Lower back pain is one of the most common injuries among the Golfers. It is the lower back which has to face the force of repetitive muscular activity during the golf swing.
Staying with pain in the lower back is itself very agonizing in daily life. You can imagine, playing Golf with back pain will further aggravate the situation. Every swing and putt will be traumatic. It is very essential for the golfer to have strong muscles. If it is lacking strength then specific exercises can help making the hamstrings, abdominals and lower back muscles strong. Perform exercises and enjoy your golf with reduced injuries.
Do not forget to follow some stretching exercise for 10 minutes before you start your golf.
Try the following exercises and enjoy stronger, improved and stronger muscles in your lower back:
1. Lie down on your stomach and raise your right arm and left leg and count 15 and relax. Then raise your left arm and right leg and count up to 15 and relax.
2. Take your position, on you knees like a dog, facing up with your back stretched like a dog, inhale counting upto 10, then exhale counting upto 20. Repeat it five times.
3. Continue in the same posture, face towards the floor but with raised back like a cat, inhale counting upto 10, then exhale counting upto 20. Repeat it five times.
4. Lie down on your back. Fold your legs with the soles firmly on the ground. Lift your hips and cunt up to 5, then relax. Repeat this exercise for 15 times. After performing this exercise for 10 days, the same exercise may be repeated twice a day.
5. Stand on your legs, open it 18 inches. Stretch your arms, bend your body on your sides to touch your left foot by left hand, the right arm must be straight pointing towards the sky/roof. Repeat with bending your body to touch right foot by right hand while the left arm pointing towards the roof/sky. Repeat this exercise 10 times, each day.
6. Lie down on your stomach; raise your upper body on your arms while the lower body rests on the floor (Cobra position). Repeat the exercise 10 times every day.
7. Lie straight on your back. Raise your both legs to move over the body by 180 degrees, to touch the ground by your toes. Come back to original position and relax. Repeat this exercise 5 times each day.
You will appreciate the following yoga exercise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LodlEH6TluM
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