A Note from Karen:

Stayed tuned this year for on and off-course Cardiogolf exercises to help you improve your golf swing and fitness.  Do something good for your body and swing every day.  Make this year your best year on and off the golf course. I am looking forward to a great year.

Karen

Cardiogolf Off-Course Spinal Mobility Exercise

Flexibility in golf does not just mean how far you can stretch your muscles.  You also need mobility in your joints, especially in your spine.  If you lack mobility in your spine, you won’t be able to fully rotate through full range of motion in your golf swing causing compensations and swing faults.  Spend some time working on spinal mobility, not just to help your golf swing but also to help prevent injuries.

Standing Pelvic Tilts for Golf

• Fold your arms out in front of your chest and set up as if you are in your golf posture.
• Inhale as you move your pelvis back to slightly arch your lower back.
• Exhale and slowly tilt your tailbone under your pelvis.
• Inhale as you move your pelvis back to slightly arch your lower back.
• Hold each position for 3 seconds.
• Repeat moving your pelvis slowly back and forth to tilt and arch your lower spine for 8 to 10 repetitions.
• This exercise helps give you mobility in your spine for a more comfortable set up and greater range of motion.

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LPGA Teaching Professional Karen Palacios-Jansen was voted 2008 LPGA National and Southeast Section Teacher of the Year. Voted by Golf Digest Magazine as one of America’s “Top 50 Female Instructors” for 11 straight years, Karen has her own golf events company-Swing Blade Enterprises, as well as being a certified personal trainer. Her golf-specific fitness system called Cardiogolf is available on DVD and online. Karen lives in North Carolina with her husband Dan Jansen. Over the years she has helped thousands of golfers improve their golf games. For more information-visit http://www.kpjgolf.com.