Category: fitness

10 days of winter workouts: Full-body power movement

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a full-body power movement known as a deadlift to rotational landmine press.

The holidays are here and many people are setting New Year’s resolutions. Golfweek is here to broaden your fitness knowledge and give you some golf-specific exercises with, “10 days of winter workouts.”

Averee Dovsek is in the gym demonstrating a full-body power movement known as a deadlift to rotational landmine press.

This explosive movement targets the quadriceps, gluteus maximus and anterior deltoids all while focusing on balance and power. This exercise contains unilateral movements, full-body coordination and works out your upper and lower body.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” and check here for previous episodes.

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Your 2022 picks: Our top 10 golf fitness stories (No. 1 is about stretching those hips)

Here are the top 10 fitness posts of the year, as clicked on by you, our readers.

It’s been another incredible year in the game of golf, and as 2022 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at the stories you felt were the most important — at least those you felt the need to click on.

For the final week of the year, we’ll offer up a snapshot of the top 10 stories from each of Golfweek’s most popular sections — including travel, the PGA and LPGA tours, instruction and equipment.

In what’s becoming a tradition we’ll start with fitness, which is headed up by our guru, Averee Dovsek.

Without further ado, here are the top 10 fitness posts of the year, as clicked on by you, our readers:

Fitness with Averee: A great back stretch to use before your round

Stretching your back before playing golf with help to prevent injury.

Stretching your back before your round won’t only have you feeling more loose but it will help to prevent injury.

Averee Dovsek, Golfweek’s fitness guru, is back in the gym to demonstrate a great back stretch to perform before you play a quick nine or 18.

The best part about this one is you only need a bar, nothing else.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

If you’re interested in instructional content, check here to see Averee out on the course.

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Justin Leonard on golf fitness as he becomes Champions Tour player

Averee Dovsek sat down with Justin Leonard on Instagram to chat with him about golf fitness, The Presidents Cup and the Champions Tour.

“When I stepped away from the game back in 2015 and 2016 and kind of stopped playing full time, I got away from golf specific training,” said Justin Leonard.

“Just in the last year or so I have gotten back into much more specific golf training. The swing trainer cuts my time in half because I am able to do such specific workouts. I can get right to it, work on my core, stability and rotational movements,” said Leonard.

Golfweek’s Averee Dovsek sat down with Justin Leonard on Instagram live to chat with him about his golf fitness, The Presidents Cup and his plans on the Champions Tour.

Watch the interview on Golfweek’s Instagram below.

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The GolfForever Swing Trainer is one of the most universal products on the market. There are so many different ways to use the 44.5 inch training bar and attachments to improve mobility, balance and strength for the golf swing.

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GolfForever Swing Trainer. (GolfForever)

Justin Leonard is a brand ambassador and contributor for the GolfForever trainer.

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Fitness with Averee: Clean and press for a stronger, more stable swing

This is a great all-in-one exercise that targets many of the muscles we use in the golf swing.

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It’s great to find a single exercise that targets a lot of the key muscles we use in the golf swing. The clean and press is a great example.

Averee Dovsek is once again reporting from Xymogym in Orlando, Florida, this time with Golfweek‘s Director of Instruction Steve Scott to demonstrate the clean and press and she explains why it’s a great addition to any golfer’s workout routine.

“This is a great overall exercise for strength in the legs, the shoulder, lots of mobility, engaging the core. All good things,” she said in the video above.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Trying to start your golf fitness journey? These items may help

Trying to start your golf fitness journey? These items may help

Beginning your golf fitness journey can be challenging, intimidating and confusing.

How do you start and where?

There is a lot of different information floating around the internet on golf fitness, but the key is to find what works for you and your specific skill set.

Golfweek has rounded up some items from training aids, fitness tools, recovery technology and fashion to ignite your love for the game.

Check out some fitness tips to help jumpstart or continue your journey from our video series, “Fitness with Averee.”

We occasionally recommend interesting products, services, and gaming opportunities. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. Golfweek operates independently, though, and this doesn’t influence our coverage.

Golf fitness with Averee: Medicine ball toss (on one foot)

Balance is an underrated yet incredibly important component of your golf game.

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Balance is an underrated yet incredibly important component of your golf game.

Averee Dovsek, Golfweek’s fitness guru, is once again reporting from Xymogym in Orlando, Florida, with an exercise that will help you with your game, adding a little core strength that will help with your balance.

She’s joined by our Director of Instruction Steve Scott in a medicine ball toss — all on one foot.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Trap bar deadlift (and how it will help your game)

Averee Dovsek, Golfweek’s fitness guru, is once again reporting from Xymogym in Orlando, Florida, with an exercise to strengthen your back.

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Looking to explode through the ball more at impact? It all starts in the gym.

Averee Dovsek, Golfweek’s fitness guru, is once again reporting from Xymogym in Orlando, Florida, with an exercise that will help you with your game.  The trap bar deadlift does a little of everything — helping your quads, hamstring, and glutes.

As Averee says, “it’s a great compound lift.”

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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Fitness with Averee: Wide-grip lat pulldowns for longer drives

If you want to hit bombs, tune in to this week’s fitness tip.

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Do you want to hit bombs? Do you want to step up to the tee with confidence you can outdrive everyone in you’re group?

Of course, you do.

Well, this week, Averee Dovsek, Golfweek’s fitness guru, is once again reporting from Xymogym in Orlando, Florida, with an exercise to strengthen your back.

Not only does a stronger back allow you to hit longer drives, but it can help stabilize your swing to make your action more consistent.

Watch this episode of “Fitness with Averee” above and check here for previous episodes.

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