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Fitness
Your game plan for 36 a day
By Ron Kaspriske
Illustration By Seymour Chwast
Exercise Illustrations By Colin Hayes
August 2008
The summer buddies trip is here, and you want to keep your body from giving out during your golf marathon. Focus on your hips and back, two vulnerable areas for golfers, according to Ralph Simpson, a former PGA Tour certified physical therapist. Do this each day of the trip:
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6:32 A.M.
- In the shower
- While loosening up with a hot shower, stand at address with your back to a wall. Face forward, rotate your upper body and touch the wall with both hands in each direction 10 times.
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8:17 A.M.
- On the first tee
- Stand in your address posture while holding a club at both ends. Reach toward the sky with your arms extended as high as they can go. While extended, lean left and right.
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8:32 A.M.
- In the fairway
- Stand at address, hands on your hips. Turn your body into your finish position and hold (you should be braced against one leg, on your toes on the other). Repeat in the opposite direction.
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4:20 P.M.
- At the clubhouse
- Take two Tylenol. A study suggests that acetaminophen (Tylenol) is just as effective as ibuprofen and naproxen for acute back pain and has fewer side effects.
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9:47 P.M.
- In the sack
- For righties, sleep on your right side. Simpson believes this can help reduce back pain by countering spinal curvature brought on by repeatedly swinging in one direction.
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