Yoga for golfers : a unique mind-body approach to golf fitness / Katherine Roberts.
This title embraces elements of the ancient Indian practice of yoga while developing a western adaptation intended for golf-specific conditioning. The sequence of yoga postures is specifically selected to meet the golfer's needs and stresses the importance of proper yoga breathing on and off th...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Yoga for golfers : |b a unique mind-body approach to golf fitness / |c Katherine Roberts. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Intro -- Terms of Use -- Want to learn more? -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Theories of Yoga: Breaking Old Stereotypes -- 2 Traditional Yoga versus Yoga for Golfers -- 3 What to Expect from the Yoga for Golfers Fitness Program -- Improved Flexibility and Strength -- Enhanced Breathing Awareness -- Quieter Mind -- Improved Overall Fitness -- Increased Sense of Balance -- 4 Improve Your Golf Performance and Overall Health with Yoga -- 5 Why Condition for Golf? -- A Word on Injury and Pain -- Is Technology Lowering Golf Scores? -- Posture and the Golfing Athlete -- How Do We Define "Good Posture"? -- The Golf Swing from a Dynamic Posture Perspective -- Posture and Golf -- Factors That Determine the Flight and Destination of a Ball -- 6 Golf Anatomy and Biomechanics -- The Spine -- Phases of the Golf Swing -- Address -- Backswing -- Downswing -- Follow-Through -- Strengthening Various Muscle Groups -- 7 Determining Your Baseline-Where to Start -- Baseline Rotational Test -- Lower-Extremity Hip-Flexibility Testing -- Lower-Body Strength Testing -- Abdominal Strength -- Upper-Body Strength -- Hamstring/Low-Back Flexibility -- Torso Flexibility -- 8 Guidelines and Strategies for a Successful Yoga Experience -- Finding More Joy -- 9 Breathing Awareness-In Yoga and Your Golf Swing -- 10 Various Forms of Yoga -- 11 How to Use This Book -- Always Remember M.B.A.-The Three "Rules" of Practicing Yoga -- Important Terms -- Selecting the Right Series of Yoga for Golfers Poses for You -- 12 The Warm-Up Sequence -- Par Sequence -- Birdie Sequence -- 13 Sun Salutations -- Par and Birdie Sequence -- Eagle Sequence -- 14 Neck and Trapezius -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 15 Hands and Wrists -- Par How-To -- 16 Shoulders -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 17 Rhomboids and Upper Back -- Par How-To. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 18 Arms -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 19 Rotator Cuffs -- Par and Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 20 Chest and Thoracic Spine -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 21 Core Strengthening for Abdominals -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 22 Core Strengthening for the Back -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 23 Low Back -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 24 Hips and Glutes -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 25 Balancing Poses -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 26 Legs -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 27 Hamstrings -- Par How-To -- Birdie How-To -- Eagle How-To -- 28 Poses for Better Breathing -- Par How-To -- 29 Relaxation and Visualization -- 30 In the Locker Room -- Letting Go -- Seated Forward Fold -- Standing Rhomboid Stretch -- Standing Twist with Foot on Chair, Transitioning into Forward Fold -- Standing Chest Opener -- Standing Quad Stretch -- Standing Twist with Club Behind Shoulders -- 31 On the Golf Course -- Standing Cat/Cow Pose -- Downward-Facing Dog with Golf Cart -- Shoulder-Rotation Twist Pose -- Warrior Crescent Lunge -- Head-to-Knee Pose -- Eagle Arms with Club -- Standing Rotational Twist -- Seated Twist -- Acceptance -- 32 Your Sequences: Fifteen, Thirty, and Forty-Five Minutes -- Fifteen-Minute Yoga Practice -- Thirty-Minute Yoga Practice -- Forty-Five-Minute Sequence -- 33 Postround Restorative Sequence -- Twist Supported by Blankets Under the Knees -- Supported Bridge Pose with Block -- Legs up the Wall or Resting on a Chair -- Chest Opener with Bolster or Towels Under the Spine -- A Closing Meditation -- Glossary of Yoga Terms -- Resources -- Bibliography -- Index. | |
| 520 | 8 | |a This title embraces elements of the ancient Indian practice of yoga while developing a western adaptation intended for golf-specific conditioning. The sequence of yoga postures is specifically selected to meet the golfer's needs and stresses the importance of proper yoga breathing on and off the course. |b Stretch your way to a better game with the revolutionary fitness program that's taking the PGA by storm As an avid golfer and certified yoga instructor, Katherine Roberts combined her passions to create the incredibly successful Yoga for Golfers program--a unique and integrated educational system providing instruction on how to improve flexibility, range of motion, and concentration on the course. It's the fastest growing fitness program used by amateur and professional golfers worldwide. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Roberts makes her unique methods available to you. Based on twenty years of expertise and guaranteed to work for golfers of all ages, handicaps, and fitness levels, Yoga for Golfers connects the mind and body to create a powerful training regimen geared to produce immediate results, including greater flexibility and strength for distance and accuracy off the tee, enhanced breathing awareness for better swing tempo, and improved overall fitness. Inside you'll find: Yoga postures specifically selected for a golfer's needs Proper breathing techniques Mind-relaxation methods Injury-reducing stretches Visualization tools--for success on and off the course Step-by-step yoga sequences for every body part, from shoulders to hamstrings Simple methods for charting your progress Plus an exhaustive list of golf and yoga resources to help you continue your training Katherine Roberts has twenty years of experience in fitness training, yoga studies, and motivation. Her highly successful Yoga for Golfers program has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Sports Illustrated, Golf, Golf Digest, and Self . She has appeared on ESPN, Fox Sports, ABC, and CBS and is the host of her own weekly show, "Yoga for Golfers," on the Golf Channel. She lives in Cave Creek, Arizona. | |
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