Chiropractic - An Adjustment in Your Game

Chiropractic care is standard for many pro golfers.
Professional golfer Lori West attributes the reason she?s
playing today to chiropractic. Nearly two decades ago, she
began visiting a chiropractor for pain in her shoulders and
neck. According to West, the care has infinitely improved
her golf game.

According to Dr. Travis Ruda, chiropractor and golf
enthusiast, the golf swing in and of itself isn?t conducive
to having a healthy back. To have a good swing you create
tension in your spine. (this enables you to get good
distance). The tension comes from the hips stopping and
the shoulders continuing to rotate. Basically, you make a
coil. You?re uncoiling when you start your downswing.
Since that?s an awkward movement for your back, many
golfers end up with lower back problems.

Here?s some chiropractic advice.

· Before your game, do some basic stretches. Stretch out
hamstrings and groin area.

· Put a club across your shoulders and lean left and right.

· Get in a position of where you would be in a swing and
bend left and right.

· Grab a club behind your back and raise it up, stretching
your shoulder muscles.

· Grab the club backwards ? so if you normally swing
right-handed, you?d grab it like you?d be swinging
left-handed- and take 10 practice swings that way. You?re
stretching different muscles and it will help you loosen up
considerably.

· You can do neck stretches if it?s tight. Stiff neck
muscles inhibit the rest of the body from turning freely.

· Golfer?s elbow is a painful condition in which your arm
bone becomes sore and tender. Chiropractors can adjust the
over-rotated bone.

· Orthodic stabilizers for your shoes can help improve
balance so your swing is better.

· Anything that helps with flexibility eventually helps
with your game. As you get older, your swing naturally
shortens since the muscles aren?t as supple. Flexibility
is very important for older golfers.

· You have to have good balance if you want to hit the golf
ball consistently. A healthy spine is paramount to proper
balance and posture. Improve your balance and you?ll
improve your consistency.

· During the winter, work on stretching the muscles of the
arms, shoulders and back.

Chiropractors care for your overall body structure, not
just the back. So if your muscles are feeling out of sync,
chiropractic may be the just the adjustment your body and
game needs!

Copyright (c) 2006 Tyler Powers

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Bodybuilding, Weight Loss and Exercise Tips ' Goal Setting

My name is Greg Ryan. I am a fitness expert, professional bodybuilder
personal, trainer to movie stars, former employee of Kathy Smith and
over 50, 000 hours of paid personal training sessions under my belt. For
the last twenty years I have been able to continually make progress,
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Not because I am anything special, or know some magic formula, but
because I have learned a few goal and program setting techniques that I
would like to share with you. Start incorporating them into your plan
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The very first question I ask each new client that comes to me is this,
'How long have you been on the same workout program'' With out fail most
if not all say, 'Over six months.' Then they do not understand why they
are not progressing.

Rule #1:
Change your routine up every twelve weeks: Your body adapts to exercise
like our bodies adapt to taking antibiotics. For some reason after a
period of time it gets use to the same routine.

Rule #2:
Rest period between twelve week segments: Take a few days off between
the twelve segments refreshes you and allows your body to recuperate.

Rule #3:
Keep to ball rolling: There is a let down after you have reached your
goal. When you realize that you are going to reach your goal start
thinking of the next one. This keeps the momentum going, and decreases
the chance of having a let down.

Rule #4:
You need a carrot: You need some tangible reward for your efforts.
Something urgent, something you just have to have. Find it and it will
motivate you in the down times.

Rule #5:
Follow an intensity curve: With in the twelve week segment ramp up your
intensity levels in your workouts. Start at eighty percent and by week
two you should be at 100 percent.

Rule #6:
One main goal a year: Set one big goal a year with seasonal ones leading
up to the big one.

Start with these and see how your motivation goes up through out the year.

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