As the golf season winds down-for many, golf is put on the back burner during the the fall and winter months. Â But even if you are not playing as much golf, you can still work on your game. Â The fall and winter months can be the perfect time to work on the physical skills required by the game of golf. … Read More
Work Out Like LPGA Tour Player Suzann Pettersen
There are roughly 3 months until the New Year. Â That is plenty of time to get in Golf Shape. Â Don’t wait until the New Year to start your golf fitness program. Â Start by doing a few exercises everyday and you will not only improve your game, but you’ll shape up your body at the same time. Don’t Waste the Last … Read More
Get into Golf Shape Before the End of the Year
Check out my blog for Golf Specific Exercises There are roughly 3 months until the New Year. Â That is plenty of time to get in Golf Shape. Â Don’t wait until the New Year to start your golf fitness program. Â Start by doing a few exercises everyday and you will not only improve your game, but you’ll shape up your body … Read More
Don’t Let a Wrist Injury Keep You out of the Game
Christie Kerr’s wrist injury during this year’s Solheim Cup may have cost the Americans the Cup.  Obviously she felt horrible that she could not participate the last day, but could her injury have been avoided?  Read about how to avoid the most common golf injuries in my new book Golf Fitness available on Amazon.com. The 10 Most Common Golf Injuries Golf requires … Read More
Don’t Wait Until Next Year to Get into Golf Shape. Start Your Golf Program Today.
Check out my blog for Golf Specific Exercises There are roughly 3 months until the New Year. Â That is plenty of time to get in Golf Shape. Â Don’t wait until the New Year to start your golf fitness program. Â Start by doing a few exercises everyday and you will not only improve your game, but you’ll shape up your body … Read More
Core Muscles are Essential to Golf Swing
Core muscles, which include the abdominals and the low back, are essential to the golf swing to create power. Strengthening the core can be done with simple plank exercises. Plank exercises can be done almost anywhere at any time. Performing plank exercises on a regular basis will help strengthen muscles to improve golf swing and prevent injury. Lie facedown on … Read More
LPGA Teaching Professional and Personal Trainer Karen Palacios-Jansen blogs about all Things Related to Golf and Fitness
As an LPGA Teaching Professional, certified personal trainer and former managing editor of Golf Fitness Magazine, I come across massive amounts of information about golf and golf fitness. In this blog, I will be sharing with my readers useful information about all things related to golf and golf fitness including tips on strength, flexibility and endurance, mental strategies, nutrition, swing tips … Read More
Cardiogolf Can Prevent Obesity
Right now in the US, about one-third of the population is obese. This wasn’t the case 30 years ago and in a study, released a few weeks ago in the Journal of Obesity, suggests that by the year 2030, nearly every American will be overweight or obese. Well, not me! Although I will be starting the back nine of life by … Read More
Underwear Technology that will Improve Your Game
Golf manufactures are making it easier it for us to improve our games: better golf clubs, improved golf balls, special golf training aides, golf-specific nutritional products and now specialized underwear to help you play your best. Underwear? Â Yes, I said underwear. In this day and age, the pros are willing to try anything to get an edge on their competition … Read More
5 Questions with SwingPal.com Instructor Karen P. Jansen
Five Questions: Karen Palacios-Jansen By Swingpal.com staff For nearly two decades now, Karen Palacios-Jansen has been teaching the game of golf and there are few instructors out there who can boast comparable resumes. Palacios-Jansen’s bio is filled with accomplishments and accolades, she’s a recognizeable name in her profession nationally and has been for more than a decade and she’s an accomplished … Read More