Can Golf Get You in Shape?
The answer: Sort of? . . . Golf is a GREAT form of exercise and activity. It gets you outside for 5+ hours. It's a physically impactful...
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A Total Body Training Session All Golfers SHOULD TRY...
Do you split up your training into upper and lower body sessions? Maybe you're a push : pull trainee? Or a muscle splits type of athlete?...
Move Your Spine to PLAY HEALTHIER GOLF
The traditional view is this... In order to protect our spine, we should work to build a stronger core (this is true), via exercises that...
"I need to rotate more in my golf swing"
Many golfers out there are seeking "more rotation" in their golf swing. But what does this even mean? And how do they know they need more...
Flexibility Isn't THAT Important for Golfers
"I need to get more flexible hips" "I need to get more flexible shoulders" "The biggest limiting factor for golfers is flexibility"...
3 Exercises for a Stronger Spine
I guess that title is a bit misleading... We are more-so strengthening the muscles surrounding the spine, as opposed to the spine itself....
Aging Happens, what can we do about it?
The game of golf plays an important role in many of our lives. It's more than a game to many of us. And there is one thing that more than...
4 Lower Back Stretches for Golfers
The goal of "stretching" exercises - or as I like to call them, mobility exercises - is to increase the function of a joint and the...
Ankle Mobility... Simplified
The more I work with athletes - and the more athletes approach me with mobility issues - the simpler the exercises I prescribe become....
A Hip Mobility Exercise You NEED to Try!
HERE'S THE PROBLEM... So many athletes need more hip mobility. It's probably one of the most common things I get asked about... how do I...
Golf Mobility Made Simple
The number of complex "mobility" exercises I see on social media daily is puke worthy. They use 7 different tools, the coach doesn't...
The Best Exercises for Increased Hip Mobility in Golfers
Hip mobility is important. The hips are the bridge between the lower body and trunk. They help move the pelvis, which is directly...
Tight Hamstrings? Let's loosen em up...
Stretching isn't the answer to your tight hamstrings. It may help, but passive tactics like static stretching will only take you so far...
GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Prone Shoulder Rotations
SHOULDER. HEALTH. This exercise moves the shoulder joint through a full range of rotation while challenging the posterior shoulder...
Golf Fitness for Seniors
Humans are adaptable. Meaning, we adapt to the stressors that our body absorbs. And this includes even the most experienced of athletes....
GOLF EXERCISE TOOLBOX: Band Lateral Side Bends
This golf exercise is one that you will find in almost all of our programming at SCRATCH. I like to throw it in almost weekly, maybe...
Stretching vs. Mobility... Which is BEST for GOLFERS?
Static stretching is very different than dynamic mobility. At SCRATCH, we will make use of both within our golf fitness programming. Very...
The Best Fitness Exercises for Golfers
Hate to break it to you... there is not a singular, or group of exercises that is "best for golfers." However, there are TONS of great...
GOLF Spinal Mobility - 3 Minute Flow!
Too often we are taught to "brace" and "build tension" in our core. But yet... our spine is built to move. It should flow with our...
5 MINUTE HIP MOBILITY FOR GOLFERS...
Find some room. Click play. Follow along. 5 minutes to get those hips moving and grooving. . . . Carter Schmitz, CSCS, TPI...
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