Tweet This is the last of a 5-part series on injury prevention for sports.Recovery is another area of injury prevention that is often overlooked. Although training is a very important part of sports and injury prevention, recovery itself is of high importance. Recovery consists of many different areas. Here are some ways to help your…
Tweet This is the fourth of a 5-part series on injury prevention for sports. Sports conditioning is extremely important. It will not only help you be in better shape and have a higher fitness ability to perform better at your sport, but it will also help prevent injuries that are common in your sport. Sports conditioning…
Tweet This is the third of a 5-part series on injury prevention for sports. After working out, practicing your sport, or competing in your sport, it’s extremely important to cool down your body gradually. How quickly you cool down depends on how intense your workout is. The Importance of Cooling Down If you suddenly stop…
Tweet This is the second of a 5-part series on injury prevention for sports. Be sure to check out Part 1 – Injury Prevention for Sports: Warm-Up Awareness is very important in sports. You should be aware of what muscles are being used and try to use as much energy as possible in your sport….
Tweet This is the first of a 5-part series on injury prevention for sports. Injuries in sports are more common than we like to acknowledge. Athletes often tend to think of themselves as invincible. And only when they’re struck by injury do they realize they need to do exercises to prevent injuries while they’re still…
Tweet Zumba is a fun, energetic Latin dance fitness class. You can get into the movement and lost in the music, but do you ever think about your technique or avoiding injury? Here are 5 tips to help avoid injury: 1. Use the correct shoes. No running shoes! You have lots of turning action in…
Tweet “Power is nothing without control” is a great statement I always try to keep in mind for fitness training, golf or any other sport for that matter. Doing things the other way round and going for power without control is going to lead to disaster. In sports it will cause you headaches because you…
Tweet A is for athlete . An athlete is defined as someone who is “trained to compete in sports”. So if you train to improve your golf and compete in some form, either in competition or against the course, you can now consider yourself an athlete! B is for back. Your back is one of…
Tweet OK, so last week we covered travelling round the course. Now let’s look at the swing itself. To knock that little white bugger the 300+ yards many courses now require, we need to be generating a clubhead speed of 100 mph+ (although a solid strike is more important for gaining distance than just raising…
