Thank you to WomensGolf.com for interest in my teaching and golf-fitness movement. Click on the link to read the entire article about my thoughts on golf fitness and getting women into the game of golf.
Golf and Fitness – The Karen Palacios-Jansen Interview
Karen, thank you for catching up with WomensGolf.com during your very busy summer schedule. You have a unique and very modern approach to teaching that combines golf and fitness. Where did it all start for you?
Golf and fitness have been important to me for most of my life and I will be forever grateful to my parents for introducing me to the game and encouraging me to follow my passion. I grew up 
living on a golf course. My father introduced me to the game and since the first time I hit a ball, I was fascinated with how to swing a club and how to play the game.
After graduation, I began working with David Leadbetterand found my niche in life: teaching golf. It was through David Leadbetter that I met and spent time with some of the world’s best golfers of the time, including Ernie Els, Seve Ballesteros, Trevor Immelman and Se Ri Pak. I spent thousands of hours watching professional golfers play and practice and honed my teaching skills by working with golfers of all levels.
During this time, I developed a fascination for fitness and health. I would take all sorts of exercises classes, jog, and lift weights. I discovered that improving your fitness could help improve your golf swing as well. I eventually developed my golf-specific fitness program that I call Cardiogolf, a program to help improve all aspects of fitness like strength, flexibility and endurance as you improve your golf swing technique.
Your Cardiogolf approach is revolutionary because many people outside the game think golf is for cart riders and people not necessarily in the best shape – how are golf and fitness connected?
Golfers are realizing more than ever that total game improvement, injury prevention, and lower scores all come from better physical conditioning no matter what your age. You’ve been living under a rock if you don’t know that you need to exercise for better health. I designed my program, called, Cardiogolf, for golfers to kill two birds with one stone- get some exercise and practice their golf swing at the same time. So it is perfect for people who have time constraints.
Tell us about being part of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals.
I’ve been a member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Division for more than 20 years. It is the 
world’s premier golf association for women. I have spent the last two years researching, developing and writing the curriculum for the LPGA “Teaching Her Course“. The LPGA would like to educate golf professionals about how to comfortably and successfully teach the game of golf to women differently than men. The LPGA “Teaching HER Course” is for golf professionals and consists of (4) one hour online modules with knowledge checks and interactive video segments available online at LPGA.com.
I am also currently running for Vice-President of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Division along with my running mate Deb Vangellow. We are excited to team together to help our fellow teachers excel in the golf industry.
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