Aerobic Exercise Is Not Only Good For Your Heart But For Your Golf Game, Too

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What is Aerobic Exercise and Why Should Golfers Do It?

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For an activity to qualify as aerobic, two factors must be present. First, the activity must last at least 20 minutes. Second, you have to increase your heart rate to at least 70% of your maximum rate during the 20 minutes.

Cardiovascular Benefits:

Aerobic exercise conditions the heart and lungs by increasing the oxygen available to the body and by enabling the heart to use oxygen more efficiently.

Additional Benefits of Aerobic Exercise: In addition to cardiovascular benefits, other benefits of aerobic exercise include:

Control of body fat: Aerobic exercise in conjunction with strength training and a proper diet will reduce body fat.

Increased resistance to fatigue and extra energy

Toned muscles and increased lean body mass

Decreased tension and aid in sleeping

Increased general stamina

Psychological benefits: Exercise improves mood, reduces depression and anxiety.

Keep excess pounds at bay: Combined with a healthy diet, aerobic exercise helps you lose weight — and keep it off.

Increase your stamina: Aerobic exercise may make you tired in the

short term. But over the long term, you’ll enjoy increased stamina and reduced fatigue.

Ward off viral illnesses: Aerobic exercise activates your immune system. This leaves you less susceptible to minor viral illnesses, such as colds and flu.

Reduce health risks: Aerobic exercise reduces the risk of many conditions, including obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, stroke and certain types of cancer. Weight-bearing aerobic exercises, such as walking, reduce the risk of osteoporosis.

Manage chronic conditions: Aerobic exercise helps lower high blood pressure and control blood sugar. If you’ve had a heart attack, aerobic exercise helps prevent subsequent attacks.

Strengthen your heart: A stronger heart doesn’t need to beat as fast. A stronger heart also pumps blood more efficiently, which improves blood flow to all parts of your body.

Keep your arteries clear: Aerobic exercise boosts your high-density lipoprotein (HDL), or “good,” cholesterol and lowers your low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad,” cholesterol. The potential result? Less buildup of plaques in your arteries.

Boost your mood: Aerobic exercise can ease the gloominess of depression, reduce the tension associated with anxiety and promote relaxation.

Stay active and independent as you get older: Aerobic exercise keeps your muscles strong, which can help you maintain mobility as you get older. Aerobic exercise also keeps your mind sharp. At least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three days a week seems to reduce cognitive decline in older adults.

Live longer: People who participate in regular aerobic exercise appear to live longer than those who don’t exercise regularly.

On-Course Exercise-

Kill two birds with one stone: walk while you play golf. One small change that could help you build your stamina and cardio endurance is to walk while you play golf.  If you can’t walk the entire round or your course requires you to take a cart, try to fit in as much walking into the day as possible.  Walk the couple hundred yards to driving range instead of hoping into the cart.  Walk in between shots when you play. Grab a couple of clubs and walk to your next shot while your partner drives the cart.  Every little bit of movement helps you develop your cardio endurance.

Walk whenever you can
Walk whenever you can

Off-Course Exercise-

Do the Groove Your Swing Chapter of the Cardiogolf DVD.  This section of the DVD will provide you with a low impact workout for you whole body that will help you improve your swing technique, clubhead speed and body and swing motion.  To get your own copy of Cardiogolf visit www.cardiogolf.com.

 

 

 

 

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