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I want to discuss how simple exercises can improve your golf swing power, and how they can be done in your home in just minutes per day, with minimal equipment. No gym required. First off, I realize time is short for many golfers, but in my opinion that is still not an excuse to skip exercise. I go to the my gym at 4:00am and see a ton of people working out, then going straight to work, so it can be done. It just depends on how serious you are about your game and your health.

If you play in pain, I strongly recommend a golf specific workout program, and the one I have prescribed for thousands of golfers via the internet does not take 2 hours to perform, and you typically won't even break a sweat.

I am a big believer in sports specific training, as this is the most effective way to prepare your body to perform. When golfers hear of weight training they envision bodybuilding type exercises that cause lots of strain on the body. This couldn't be farther from the truth.

The golf swing is a rotation back and a rotation through, so the key golf muscles are the core (center or abdominals) of your body. If you can strengthen AND stretch this area of your body with simple, rotational exercises and stretches using in-home equipment like stretching tubing with handles, dumbbells (hand weights), a fitness ball, and as you get a little strong a medicine ball, you'll be on your way to a pain-free, very powerful golf swing.

The other muscles to focus on are your hamstrings, as they are the key to maintaining your golf posture, as well as preventing low back strain and injury. I have found that the majority of older golfers test very low very both hamstring flexibility (range of motion) and strength. This deficiency results in swing faults like coming out of your posture, losing balance either forward or backward, as well as a very sore lower back during and after the round. Sound familiar?

It does not take a lot of weight (resistance) to quickly improve power and driving distance. The important thing is to isolate those specific muscles in the range of motion they go through in your swing. Just like any other athlete, a golfer should be training specific to the sport.

So if you are a frustrated golfer wanting to improve your golf swing, you should strongly consider these types of simple golf exercises.

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Mike Pedersen is a golf swing fitness trainer who helps golfers improve their power, consistency and golf swing faults by addressing the physical limitations holding them back in the first place.