Category: Golf Fitness
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Getting back into the swing of things
After two days of feeling like crap, the kettlebells were the perfect tool to get me back moving today while still allowing me to, in the words of one of my favorite clients Cheryl, go medium! I probably could have rested another day, but here is something important for those of you who fall into…
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The power of the pyramid workout
Sometimes you just have to switch things up. I feel like I’ve been on a roll with doing workouts where the reps stay consistent and this morning my body was asking for something different. Enter pyramid reps! The idea is to start with fewer reps, increase each round and then decrease back to the start…
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Forget the running and try this moderate intensity cardio circuit instead!
These days there seems to be two approaches to cardiovascular work: High Intensity Intervals and Long Slow Cardio. Intervals have made a major resurgence as studies starting coming out showing that it can aid in fat loss much more than doing endless amounts of running. However, those hours of running/walking/biking are still going on and…
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Exercises your body will love: Beach edition
As you can tell, I love exercise. It’s a bit of an obsession for me and the only thing I love more than doing it myself is coaching others to enjoy it as well! But for as much fun as it is to sweat, shake and push the heart rate up during a training session,…
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Two great TKD drills that will help your golf swing
I’ve been incorporating martial arts into my fitness routine for 6 years now……when you marry a 6th degree blackbelt in TKD, you pretty much don’t have an option other than to learn! Since golf has been my main sport most of my life, it has been fascinating learning a new skill. And one of my…
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Kicking off a new week
There is nothing better than crushing your Monday workout! I’m a big believer in doing something each week to help get your mind in the right place to take on whatever comes your way. And the gym is always a good place to accomplish that. Lately I have been doing these 10 minute challenges at…
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The 4 Key Components to Creating a Workout
At a loss for what to do in the gym this weekend? Here is an easy way to put together a workout that will get the sweat poring and address some of the most important aspects for any golfer to train. Push Pull Squat Rotate All you need is these 4 categories and you can…
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Looking to increase club head speed? Try this!
I had a question from one of my clients this week about how to go about training to increase speed. Speed is one of the ultimate factors involved in the conversation about gaining more yardage. But is it as simple as trying to do things faster? Or lifting heavy weights to get stronger? There are…
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Looking for stability? Medicine Balls to the rescue!
The medicine ball is a great training tool alternative to weights. Sometimes it’s nice to put down the heavy dumbbells and give your body something different to adapt to. Medicine balls provide an interesting change of pace where you are constantly having to make adjustments with your core to maintain your form based on how…
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