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Pilates, Yoga, Personal
Fitness Trainings, & Physical Therapy on Maui, Hawaii.
Pilates for Golf
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August 2008 Maui Hawaii
Golfers Pilates
Golfers are finally catching on to the diverse benefits of the
best exercise program for both athletes and the recreational sports
enthusiasts. Tiger Woods, probably the greatest golfer of all
time; David Duvall (a Major winner on the PGA Tour); Rich Beam
(winner of the PGA Championship 2002); are doing Pilates. Our
Olympic athletics’ are doing Pilates. How and why does this
anatomical and biomechanical based exercise, Pilates, improve
sports performance? Research has found Pilates exercises train
the best known physical performance factors: Posture, Balance,
Mobility/Flexibility, Stability, Coordination, Functional Strength
and Endurance. These skills are essential for golfers and correct
daily function.
STOTT PILATES ™ is based on research conducted by orthopedic
surgeons and physical therapists world wide. This medically researched
anatomical and biomechanical based Pilates
curriculum is designed perfectly to enhance athletic performance.
The basis of this program is to retrain correct body alignment
with correct muscle recruitment using breath control. If all these
factors are in place movement becomes stronger, more effective
with greater speed, endurance and accuracy.
Research indicates that one of the major sources of back pain
is inefficient muscle recruitment. The deep core muscles close
to the joint that should fire first to protect and stabilize the
joint fire too late. This incorrect firing pattern leads to the
superficial muscles firing first moving an unstable joint. Superficial
muscles aren’t supposed to fire first. They are not designed
to protect the joint position. Superficial muscles are to be used
to move the joint once it is stable. Moving joints with the wrong
firing patterns of muscles can lead to injury, lack of performance,
obscures accuracy, loses speed and weakens endurance. Pilates
exercises done correctly can help the golfer re-program the timing
of muscular firing patterns and enhance motor control.
Therefore, when training a golfer the STOTT PILATES ™
approach begins with 5 basic alignment principles and applies
this to all the exercises thus, making correct movement patterns.
It is then the job of the golf pro to teach the golfer the correct
and precise movement for the perfect golf swing and score. Pilates
movement exercises do not replace the practice and professional
teaching of any specific sport especially the complex game of
golf.
Our Golf program starts with
the Footwork on the Reformer. Strong foot alignment leads to correct
foot placement and is critical for the golf swing. Footwork is
also done on unstable surfaces to face the challenges of sloping
contours on golf courses. We teach correct spinal rotation using
the essential core muscles between vertebrae. Strengthening exercises
for correct spinal extension and flexion are a very important
part to golf movements and a big part of our exercise program.
We have a major focus on strengthening knee joints for golfers.
Proper shoulder muscle recruitment is carefully taught at our
STOTT PILATES ™ studio.
Teaming up with a professionally
trained Pilates Instructor and your favorite Golf Pro is a
winning combination. Let us make your golf game the best it can
be.
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