There's a reason that the word "core" has both a physical and metaphorical meaning! In bodily terms, your core is made up of your back muscles, inner abdominal muscles and pelvic muscles. In metaphorical terms, something that is at the core lies at the center of everything, and affects everything. This is especially true for your core muscles, and your golf game! If you’re going on a golf vacation, the time to start strengthening your core is now. We'll show you how.
Ab Cruches
If you have never been shown how to do a sit-up properly, you should either watch an instructional DVD, or go to the gym and ask one of the attendants for help before you embark on a full on program of ab crunches. If they aren’t done correctly, you have the potential to ruin your back or your neck … which certainly won’t make your golf holiday worth going on!
Get some professional advice on how to do ab crunches and how many you should do, and then get going on your program!
Lateral pulldowns
You'll need to be at the gym for these, but they are an awesome exercise. You sit on the machine, grasp a long weighted bar above your head, and pull it down behind your head til it touches your shoulders. Great for your shoulders, your back, and your core strength. This exercise is an easy one to team one with pelvic floor lifts - essential for female golfers.
Supermans
Once you hear how to do this exercise, the strange name makes sense! Lie on the floor on your stomach with your arms out in front of you, and lift your feet and hands each around 6-12 inches off the ground. If you use your imagination, you'll look like Superman flying through the air! Concentrate on the contraction of your lower back muscles, and you'll have less chance of injury on your golf vacation.
