Golf Fitness Boston MA
Local resource for golf fitness in Boston, MA. Includes detailed information on local businesses that provide access to professional grade foam roller, balance pods, resistance bands, resistance band loops, heavy duty exercise ball, and other golf fitness equipments.
Boston Medical Center
617-414-2080 850 Harrison Avenue, Yawkey ACC-2
Boston, MA Boston Medical Center 617-414-2080
850 Harrison Avenue, Yawkey ACC-2
Boston, MA 02118
Services Preventive Medicine, Pediatrics, Pain Management, Nutrition, Mind/Body Medicine, Meditation, Healthy Aging, Gynecology, Fitness/Exercise, Family Practice Membership Organizations American Holistic Medical Association
Data Provided By:  The Wellness Axis LLC
508-395-2332 395 Whitney Street
Northborough, MA The Wellness Axis LLC 508-395-2332
395 Whitney Street
Northborough, MA 01532
Services Women's Health, Wellness Training, Stress Management, Preventive Medicine, Pharmacology, Other, Nutrition, Mind/Body Medicine, Fitness/Exercise, Coaching Membership Organizations American Holistic Medical Association
Data Provided By: Pin Hi Golf Crafters Inc
(508) 835-3456 67 W Boylston St
West Boylston, MA Mt Pleasant Pro Shop
(978) 453-2949 141 Staples St
Lowell, MA Golf Workshop
(978) 664-2783 289 Main St
North Reading, MA Melanie Barbarisi
617-285-2642 Boston, MA Melanie Barbarisi 617-285-2642
Boston, MA 02128
Coaching Types Health and Fitness, Life, Performance Certifications LSWA, LMHC, CPC Membership Organizations PCC
Data Provided By:  A G Golf Club Repair & Refinishing
(413) 737-8617 83 Spring St
West Springfield, MA Sevigny Enterprises
(978) 256-4653 26 Chatham Rd
Chelmsford, MA Bill Flynn's Golf Shops
(978) 664-6435 20 Brassie Way
North Reading, MA Golf Clubhouse the
(978) 988-0771 382 Middlesex Ave
Wilmington, MA
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Susan Hill
Oct 04, 2010
| | If you have turned on the television to watch any golf tournament over the last couple of years, you obviously already know the strong role that golf fitness plays in improving your golf game. When you engage in a regular fitness routine, you’re preparing your body for improved performance by building a lean, strong, fit physique capable of more control and consistency with your clubs. Being fit enables your golf skills to shine through, and is generally reflected in a lower handicap. Give up your old gym routine. Change is often difficult to come by, but necessary as times change and we learn new information. Make sure that the exercises you are concentrating on now will help you out on the course. Adding bulk to your frame is being replaced with a more sculpted look which focuses on athletic performance. New routines include more emphasis on cable systems, fitness balls, dumbbells, and medicine balls. When it comes to golf training , it’s time to think outside the box! Improve your muscle strength. You want your muscle strength to be the same on both sides of your body to create a fluid, powerful swing . You should particularly focus on back and shoulder strength where strength discrepancies can come into play.
Below are two great instructional videos for the shoulder and back.
Shoulder Strengthening For Golf
Back Strength Focus on core stability. Your core is your torso – the parts of your body that are actively involved in your swing. You want to perform exercises that will strengthen your core or trunk region. This will provide you with needed stability during your swing. Be sure to take a look at the following core strengthening videos to help promote stability:
Test & Exercise, Core / Trunk
Test & Exercise for Core, Adbominals
Test & Exercise for Core, Lower Back Extensors
Test & Exercise for Core, Side Bridge Focus on balance. If you have good balance, you will be able to transfer your weight during your swing maintaining stability throughout the motion. Good balance also improves your reaction times and movement speed. The following links are great balance videos to help improve your game.
20 Yards in 10 Weeks, Week 8: Balance
Balance. 2 Great Exercises.
The Fundamentals of Golf Balance.
Get Better Balance in Your Golf Swing
Lunges for golf. Better balance and leg strength Build flexibility. |
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John Steinbreder, GolfersMD News
Reviewed by the GolfersMD Medical Review Board.
Dec 14, 2010
| For serious golfers, the holiday season is good for more than just loading up on turkey and stuffing. It is also the perfect time to work on their games - and use what they did in 2009 to improve their performances in 2010.
“The first thing players should do this time of year is identify what they want to do in the coming season,” says GolfersMD expert Brian Crowell, head professional at the Glen Arbor Golf Club in Bedford, New York. “And you do that in part by looking back at the previous year, or two. Identify your weaknesses. Decide on the things you want to improve. Then develop a program that will help you make those improvements, and make a commitment to do as much as you are able in the off-season to fulfill those goals.”
“And that means making that commitment now,” Crowell adds. “You just can’t dust off your game once you start seeing those commercials for the Masters in the spring. Not if you want to get better.”
GolfersMD expert Susan Hill feels much the same way. “Especially as it relates to your health and fitness,” says the Oregon-based nutrition coach. “I tell my players it can be too taxing once they start competing to be worrying about eating and dieting. They need to concentrate on their golf when the season starts, not their weight. So, I recommend they get going on their conditioning when they are not playing, and be ready to hit the ground running.”
Clients frequently ask Hill how to manage their diets during the holidays, when so much rich food and drink is available for the taking. “Of course, you should be able to enjoy yourself,” she says. “But Thanksgiving is only one day, not a two-week period. Same with Christmas. Enjoy those two days, but make sure you have boundaries that keep the overindulging from continuing beyond them.”
As a sports psychologist who works with touring pros on their mental approaches to the game, GolfersMD expert Dr. Morris Pickens sees plenty of ways in which competitive and recreational players can look ahead to the New Year as they look back on the old.
“One you make your assessments and set your goals, make sure you set up the most productive ways to achieve them,” he says. “For example, if you determine that you are going to hit balls every other day, or go to the gym, make sure you have a plan for both. There is not a single businessman in the world who simply... | |
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