Five of the Fittest Champions Tour players
A commitment to fitness isn’t just for players on the younger tours. These days pros on the Champions Tour are also committed to taking care of their bodies. After all, they know that hitting the gym and staying in shape is the best way to prolong their careers. Here are five of the fittest over-50 […]
The Golfer’s Diet: How to improve your nutritional intake
Playing golf can burn a lot of energy, nearly 2000 calories per round. If you are not eating the right amount of healthy food, you will find yourself exhausted and tired. For a golfer, nutrition is often based around quality carbohydrate foods to match fuel needs. Lean proteins for muscle repair and recovery, Along with fruit, […]
Get Those Hips Moving
The hips are a very important area of the body for the golf swing. They require a good range of movement as well as strength and stability through all phases of the swing. However, modern lifestyles involve a lot of sitting – at home, in work and during travel. Many exercises can help to improve […]
Give your driving distance a lift with jumping exercises
When creating a workout program to improve your golf swing, focus on exercises that make your body more stable and flexible, then build strength and power, says Golf Digest Fitness Advisor Ben Shear. In our February 2017 issue, he offered six moves for better stability and flexibility. Assuming you’ve been working on those, it’s time […]
Best moves to prepare for remainder of 2017
New Year’s resolutions rarely stick, but maybe this one has some staying power: We asked Golf Digest Fitness Advisor Ben Shear to come up with the best golf exercises for an off-season program. No problem. He selected a dazzling dozen. First there are three to improve mobility and three to improve stability. You’re looking at […]
Our three-step plan to test and improve your swing mobility
If you’re off to a bad start this golf season, struggling to hit the ball the way you want, it’s natural to think the cause is a fault in your swing. “But sometimes the fault isn’t the cause, it’s a symptom,” says Golf Digest fitness advisor Ben Shear. Sometimes poor shots are the result of […]
5 moves to save your spine
Even the most technically sound swings cause stress on the spine, but golf doesn’t have to sentence you to future back pain. To avoid discomfort, says Golf Digest Fitness Advisor Ben Shear, “strengthen the muscles at the bottom of the spine, and improve flexibility in the mid and upper back.” All you need is a […]
These watches combine fitness, golf
If you’re like a lot of us, you don’t run your fitness life through a trainer—you use a device on your wrist instead. Counting steps, logging running miles, calculating calories burned: You can track it all in one place. So why not do the same with your golf game? The following products allow you to […]
Three exercises to protect you from injury
Skip the chiropractor and try these moves instead With peak golf season approaching, we thought this would be a good time to ask an important question: Is your back ready? Thought so. If you don’t want to end up spending your summer horizontal, follow the advice of Golf Digest Fitness Advisor Ben Shear. He teamed […]
A World Class Sports Science Institute in India
It is a well-known fact that athletes require holistic and scientific training in order to perform at optimum levels, prevent injuries and compete against the best in the world. Traditionally, India has not been known for sports science and the availability of such facilities in the development of athletes has been lacking. However, a collaboration […]