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Yoga for Golfers: A Unique Mind-Body Approach to Golf Fitness »

Authors: Katherine Roberts
ISBN-13: 9780071428705, ISBN-10: 0071428704
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: May 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Katherine Roberts

Katherine Roberts (Carefree, AZ) has 20 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 also appeared on ESPN, Fox Sports, ABC, and CBS. Her new weekly show, "Yoga for Golfers", airs on the Golf Channel.

Book Synopsis

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.

	Preface	XI
	Acknowledgments	XIII
	Introduction	XV
1	Theories of Yoga: Breaking Old Stereotypes	1
2	Traditional Yoga Versus Yoga for Golfers	3
3	What to Expect from the Yoga for Golfers Fitness Program	8
4	Improve Your Golf Performance and Overall Health with Yoga	12
5	Why Condition for Golf?	17
6	Golf Anatomy and Biomechanics	25
7	Determining Your Baseline--Where to Start	37
8	Guidelines and Strategies for a Successful Yoga Experience	40
9	Breathing Awareness--In Yoga and Your Golf Swing	44
10	Various Forms of Yoga	48
11	How to Use This Book	50
12	The Warm-Up Sequence	54
13	Sun Salutations	59
14	Neck and Trapezius	70
15	Hands and Wrists	74
16	Shoulders	76
17	Rhomboids and Upper Back	81
18	Arms	85
19	Rotator Cuffs	88
20	Chest and Thoracic Spine	91
21	Core Strengthening for Abdominals	95
22	Core Strengthening for the Back	99
23	Low Back	105
24	Hips and Glutes	111
25	Balancing Poses	117
26	Legs	121
27	Hamstrings	126
28	Poses for Better Breathing	130
29	Relaxation and Visualization	132
30	In the Locker Room	134
31	On the Golf Course	139
32	Your Sequences: Fifteen, Thirty, and Forty-Five Minutes	145
33	Postround Restorative Sequence	153
	A Closing Meditation	157
	Glossary of Yoga Terms	159
	Resources	161
	Bibliography	163
	Index	165