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Golf is an outdoor game. It’s a great way to enjoy the sights and sounds of nature while keeping fit at the same time. The wide expanse of green with its well-manicured grass, the lush vegetation and the water features are all relaxing scenes for the eyes. Thus, playing golf is not only a means of staying fit but is also a perfect method of stress relief.

Pilates is one of the most popular exercise programs in the world today. One of the reasons why it is so popular is because it is an effective muscle toning exercise. It also encourages self-awareness through breathing techniques that ultimately develop a more flexible, strong and agile body. Awareness also promotes self-control among Pilates enthusiasts.

Golfers, both experienced and amateur ones, are prone to their own share of mistakes and miscalculations on the golf course. Since most players usually have mastered (or have at least tried to) master their stance and swings, most of these errors occur as they make their recovery shots and their approach to the green. We list below the most common ones so you can avoid making them on your next game.

Golf appeals to many kinds of people. Introverts, extroverts and all sorts of personalities in between play the game because it’s a natural mix of fun and calm, competition and contemplation. And since you usually play the game with your buddies, it’s always a good way to develop the bonds of friendships and camaraderie.

Golf is as much a mental game as it is physical. As many new golfers will later learn, the mental aspect is half of what determines the outcome of a match. The psychological part of golf is a large determiner of attitude. If the cerebral focus is off, a game largely becomes emotion-driven.

When you think about being a good golfer, you most likely will associate your ability with your score. If you’re scoring below the hundreds, that is, in the vicinity of 70s to the 90s you’re probably doing pretty well. However, if you constantly average 120s on your scorecard, you’d probably think of yourself being in need of more improvement.

You may have heard about the power of your subconscious mind. Fear, for example, is a working of your subconscious. It alerts you to the need for self-preservation, stimulating the fight or flight response. Your subconscious is also highly effective when it comes to giving your body cues regarding feelings of thirst or hunger. When you’re thirsty, you reach for water. When you’re hungry, you raid the ref. it’s all instinctive and we respond to it from that level as well.

Have you ever tried to meditate with your eyes open? It’s impossible to do, isn’t it? Unless you fix your eyes on a focal point and concentrate intently on it, there is absolutely no way you can carry on any successful meditative state this way for more than a few seconds. Successful meditation requires concentration and freeing your mind from distractions is only possible when you have your eyes closed.

Weight training and golf do not seem to mesh well together. At least, this is the perception of some golfers who say that lifting dumbbells bunches them up and ruins their swing. However, these players had the misfortune to engage themselves in a lifting program fit for bodybuilders and not specific to golfers.

Nearly 5 million Americans play golf each year which attests to the growing popularity of the sport. It’s not just the older set who find this an engaging activity, too. The younger generation are finding the game a refreshing alternative to the body banging in football or basketball. It is no wonder, then, that with this growing popularity that America holds over half of the world’s golf courses. The existence of a “Junior Golf” category is testament to the fact that golf has come to interest not only the “young once” but also the “young ones.”