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Take the time over the next couple of weeks to spring up your golf fitness program to help improve your body and swing.  Try some of these golf-specific strength and core exercises to improve your core stability and strength. Take a live on-line Cardiogolf class with me.  Check out the schedule at Cardiogolf Classes. Please feel free to request a … Read More

Take the time over the next couple of weeks to spring up your golf fitness program to help improve your body and swing.  Try some of these golf-specific stretches to help increase your flexibility. Increasing your flexibility helps you create long, lean muscles and long, lean muscles work best for golf. When you elongate your muscles the more efficient your … Read More

For many of you, spring is just around the corner, so you are getting to play a lot more golf.  If your scores are not where you want them to be, then you should spruce up your short game.  Here is a workout to help you get your short game on track for this season. Pitch it Close Pitching Workout … Read More

Justin Rose has placed himself among the top golfers of the world by winning the WGC Championship this year. At 31 years of age, Justin has been through more than some of the most senior PGA tour players, mentally and physically, and has continued to impress the golf world with his charisma and charm on and off the golf course. Diagnosed … Read More

I recently came across this article that you may find interesting… Basically, if you ignore an injury and continue to do daily activities or play golf, you may develop muscle imbalances that lead to imbalances of strength, and flexibility, pain, injury, and overcompensation patterns. Read more You probably have heard the phrase “you are only as strong as your weakest link.” … Read More

Thanks to LPGA T and CP Teaching Professional and legendary coach Sally Austin for inviting me to Chapel Hill Country Club to demonstrate my Cardiogolf program.  I spent the day showing the group golf-specific exercises they can do to improve their movement and swings. For many of my readers, you are already familiar with my Cardiogolf stretch band routine, but just wanted … Read More

American Heart Month The American Heart Association (http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/) has declared this month-American Heart Month to battle cardiovascular disease and educate Americans on what we can do to live heart-healthy lives. Heart disease can be prevented. To keep your heart healthy: • Watch your weight. • Quit smoking and stay away from secondhand smoke. • Control your cholesterol and blood pressure. • If … Read More

If you are like me, you have been spending more time during this off-season working out. This may have caused you to wake up a little stiff in joints and muscles. I know it takes me a few minutes to get loosened up before I start my day. That is why I do some gentle stretches for a few minutes … Read More

You know you need to lift weights to get stronger for more distance, but I know many of you are leery of lifting free weights and using machines because they may leave you tight and inflexible. You are right, you need resistance training to build strength for golf, but you want to maintain your flexibility at the same time.  A … Read More

Cardiogolf Mini-Posture Workout “If you setup correctly, there’s a good chance you’ll hit a reasonable shot, even if you make a mediocre swing. If you setup to the ball poorly, you’ll hit a lousy shot even if you make the greatest swing in the world.” Jack Nicklaus Physical Limitations that Cause Poor Posture Tight chest muscles Limited range of motion in … Read More