Spend the next two weeks getting your game and body back in shape, so you can enjoy the summer season and maximize your performance.

Day 6-Shape Up Your Core 

When most people think of exercise for golf, they think of doing a few stretches and maybe walking, to build endurance. Flexibility and endurance are important for golf, but these types of exercises don’t work on your core muscles; those muscles that are deep within your abdominals, back and hips.  Neglecting your core muscles can increase your chances of injury if you practice or play a lot of golf.  Due to the repetitive nature of the golf swing, you’ll end up over-using the wrong muscles risking injury.

The golfer is rotating almost every joint and muscle in the body as well as stretching through a full range of motion while maintaining balance along with speed, so you’ll want to incorporate exercises that require you to use several muscle groups in one fluid movement. This will strengthen and develop the muscles in your core that includes the back, abdomen, pelvis, and hips, and promotes stability and flexibility — all essential for swing the golf club more efficiently.

Hip Twister on a Ball

1. Place your feet on an exercise ball and get into a plank position.
2. Hold your upper body stable as you slowly rotate your hips from side to side. Steady the ball with your feet only moving your hips.
3. The idea is to keep the upper body very stable as the hips rotate through full range of motion.
4. Do 8 to 10 repetitions on both sides.