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Golf Fitness & Health

Explore Golf Fitness & Health

  • Golf course snack stand with bananas and water
    7 Ideal Golf Snacks to Help You Finish Strong
  • Man building rotational power through medicine ball side throws
    Golfer’s Guide to Better Health: 6 Fitness Tips for Lower Scores
  • DF-18 Pre-Round Performance Blend
    Tested: DF-18 Pre-Round Performance Drink
  • Strong man playing golf
    The Best Golf Exercises to Increase Driving Distance
  • Senior golfer studying his next shot
    How to Stop Losing Distance as You Get Older
  • Man Working Out
    Simple At-Home Golf Workout to Make You a Better Golfer
  • six golf stretches
    6 Pre-Round Golf Stretches to Warm Your Body Up
  • A strained or pulled muscle in the back is a common golf injury. Occasionally, a golf swing can stretch a back muscle too far or too quickly, resulting in a small tear. Although pulled muscles are rarely dangerous, they are always extremely uncomfortable, especially in the back. Don't try to play through the pain; take the rest of the day off and start to treat the muscle immediately. The sooner you treat it, the less pain and discomfort you will experience while it heals.
    How to Care for a Pulled Muscle in the Back
  • golfers walking with bags on course
    Breakdown of Calories Burned Golfing
  • Phil Mickelson drinking coffee
    Phil Mickelson's Coffee for Wellness: The Inside Scoop
  • Woman performs wrist flexor exercise
    Wrist Flexor Stretch to Help You Close the Clubface at Address
  • Although ankle surgery can certainly hamper your ability to get back on the golf course, if you follow the recommended recovery procedures, you have a good chance to get back on the course within three or four months after surgery.
    How to Recover From Ankle Surgery
  • Golfers know how important their forearms can be to their games. Having strong muscles here can help you maintain a good grip on your club and hit the ball harder and farther. You can work to develop these muscles, as well as the muscles in your fingers, by doing a series of exercises where you twist your arms, and other objects, in a variety of ways. It should only take you about 10 to 15 minutes per day to do the entire workout.
    Forearm Twists and Exercises for Strengthening Wrists
  • A torn muscle is either a full or partial rupture of the muscle. It is caused by overexertion of the muscle and can occur during exercise or by a direct injury to the muscle. A muscle tear can be severe, moderate or mild, though all can be painful. If the muscle is immobile, the muscle tear is severe, but if it's sore and swollen it's probably a moderate injury. Torn muscles take weeks to heal, but there is a way to speed up the process.
    How to Speed up Healing of Pulled and Torn Muscles
  • The hip flexors are a group of three muscles that work together to move the hip. A hip flexor injury occurs when one or more of these muscles are strained or pulled. This is usually associated with athletes who participate in football, soccer, or track and field. This is not a common injury for a golfer, but it can happen on occasion.
    What Is a Hip Flexor Injury?
  • Hamstrings are any of the three tendons which are contracted by the muscles in the back of the thigh. Hamstrings are necessary to do any activity that involves athletic movement, including running and walking. If throughout a swing you feel a pull or tear in the hamstring, an injury to the hamstring has occurred and you should stop immediately. It is crucial to understand how long it will take for the injury to heal.
    How Long Does a Hamstring Injury Take to Heal?
  • Shoulder bursitis is a painful condition that can send even the most ardent golfer to the sidelines. The motion of swinging a golf club is almost impossible because of the pain that radiates as a result of the bursitis. However, after being treated by a physician, a golfer can get on the road to recovery by doing exercises to get the shoulder back in golfing condition. If you feel pain while doing any of the exercises mentioned, stop exercising and consult your physician.
    About Shoulder Bursitis Exercise
  • Many golfers don't know how and why many golf pros hit the ball 320 yards so effortlessly. They may not be as strong as NFL athletes but they utilize and strengthen the specific muscles that are essential to a powerful golf swing. The average golfer would not know what muscles are used and how they aid the golf swing. This article will discuss the muscles that are involved in some facet of the golf swing.
    What Muscles Are Involved in a Golf Swing?
  • Golf is a great hobby for most of us. Whether it's a trip to the driving range or getting in 9 holes after work, most golfers are just happy to get a chance to play. But if you have a day off, a vacation or are playing on the weekend, you can devote yourself to playing a full 18-hole round of golf. When playing in the morning, it's important to eat a good breakfast so you have the energy to enjoy the round from start to finish.
    Best Breakfast for Golfers
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