| According to Cardiologist Dr. Edward A. | | | | benefits that come free with your Green Fees. |
| Palank, "walking the golf course lowers | | | | If you carry your own clubs, and walk the |
| low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol | | | | entire course, you can expect to burn as many |
| levels, while leaving high-density | | | | as 500 calories per game. But even if you |
| lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol alone."Then | | | | drive around the course, you can burn at |
| there's the report from a Swedish Medical | | | | least 200 calories for your efforts. Just |
| study that found Golf provided the equivalent | | | | make sure that you don't put them all back on |
| of "40 to 70% of maximum aerobic power" which | | | | when you reach the 19th Hole!Hand-in-hand |
| is the equivalent of a 45-minute aerobics | | | | with the benefits of weight loss comes the |
| fitness class.All of a sudden, playing Golf | | | | additional benefits of muscle exercise and |
| makes a lot of healthy sense. It especially | | | | toning. In fact, Golf is one of the few |
| makes sense for those people whose work and | | | | low-impact exercises that work most of the |
| lifestyles lean toward the more sedentary.So, | | | | body's major muscle groups including:* |
| how does playing a round of Golf accomplish | | | | abductors * adductors * biceps * deltoids * |
| all of these major medical miracles? For | | | | dorsi * erectors * extensors * flexors * |
| starters, just being outdoors generates | | | | gluteals * hamstrings * infraspinatus * |
| healthy responses from your body. Exposure to | | | | internal and external obliques * latissimus * |
| sunlight prompts the body to manufacture | | | | pectorals * quadriceps * rhomboids * |
| Vitamin D, and it signals the brain to | | | | subscapularis * supraspinatus * terses minor |
| release certain endorphins which actually | | | | * trapezius * tricepsAnd even if you've never |
| lift your spirits and enhance your mood.But | | | | heard of half of those muscle groups, you |
| there's a lot more going on behind your putts | | | | body knows exactly where each of them are |
| and drives than just good moods and a dose of | | | | located, and it thanks you very much for |
| Vitamins. According to the August, 2005 issue | | | | taking the time to exercise them |
| of the "Harvard Men's Health Watch", the | | | | frequently.So there you have it. Not only is |
| average golfer walks at least four miles | | | | golf both fun and addictive, but it's an |
| during an 18 hole game, and that walk not | | | | excellent way to take care of your heart, |
| only provides a great workout for your heart, | | | | body, and mind all at the same time!Richard |
| but it helps to lower your blood pressure as | | | | Myers is a keen golfer and his web site and |
| well. Of course, if you're driving your cart | | | | contains many free tips and great golfing |
| around those 18 holes, then the heart-health | | | | advice plus training videos and DVDs to help |
| benefits are greatly reduced.Weight loss and | | | | you to improve your swing and lower your |
| weight maintenance are two more health | | | | score using some very simple exercises. |