Golf tips to get you warmed up

May 24, 10:34 AMNew England Fitness ExaminerJo Levy

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                                                                                    Lorena Ochoa the number one female golfer in the world.

Are you a golfer? This is the season to start if you have any desire to take up this sport.  It is really important to warm up your entire body focusing on your shoulders, core (abs/back), arms, and hips.

Please see your doctor if you are not sure if golf should be for you or you have any conditions that cause pain.

Other than a golf club you need nothing else for these exercises. If you want a terrific warm up do this series twice but doing it once should only take about five minutes or so.

Arm circles warm up the shoulder which has many components and which is very prone to injury as we get older. This exercise will warm up your entire arm.   Take one arm straight up in front of you and circle it back and around in a full circle.  Start slowly and, as you feel warmer, speed up to make the move more dynamic.  Repeat for 20 reps, switch sides and then circle both arms at the same time for 20 more repetitions.

Side bends will stretch and strengthen  your torso.  Hold the golf club with your hands wider than  your shoulders and take it up over the head, arms straight.   Lean to the right, taking the club as far as you comfortably can, feeling a stretch in the left side of the body.  Come back to center and repeat to the left for 20 reps. You may have done this once upon a time with a bar.

Side lunges warm up and strengthen the hips and inner thighs.  Hold onto the golf club for balance, if you need to  and step out to the left into a lunge, keeping the knee behind the toe.  Push back to start and repeat for 12 reps before switching sides.

These will get you started. There are plenty more you can do to warm up. After a few weeks I will give you more advanced exercises to make sure your game is safe.

Tiger Woods the number one male golfer in the world

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