Yoga is good for golfers. This is better

Performing yoga does all sorts of good things for golfers. It improves the body's stability and mobility. It helps with stamina and breathing. It puts you in a calmer mind-set that often leads to better performance on the course. In short, when considering the requirements placed on the body to repeatedly make good golf swings, it's not a terrible idea to take some yoga classes.

Knowing all of this, what if there was something better for golfers that was "yoga inspired" but specifically designed to address the rigors of the game?

That's exactly what Jennifer Fleischer accomplished by developing the program "Better Than Yoga." Fleischer, one of Golf Digest's Best Fitness Trainers in America, put together a 30-minute exercise program for us that blends the movement patterns and positions taught in yoga with the exercises that benefit golfers the most.

Fleischer, a Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer, demonstrates moves that will give your swing increased range of motion and better coordination, more power and help you recover quicker after a round or long practice session. It's comprehensive and can be watched by joining Golf Digest+ for as low as $1.99 a month.

If you're curious to know more of what's in the three-part series, here's a sample of a simple yoga-inspired combination exercise Fleischer calls the "animal-crawl matrix." If you want to train the key core muscles involved in the golf swing, check out the video below and give this move a try.