Deep Squat with Weight - Step 1
Deep Squat with Weight - Step 2
Deep Squat with Weight - Step 3
Deep Squat with Weight - Step 4
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For the typical Midwest golfer, we are in the midst of the “off-season.” According to Golf Fitness Magazine, the off-season is the perfect time to work on strengthening and improving flexibility as they relate to the golf swing. Proper flexibility and adequate strength are two essential factors in making an effective golf swing. Furthermore, these two fitness components have a direct correlation on how far and how accurately you actually hit the golf ball. Adequate strength and proper flexibility is important for several reasons. In addition to facilitating an effective golf swing that produces long and accurate drives, strength and flexibility also help to prevent many common golf injuries that result from overuse. These essential fitness components also enable the golfer to maintain proper posture throughout each golf swing through the duration of the round. Ultimately, adequate functional strength and proper flexibility improves the overall health and well being of the avid golfer.
Two great exercises often utilized by the golf fitness instructors at the GPC are the Deep Squat with Weight and the Forward Lunge with a Twist as shown.
Both exercises demand total body strength, particularly stability strength through the core, while working to improve flexibility in some of the common problem areas often exhibited by avid golfers. For more off-season tips and an individualized off-season program to fit your golf needs, hurry over to the AthletiCo Golf Performance Center in Oak Brook to see Sam, Cory, Tom, Nathan, or Brad before you find yourself on the tee box in the midst of another, non-weather-related, “hot” and “cold” golf season.
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