Lakeside Seniors
Golf may have the reputation as being a less-than-strenuous sport, but that doesn't mean that age limitations and exercises for strength and flexibility aren't critical. As you get older, your joints become stiffer, bone density and lean muscle mass decline, and weight often increases, but there are exercises you can do to help fight back against the damage time has caused you and your golf game and many of them don't require special equipment. Stretch Your Torso Seated rotations can improve flexibility and prevent injuries through stretching. The key here is to sit in a chair that doesn't ease back or slide on the floor. To start, just sit upright with your back against the chair and rotate your body to one side as far as you can and hold on to the back of the seat for a moment before slowly turning back to face forward and repeating to the other side for a total of 10 stretches on each side. You should feel a slight pull in your back and other muscles in your torso, but not a strain. Aim for 10 repetitions on each side. Open Your Hips Because hip rotation is such a key part of a good golf swing, keeping your hips flexible should be part of any golfer's exercise program. Side-lying leg circles is a pilates exercise and will work those core muscles, but it's one seniors and juniors can do with relative ease. To start, lie on one side with your supporting arm over your head and feel yourself pulling yourself up with your core muscles and those on your supporting side. Then slowly lift your top leg as far as you can while still maintaining "pelvic stability," and move that leg in small circles. After about eight or 10 circles, switch sides and do another eight to 10 circles with the other leg. Focus on the muscles of your core and try to keep the tension and stress out of your shoulders and neck. While you've still got a pulse and your on the right side of the grass it's important that you maintain your golf fitness. Results for the monthly Eclectic Seniors Competitions
John Kinsey 59 Points winner Andy Colquhoun 64 points George Kinsey 65 points Nearest the Pin - Derek Pitt I was sitting down in front of the television to watch the The 121st Amateur Championship from Royal Porthcawl with an understanding of what the final 36 holes would deliver having played on the course a few weeks earlier. All that was televised was pictures of this individual and to be honest it did tend to be a bit monotonous as I was not enjoying the golf only the pictures of our fellow senior member - everywhere I looked there were pictures of Dennis Gould
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