Golf is a very unique sport. Hitting the links is hard to compare with anything else due to the contrasting benefits the game offers. While it’s often intensely competitive, it’s also relaxing to walk about with friends in a tranquil environment. The required focus, physical demands and patience of golf make it a multidimensional activity… Continue reading How Golf Can Jumpstart a Healthy Lifestyle
Author: jroot
Rapid Cardio Fat Loss
Every spring season I get asked this question, ‘I didn’t plan and prepare properly going into this competitive season and need to get back in shape quickly, can you please help me drop some body fat in time for my next big event?’ The answer is yes. Here is the cardio program I have recommended… Continue reading Rapid Cardio Fat Loss
Getting to the Core of Your Golf Fitness
Welcome to The Fitness For Golf Member’s Monthly Exercise! It’s well known that the core plays an integral role in your golf swing. The core has a significant functional play for generating the maximum power in all phases of the swing: the back-swing, down swing, contact, and the follow through. Here are the core exercises… Continue reading Getting to the Core of Your Golf Fitness
What Does Tiger’s Romance Have To Do With His #1 Ranking?
My March Madness brackets are busted and I don’t have a dog in the hunt anymore. It must be time to move onto golf season. Tiger proved over the weekend that he’s got his game back in form by winning at Bay Hill and reclaiming the number one ranking from Rory McIlroy. According to Yahoo… Continue reading What Does Tiger’s Romance Have To Do With His #1 Ranking?
Weekend Watch: St. Patrick’s Day!
Amazing Round…and He’s Only 16! — We’ve all experienced those rounds when everything just clicks. Like this 16 year old golfer Justin Pagila who shot 62– only the 3rd time ever anyone has scored 62 at Diablo Country Club. That’s pretty impressive! Training with Motivation— Sometimes all it takes is a little motivation (or motivator)… Continue reading Weekend Watch: St. Patrick’s Day!
Tips to Prevent Low Back Pain
Back pain is a common injury in golf, due to the high velocity rotary forces that are placed onto the lumbar spine during the golf swing. Tight muscles of the back and hamstrings need to be properly warmed up and stretched thoroughly beforehand. As the new season is ready to kick off, it is important… Continue reading Tips to Prevent Low Back Pain
March Madness Begins
This week Tiger Woods dominated the Blue Monster, Doral. As much as I love golf, I took the weekend off. I was with my family and 5000 plus other Creighton Bluejay fans in St. Louis cheering on our basketball team to a Missouri Valley championship and an automatic birth in the NCAA basketball tournament that… Continue reading March Madness Begins
Bucket List Trip–Golf In Scotland Part 3
For anyone thinking of taking a trip to Scotland in 2013, Kevin McGrath and Taba Dale of Scottsdale Collection (www.ScottsdaleCollection.com) have two very special Tours to offer. Kevin McGrath, the writer of this “blog”, is a native of Ireland and has been arranging golf trips to Great Britain and Ireland for US golfers for more… Continue reading Bucket List Trip–Golf In Scotland Part 3
Competing Mentally
Golf is a sport that has many different elements. Obviously there’s the swing and making sure your body is in perfect rhythm and harmony when you swing. Then there’s the fitness element–you need to make sure that all your muscles are healthy and operating at their peak. That means that your conditioning needs to… Continue reading Competing Mentally
Weekend Watch: Selling the Green Jacket?!
Selling a Green Jacket? — I could not imagine selling the famed Green Jacket (if I ever won it, which at this point is unlikely), however it looks like someone else would rather take the cash. And once ownership has been proved it’s off to the auction block. An American Record Broken! — It’s always… Continue reading Weekend Watch: Selling the Green Jacket?!