Stay down and through
Everybody wants to hit the ball farther off the tee including me, so I am on a quest to hit the ball longer to score better and have more fun.
Join me as I try to increase my driving distance by 10 yards in 30 days. By increasing your clubhead speed by just 4 mph faster will give you 12 yards extra distance on average.
Biomechanics research shows that power in the golf swing comes from a kinetic chain in our joints and muscles. The chain starts from the ground up which means that power begins with your feet moving up to your knees, hips, core, shoulders and into the hands and wrists to the ball. Any restrictions in the muscles or joints interrupt the ability of the body to make smooth movements, breaking the correct chain of sequence. Ultimately, these interrupted movement patterns turn directly into swing faults that cause bad shots like a slice, pull or topped shot.
You need strength, flexibility, stability and endurance to keep the correct kinetic chain flowing through your swing to get your maximum distance. Today, let’s talk about endurance and why golfers should be doing cardiovascular exercise.
Day 7-
Cardio Training for Golfers
What is Aerobic Exercise and Why Should Golfers Do It?
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
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 or www.kpjgolf.com.
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A large number of studies in the past few years showed that after age 40, people typically lose 8 percent or more of their muscle mass each decade, a process that accelerates significantly after age 70. Less muscle mass generally means less strength, mobility and among the elderly, independence. It also has been linked with premature mortality and some bad golf scores.
With all the information we have about the benefits of exercise, you would think that everybody would be doing it. But sadly, less than 1% of the population participates in a regular fitness program. Please try to do something everyday to move your body to get the great benefits of fitness. Why not work on your golf game at the same time? Try Cardiogolf…
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