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Cardiogolf Jump start your golf game and fitness level with this unique system from LPGA Teaching Professional and Golf Fitness Specialist Karen Palacios-Jansen. Karen has created a unique and customized online program which ensures that you can have fun and improve your golf game while fitting exercise into your busy schedule. The Cardiogolf Online Golf Fitness System can help you … Read More

Try the Cardiogolf 30-Day Challenge If there is one golf-exercise that I would recommend to all my students it would be the Pivot Drill. The Pivot Drill not only helps you learn correct body motion and to synchronize the weight shift and arms, but it can also help you stretch your shoulders and low back. Learn to Coil and Uncoil  Assume … Read More

Post-Round Stretch Routine We all know the importance of a pre-round warm up routine to fully prepare the body for the strains of a round of golf, but do you know that stretching after a round of golf can help restore muscle imbalances that could lead to swing flaws and injuries? Post-round stretching can help restore muscle imbalances and increase … Read More

                                                 What you do after your round of golf is just as important as what you do before you play. Post-Round Stretch Routine We all know the importance of a pre-round warm up routine to fully prepare … Read More

Golf is a one-sided sport; a player always favors one side over the other. When the body is out of balance some muscles may become shorter than normal and some muscles may become longer than normal. When muscle length is unequal, this can alter your swing mechanics. For example, tight hip flexor muscles in a golfer may limit trunk rotation which … Read More

If you are a regular reader of my golf fitness blog, I don’t have to tell you how important exercise is for your health and how it can improve your golf game and in a recent article on Golf Week magazine, Dr. Mark Gulyas, who works with many top athletes and sports teams, agrees.  He  specializes in sports-related injuries and prevention. According … Read More

Golf will be part of the Olympic Program in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Golf was last an Olympic sport at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, Mo., so it will be very exciting to have our sport displayed for the world to see.  In the meantime, we need to cheer on our Winter Olympians as they compete in the 2014 … Read More

A Note from Karen: Many of you know that I live in a small town outside of Charlotte, North Carolina.  What you may not know is that this small town is also home to the $48 billion home improvement chain Lowe’s. Since I am surrounded by Lowe’s executives, I get to hear a lot about how the giant chain works … Read More

Take the Cardiogolf 30-Day Challenge today A Note from Karen– Every week in my Vitalize Your Game with Cardiogolf Blog, I post tips to improve your golf fitness.  Golf takes a lot of time, so why not get some exercise and practice your golf game at the same time? To learn how to do these exercises and other golf-fitness exercises try my … Read More

As you all know, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Choosing to exercise and eat a healthy diet may help prevent breast cancer.  You know you need to exercise for better health, so why not work on your golf game at the same time? Golf-fitness combines the elements of a balanced exercise program to tone and shape the total … Read More