A golf fitness competition can improve your game
Benefits
A fitness competition that's specifically geared toward golfers can improve performance in several areas of your game. Strength exercises can help you improve your driving distance; fat-burning exercises can help your overall score by helping you maintain stamina throughout the round. You can also increase flexibility and lean muscle.
Types
A golf fitness challenge contest could involve competing against other golfers in areas such as strength, cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance. Another way is to compete against yourself by participating in a customized fitness program that includes measurable goals, such as achieving a certain resting heart rate or being able to increase your driving distance by a certain number of yards. The program should have specific starting and ending dates.
Features
Any golf fitness competition you enter should target certain areas of your body. The first is core strength, which is the trunk and lower body. It should also focus on shoulder rotation to help increase stability and flexibility of your shoulder muscles, which is essential for driving distance and in preventing injury. Cardiovascular endurance should include competitions in which improvement can be measured, such as in jogging times and distances.
Golf Skills
Golf fitness competitions should also improve your golf skills while you become more fit. By attending a golf "boot camp," you can compete against other golfers while learning proper techniques and improving areas such as your posture and balance. You can also be able to work on areas of your game where you experiences weaknesses. You should pick a camp that's limited to 10 participants at a time so that you can be assured of individual instruction.
Warning
Depending on the physical demands of the competition in which you are engaging, be sure to find out if you meet the minimum fitness requirements. If your fitness level is low or if you are unsure, consult with your doctor before participating. A fitness competition won't be beneficial if you suffer an injury that sidelines you.
About The Author
Chris Joseph is a freelance writer residing in Pennsylvania. He has written hundreds of articles for the Internet on a variety of topics, including several on golf for eHow.com. A golf fanatic, his goal is to someday make the cut at Augusta, but he'd settle for breaking 90 at the local Putt-Putt. Check out his weekly humor column "A Loon with a View" at www.chrisajoseph.com.
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