Staying Flexible & Focused on the Course! - Week 17
By Kelly Blackburn
Welcome to our series Flexible & Focused! With my golf
fitness tips you can improve your golf game and increase your fitness
level! For this series we are using a regular iron, driver or golf cart
for the on course exercises. When you incorporate these exercises while
playing, you improve flexibility, decrease the risk of injury
associated with your golf swing and increase focus! If you are just
joining us, see weeks 1-16 to catch up!
Step 1: Do these simple exercises at the tee box while you await your turn to tee off.
Step 2: Each week you will have a new exercise. This is
a progressive workout which means that every week you will have a new
exercise to perform along with the exercise from weeks prior. Execute
each stretch to a comfortable position and hold for 20-30 seconds.
Step 3: Perform the exercise upon approaching the next tee box to stay flexible and injury free for maximum results!
Let’s get started!
Club Oblique Stretch |
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Hold your club overhead with your feet shoulder width apart. Slowly bend at the waist maintaining no movement in the hips and lower your torso until you feel a good stretch. Hold for 20 to 30 seconds. Repeat to the opposite side. Remember to keep both knees bent slightly and the abdomen tight for support. |

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Editor's
Note: Kelly Blackburn has traveled the PGA Tour and Champions Tour
circuits as a fitness consultant and trainer for 13 years. Kelly
welcomes your email questions and comments, contact her at BlackburnOnTour@aol.com. Visit KellyBlackburn.com to learn more about health and fitness for golf.
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