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"Fitness Equipment For Your At Home Golf Workouts"

By Mike Hansen

Fitness Equipment is becoming smaller and more affordable these days, making it easier to build a home gym. If you are a golfer that is looking to improve your game through at home workouts, try using these pieces of equipment.

EXERCISE BANDS
Also known as resistance bands or resistance tubing, exercise bands provide smooth resistance as you stretch them. They’re light, inexpensive and easy to transport and set up. They also can be used to exercise every muscle in your body, especially the core area, which is important in the golf swing. In the same way gravity causes resistance when working with weights, tension causes resistance when using exercise bands. The more the band is stretched, the greater the resistance.

STABILITY BALL
One of the most common pieces of home exercise equipment is an excellent way to work every part of your body, including the stabilizing muscles that are important in keeping balance in the golf swing.

To choose the correct stability ball, use this chart:

Stability ball diameter and Your height
45cm ball is good for those 5 feet and under
55cm ball is good for those 5-1 - 5-8
65cm ball is good for those 5-9 - 6-2
75cm ball is good for those 6-3 - 6-7
85cm ball is good for those 6-8 and taller


MEDICINE BALL
These weighted balls come in a variety of weights and textures. Using a medicine ball adds a new dimension to your training since it takes you through all planes of motions. This type of training translates well to the golf swing and how we move in the world.

STRETCHING STRAP
Stretching straps help you achieve a full range of motion during stretching routines. Using a stretching strap is a safe and effective way to perform stretching exercises to improve flexibility, and it will allow you to incorporate static flexibility into your routines.

Home gyms are more popular today because of busy work schedules, children and other responsibilities that prevent us from making a trip to the gym. Golfers who want to improve their muscle strength and increase flexibility, among other things, can accomplish this with these products and exercises at home.

About the Author:

Mike Hansen holds a degree in Exercise Science and is a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Golf Fitness Instructor, located in Irvine, CA. He is the featured golf fitness columnist for Southland Golf magazine. His website is www.healthygolfer.com