There have been dozens of studies over the years that conclude the health benefits of playing golf are far-reaching. Most focus on the physical aspects—better strength and balance, improved bone density, less risk of heart disease and strokes, etc.—but an often overlooked perk is what the game does for your mental well-being.You might think that Read more…
Lauren McMillin, a Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer, says doing the popular yoga move known as the “Tree Pose” is a great way to improve stability in your golf swing.
If your blood tests indicate low levels of testosterone, you might be able to avoid synthetic steroid supplements – and their nasty side effects – by making lifestyle changes to boost levels naturally.
Did you ever notice in those big-box commercial gyms that there always seems to be a few pieces of gym equipment no one ever uses? Perhaps you’re guility of breezing past an aparatus or two that you can’t quite figure out what it’s used for.That is often the case with flywheels, which are truly unique Read more…
A buzzword in fitness for years has been “proprioception.” It’s typically linked to improved balance but in a wider interpretation, it’s awareness of where your body is and what it’s doing without actually seeing it. For example, can you close your eyes and touch your nose? Being able to accomplish that comes from having good Read more…
Each spring, with the Masters on our minds and a new golf season teed up, we meet players who are full of optimism about getting back out on the course but lacking in physical ability. It’s not that they’ve forgotten how to play golf. It’s that the winter has taken its toll on their bodies. Read more…
If you warm up before you start hitting balls, give yourself a round of applause. You’re doing a lot of good for your body and potentially preventing a season-ending injury. You’re also in the minority, as you typically don’t see amateur golfers doing a whole lot of movement prep before a round.While you might think Read more…
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) just published its first revision of guidelines for exercise in 17 years, and its conclusions should make you feel pretty encouraged if you feel like working out in big-box gyms or using sophisticated exercise equipment is too intimidating of off-putting.The over-arching message: You don’t need a lot of Read more…
If you’re over 50 and admittedly not exercising like you used to, doing things such as box jumps, single-leg bounds and depth jumps are probably not on your daily checklist. That’s OK. For starters, you might not realize it, but you probably have lost your ability to leave the ground beyond a few inches. Your Read more…
There’s a reason why slices and pulls are the plague of amateur golf, and it doesn’t have to do with how much time average players spend on the driving range. Most recreational golfers struggle to initiate the downswing with their lower bodies and have an even a tougher time rotating their pelvis without their torsos Read more…
Dan Swinscoe is one of Golf Digest’s Best Fitness Trainers in America, but that’s not why you’re reading about him today. He’s also an avid golfer—and in May of 2023, he played 27 holes at Silverado Golf Club in Scottsdale one day with a friend.That’s where his story starts, and it’s his hope that it Read more…
You could spend $30 a month on a gym membership. You also could outfit your basement with thousands of dollars of weights and a cardio machine like a treadmill or bike. Or…you could buy a few resistance bands for less than the cost of a tank of gas and get a decent workout to enhance Read more…
The photo above is of a golfer named Kyle Berkshire. If you’ve never heard of him, he’s a three-time World Long Drive champion and a holder of two amazing records: He has hit a golf ball 241 miles per hour and another 580 yards! In short, he’s a beast. Apart from his physical gifts, a Read more…
It’s true that all you need are two fingers and a stopwatch to figure out whether your heart is in overdrive as you play golf. Your pulse/heart rate is a key indicator of how the sympathetic nervous system, the fight or flight nerves, are behaving. Knowing you are nervous is one thing, but what if Read more…
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