GOLF...STAY INJURY FREE THIS GOLF SEASON
By Allan Scott, Fitness Consultant
To continue to make an athletic swing and stay injury free, you need to build and maintain strength in your hips, keep your hamstrings strong but flexible, and avoid hunching over when addressing the ball.
Here are 5 exercises you can do every day at home that will help keep you injury free.
Squats: Extend your arms straight out in front of you and keeping your back straight, squat down until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Stand up and repeat 25 times.
Toe Touch: stretch your hands overhead and keep your legs straight with no bend at the knees. Now bend over at the hips and try to touch your toes or the floor. Don’t worry if you can’t make it. The main thing is keep your legs straight. Straighten up and repeat 10 times.
Plank: Get down on the floor, face down. Then get up on your elbows and toes, tighten your abs, and hold this position for 60 seconds.
Hip Lifts: from above, roll over on your back and bend your knees so your feet are flat on the floor, arms at your sides. Now raise your hips up off the floor as high as you can, hold for 5 seconds and repeat 15 times, from the floor up.
Arm Swings: Stand with your arms straight out in front. Now swing them straight back and forward 10 times with your palms facing down and 10 times with your palms facing up.
These are also a great pre-game warm-up, before you hit the range.
They don’t take much time and they can make your whole season much better. |