| Before you go out in the fields, assess yourself: | | | | who have problems with their knee, they can |
| Do you have adequate endurance, aerobic | | | | perform the modified pigeon pose where they will |
| capacity, core strength, range of motion, muscle | | | | lie on their backs, bend knees and bring their right |
| strength, and proper balance? Well, you need to. | | | | foot to their left knee, and press the right knee |
| Strength, stamina, and flexibility are essential for | | | | away while feeling the stretch in their hips. A |
| longer and better drives. | | | | towel is placed around the left thigh. Then the left |
| A common problem for golf players is back pain | | | | leg is brought off the floor with the knee at a 90 |
| caused by improper playing postures and positions. | | | | degree angle and the neck relaxed. The position is |
| Also, this is because golfers do swinging | | | | hold for 10 breaths before switching to the other |
| repetitively reaching more than 100 times in a | | | | side. |
| four-hour golf round. Golfers also need to bend at | | | | In performing exercises for the lower back, |
| least 30 to 40 times during a game which | | | | always remember to move slowly so as not to |
| exacerbates the lumbar spine and its surrounding | | | | pull and strain any muscle. Deeply breathe through |
| muscles. You need to avoid this. There are good | | | | your nose. Before the workout, protect your |
| exercises that will help you prevent back pains | | | | back by squeezing your buttocks. This is to |
| and also help you to perform your swing | | | | condition your muscle groups. How do you know |
| perfectly. Remember that golf swing is the | | | | if you are on the right track? You should feel |
| groundwork of the game. | | | | your back muscles working while exercising, but |
| To start with, work out with the muscles that | | | | there should be no pain accompanying it. |
| directly affect the speed and power in your swing | | | | Golf exercises should be done regularly - for your |
| - the gluteus muscles, hamstrings, deltoid, back | | | | muscles to be worked out and for you not to |
| muscles and neighboring muscles. The Yoga | | | | forget the proper swing movements. Exercise |
| pigeon pose can help here. In the pigeon pose, the | | | | your hips, trunks, and shoulders to loosen up your |
| right knee is moved until it touches the right wrist. | | | | muscles and allow them to adapt to the swinging |
| The lower part of the right leg is gently brought | | | | motion. |
| to a 45 degree angle to the top of the mat. While | | | | There are more golf exercises to enhance the |
| on the position, the left leg is slid back without | | | | stamina, flexibility, and strength needed for golfing |
| letting the knee roll out to the side. A towel can | | | | like lunge with rotation, total body extension, pick |
| be placed under the hip to support if the buttocks | | | | up and rotate, locust pose bar, extended table |
| do not reach the floor. Hold that position for 5-7 | | | | pose, and other more. |
| breathes and switch to the other side. For those | | | | |