The
first exercise I decided to use in my workout was the reverse toe touch
exercise. This is basically where you squat down holding onto your toes and
then straightening your legs whilst keeping hold of your feet.
This
exercise has a couple of benefits; firstly it’s a great way to help lengthen
your hamstrings. The other main benefit that convinced me to use this exercise
is that it helps me to achieve a better squat position.
Reverse Toe Touch
I
have always struggled to get the full range of motion when trying to perform a
squat. With the squat being such an important exercise for golf and for life it
seemed that if I wanted to get the most out of my training then I needed to be
to get into a full squat position.
When
I first started this exercise I wasn’t able to get my legs to full extension on
the way up. It took about 4 weeks of repeating this exercise (30 reps a day) to
be able to get to full extension. The second goal I had in this exercise was to
be able to let go of my toes at the bottom of the squat and maintain my
balance. This was much harder for me, doing the exercise helped me discover
that my calf muscles were preventing me from balancing at the bottom of the
exercise.
Standing Calf Stretch
Calf
flexibility is important for correct knee movement and good balance in your
swing. This meant adding another exercise to accelerate the process; I added
the simple step calf stretch. Standing with your toes on a step let your heels
drop down until you feel a gentle stretch, hold for 30 seconds allowing the
muscle to relax throughout the exercise. This feels really good especially
after a day walking the links.
Hopefully you can add these exercise to your daily routine and start getting fitter for golf. I'll be starting a golf fitness class at my local gym soon and these will definitely be included in there.
Check out my website www.jrgolfacademy.co.uk for more info.
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