One of the biggest issues facing the recreational golfer is the lack of flexibility that limits the ability to make a full turn. Muscles and tendons become LESS flexible with age if not stretched on a regular basis.
Professional golfers know the importance of athletic development for golf. As a recreational golfer, you may not have the time to train like an elite athlete, but by simply adding a few golf-specific exercises and swing drills into your daily routine, you can dramatically improve your game. And you don’t have to go to the golf course or driving range, you can do these exercises at home with the Cardiogolf Slope and Shortee Training Club
Cardiogolf Creator, LPGA Teaching Professional, Golf-Fitness Specialist and Certfied Pilates Instructor Karen Jansen teams up with 15 to Fit Pilates, Barre and Fitness to help you take your game to the next level.
Karen will design an individualized golf-specific workout program for you combining Pilates reformer exercises with her unique Cardiogolf fitness program to help you improve your core strength, posture, balance, flexibility and swing technique to build more a powerful and repeatable golf swing.
A note from Karen: In my opinion, daily practice is the key to success towards any goal. Making 10 practice swings a day or stretching for five minutes everyday will get you playing better than practicing for two or three hours once a week. First of all, it is always hard to find big chunks of time to beat balls on the driving range or do intense workouts. Secondly, the long practice sessions and intense workouts usually lead to fatigued swings, ingrained bad habits and injuries.
There is something to be said about the momentum of taking small daily steps towards a goal that is cumulatively better than taking big steps with less frequency.
Practice something about your game everyday.
CardioGolf Off-Course Exercise for Posture
Everything you do before you swing determines how well you strike the ball. With a poor setup, even the best golfers in the world will not hit the ball straight. Take the time to correctly set up each time for a consistent swing.
Practice your posture with each club. Although clubs are different lengths, the basic golf posture remains the same. One key point to remember is to try to keep your spine in a neutral position, not too straight or not slumped over. The purpose of the golf posture is to create a position from which you can make an athletic swing.
Cat/Cow Stretch
- Kneel on all fours with the knees directly under the hips and the wrists under the shoulders. Try to flatten your back, distributing the weight evenly to hands and knees.
- Exhale and round your spine and tuck your pelvis under as your suck in your abdominal muscles. This is the cat position.
- Inhale and arch your back as you lift the head and eyes toward the ceiling. This is the cow position.
- Hold each position for 3 seconds.
- Slowly repeat each pose moving smoothly and slowly between both for 8 to 10 repetitions.
- These two poses will help you improve your posture by increases spinal flexibility and even stretch and strengthen your wrists, arms and shoulders.
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