| Golf is no longer the sport that it was a few years | | | | can do while preparing your swing is to make several |
| ago. Golf superstars like Tiger Woods and Annika | | | | slow swings without hitting the ball. This simple |
| Sorenstam have taken the game from being a | | | | exercise is enough to stretch and warm up your |
| leisurely sport into one that is highly competitive, | | | | golfing muscles. The most important thing to |
| athletic and well-recognized sport around the world. It | | | | remember when it comes to stretching exercises is |
| is a fact that you need to be strong when playing | | | | to never strain yourself. B) Strength training A good |
| any kind of sport, golf included, hence the need for a | | | | way to build back and shoulder strength is to use a |
| good golf exercise program. You need to strengthen | | | | pair of dumbbells. In your normal gold swing posture, |
| your muscles to get that exact curve on your swing | | | | keep the dumbbells in front of your legs with your |
| and deliver enough power to carry the ball the | | | | palms towards each other. Slowly raise the dumbbells, |
| distance. A strong swing will enable you to hit longer | | | | and then slowly bring them back down. Do this for 10 |
| and hit straighter and more accurately, which is why | | | | to 15 times for two sets per day to improve your |
| a golf exercise program is not something that you | | | | back and shoulder strength. The strength of your |
| want to go without, especially if you want to play | | | | wrist can also affect your swing. A good wrist |
| competitively. You need a golf exercise program that | | | | exercise to strengthen your wrist is to do wrist curls. |
| will actually give you some results, therefore look for | | | | Stand straight while holding the dumbbells on your |
| golf exercise programs that have effective stretching | | | | sides. Simply curl your wrists up and down for 5 to |
| as well as good strength training regimens. Here are | | | | 10 times. Do not forget to improve exercises for |
| some simple exercises to get you started. A) | | | | stamina in your golf exercise program. If you want to |
| Stretching exercises One main problem golfers often | | | | keep from huffing and puffing as you walk from one |
| have is low back pain which usually comes from all | | | | hole to another, you need to be sure that you will still |
| that bending when playing the game. A good | | | | be standing at the end of the game, especially if you |
| exercise to prevent low back pain is to lie on one's | | | | have to carry your own clubs or not getting around |
| stomach on a hard surface, with the hands on both | | | | in a gold cart. Build up your stamina with 30 to 45 |
| sides. Raise the upper body, arms and legs are high | | | | minutes of cardio a day. A good golf exercise |
| as you can and hold this position for ten seconds. | | | | program, when done correctly, can greatly help you |
| Doing this exercise for a mere two sets a day can | | | | make a difference in your game. |
| dramatically improve back flexibility and keep low | | | | For more information on a golf exercise program, |
| back pain at bay. A more natural exercise that you | | | | visit Mike Pedersen's golf fitness site. |