exercises that use “your … Read More

While exercises that don’t specifically relate to the swing are helpful to the golfer (all exercise is good if it gets your heart rate going and tones muscles), they just won’t help a golfer as much as a functional exercise-exercise that relates to the golf swing.  The reason for this is that if we do activities that simulate the golf … Read More

With a New Year, comes a New outlook on life.  We can wipe the slate clean and start again. Whether you are a weekend or avid golfer, there is always something that we can improve in our games.  For most of us, the weather doesn’t permit us to get outside and play as much golf as we would like this … Read More