How You Should Warm Up for Golf
Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com demonstrates the general and golf-specific exercise routines you should do for a great golf warm up
Karen Palacios-Jansen is a LPGA Master Professional, a NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) Certified Personal Trainer, a Nike Golf Performance Specialist and Pilates instructor. From 2016-19, Karen served as Vice-President of LPGA Professionals. She is also a part of the LPGA Education Program, training future members in the United States and Korea. Karen has been voted LPGA Teacher of the Year and has been named to the Golf-Digest Magazine Top 50 Fitness Trainer list.
Recently Karen Palacios Jansen’s CardioGolf® program moved online. CardioGolf® Online Studio has hundreds of workout videos and tips to help you improve your golf game and fitness at the same time. For more information visit CardioGolf.com.
Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com demonstrates the general and golf-specific exercise routines you should do for a great golf warm up
Watch how to use a plastic hotel key to help improve your grip, clubface position/path, and alignment with LPGA Master Teaching Professional Karen Palacios Jansen.
Get your swing off to the perfect possible start with three drills to improve your backswing from Karen Palacios Jansen – The Core Takeaway Drill, the Wrist Drill, and the Weight Shift Drill.
Use the Body Motion, Step & Swing, and Shift & Turn Sequence Drills from Karen Palacios Jansen to learn to move your weight correctly in your golf swing.
The start of your swing sets up your entire golf shot. This drill from Karen Palacios Jansen will help you make sure your takeaway is wide and smooth.
Karen Palacios-Jansen from CardioGolf.com shows how to keep your clubface square by taking a neutral grip and lining up the face at address. Then rehearse with half swings to start hitting solid shots.
Alignment is the easiest fundamental to work on, and probably one of the most neglected principles of golf. Karen Palacios Jansen shows how to set up an alignment station.
Practice something about your game every day. Karen Palacios-Jansen demonstrates her favorite practice drills for reinforcing sound golf swing fundamentals and mechanics.
Karen Palacios-Jansen builds her core strength with the Wood Chop exercise using the same movement pattern as the golf swing. Good for power, speed, and endurance.
Karen Palacios Jansen demonstrates the Windshield Wipers exercise which will give you flexibility and help you rotate your hips in your golf swing.
Karen Palacios-Jansen’s workout warms up your muscles so that you’re able to make a better turn. It helps elongate your muscles, gives you flexibility and rehearses the moves you use in the golf swing.
If you have a hard time lining yourself up, try this quick alignment check from LPGA Professional Instructor Karen Palacios Jansen to make sure that you are aimed at the target.