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Golf is good for you, sort of
Here's the scoop: Playing golf while walking prolongs your life. On the other hand, it messes up your swing. At least that's what two separate studies announced over the past few days suggest. The first...
Published May. 31, 2008
Keywords Golf fitness | Walking

Instruction

Your Workout: Ab strengthening exercises
The popular abdominal exercise known as the "crunch" is actually bad for you because it puts a tremendous strain on the spine and promotes the hunched-back posture. Here are some safe, ab-strengthening exercises from golf's top's fitness experts.
Published Aug. 04, 2009
Keywords Fitness | crunches | exercises | Ab strengthening exercises

Magazine

Fitness: Take the bite out of frosty days
How to avoid pain and injury when you tee it up this winter.
By Ashley Mayo
Published Dec. 04, 2008
Keywords Golf | Golf Digest | Fitness | winter | pain | injuries

Magazine

Fitness: A golfer's guide to the treadmill
If you want to improve your golf fitness, running on a treadmill at a set pace isn't the best approach, says Randy Myers, director of fitness at Sea Island resort in Georgia.
By Ashley Mayo
Published Nov. 21, 2008
Keywords Golf | Golf Digest | Fitness | treadmill | running | conditioning

Magazine

Heath 101: Fit at 50
It's time to break out of that old shell and get on the road to a better body and swing
By Dave Phillips and Dr. Greg Rose
Published Oct. 15, 2007
Keywords Heath 101: Fit at 50 | fitness | exercises

Magazine

Health & Fitness: Young at Heart
These venerable golfers prove that this really is a game for life. How'd they do it?
By Brian Dimenna and Jeff Patterson
Published Oct. 11, 2007
Keywords Health & Fitness: | senior golfers | young at Heart

Blog: Golf Digest Woman

Annika's Latest Cause
Annika Sorenstam didn't play golf like the rest of us, so it's fitting that she hasn't retired like the rest of us. Annika and her foundation have partnered with SPARK, a non-profit organization that helps...
By Ashley Mayo
Published Nov. 14, 2009
Keywords Annika Sorenstam | Florida | SPARK | childhood obesity | fitness | health care | nutrition

Magazine

Fitness: Have you had a prostate exam?
Jim Colbert gives you a preview of what to expect
By Jim Colbert
Published Sep. 09, 2009
Keywords Fitness | health | prostate exam | men's health | listerine

Instruction

Lorena Ochoa: How I Get My Power
Optimum speed in the impact zone, plus my fitness regimen, are key
By Lorena Ochoa
Published Jul. 02, 2009
Keywords Instruction | Lorena Ochoa | golfdigest | golf | how I get my power | distance | fitness

Magazine

Fitness: A Jolt Of Reality
You know lightning is deadly, but what you don't know might kill you
By Ashley Mayo
Published May. 06, 2009
Keywords Fitness | A jolt of reality | lightning | shelter | golf course | storms

Magazine

Dr. Bob Rotella: My 10 Rules On Mental Fitness
10 rules for how to win your major
By Dr. Bob Rotella
Published Apr. 15, 2009
Keywords Dr. Bob Rotella | Alan P. Pittman | 10 rules | mental fitness | sports psychologist

Magazine

Fitness: Camilo's Secret
he Russian twist: Here's an exercise that has helped Camilo Villegas sculpt his body and swing. Watch it being demonstrated.
By Ron Kaspriske
Published Apr. 09, 2009
Keywords fitness | Camilo Villegas | Camilo's Secret | exercise | The Russian Twist
November 21, 2009

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