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LPGA
Teaching Professional Karen Palacios-Jansen has been voted one
of America's "Top 50 Instructors" by Golf For Women
magazine since 1998. Karen has a weekly golf internet radio
show about golf fitness called “Shape up Your Swing: Trim Your
Score” on Prime Sports Network, and blogs on all things
related to golf for
www.worldgolf.com.
Karen, a certified personal trainer, developed a golf specific
fitness system called Cardiogolf, which is available on DVD.
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You Could Seriously Hurt Yourself!
Golfers Need to Strengthen Rotator Cuff to Prevent Injury
Many golfers do
not pay attention to the function of their rotator cuff and
its critical role in the golf swing until they’ve had an
injury to that area. Golfer can develop tendonitis,
bursitis, and tears in the rotator cuff due to the
repetitive motion of the golf swing and
from weak muscles.
The best prevention is to strengthen the shoulders. The
following exercises will strengthen the muscles that
comprise the rotator cuff:
External Rotations
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Lay on your side, supporting your head with your
hand.
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Place your elbow on your hip and bend your arm in a
90-degree angle with palm facing the ground.
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Using a light hand weight,
lift and lower your arm, rotating your shoulder through a
complete range of motion.
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Do 20 to 25 repetitions on both
shoulders.
Internal Rotations
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Lay
on your side, your head supported by pillows or a rolled
up towel.
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Holding a hand weight, place your arm in a 90-degree
angle, with your upper arm resting on the ground and your
palm facing the sky.
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Raise your arm up and down, rotating your shoulder through
a complete range of motion.
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Do
20 to 25 repetitions on both shoulders. Increase the
weight as you progress.
Find
out how you can retool your swing after rotator cuff surgery
by visiting www.Golf
Fitness-Magazine.com.
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