There has been a growing awareness of the importance of Golf Fitness in the past 10 years, highlighted by players like Tiger Woods and David Duval. It is now known that in order to improve your game and prevent injury, you must increase your body‘s strength and flexibility.
In Motion’s GPT is a unique program, originally developed through communication between elite level golfers and specially trained, movement-specialist chiropractors. The system of movement analysis allows the chiropractor to identify functional anatomic restrictions to golf performance and develop a plan to optimize each athlete’s ability. Golf is a rotational sport that strains one side of the body more than the other. The body is continuously being torqued in one direction, often creating muscular imbalance. This lack of body symmetry can lead to stiffness, chronic pain and an increased risk of injury, which all affects performance.
In order to counteract this inherent problem in golf, the In Motion GPT system combines postural integrated strengthening and conditioning techniques to the body‘s core, as well as to both sides of the body. We focus on effectively addressing core strength, core stability and body balance in order to achieve proper golf swing mechanics, proper set-up and correct body alignment. These exercises strengthen the appropriate muscles that provide greater control and allow for the stable base necessary for achieving the perfect golf swing. In conjunction with the strengthening/conditioning exercises, the In Motion GPT program incorporates a thorough interactive stretch. We compliment all these components, strengthening and stretching, with myofascial techniques that will reduce adhesions in the kinetic chain and enhance mobility and efficiency of movement. The benefits of the In Motion GPT System are:
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Increased Flexibility which increases Range of Motion (ROM) allowing better and easier rotation
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Core Strength and stability that allow more torque and power in the golf swing
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Conditioning that will allow you to move easily from the 18’th to 19’th hole
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Body balance and body alignment- that allows you to finish the golf swing in proper balance, greatly reducing undue back strain
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Greater enjoyment of the game
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Lower risk of injury
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Did you know that 53% of male and 45% of female golfers suffer from lower back pain, and that 30% of all touring professionals are playing injured at any given time? The sport is also rampant with wrist and elbow problems. This is not surprising, considering the overuse of the arms that exists, related to the lack of appropriate core conditioning in most golfers.
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The In Motion GPT system combines postural integrated strengthening and conditioning techniques that promote greater flexibility and body balance. Once the core muscle groups are strengthened and conditioned and body balance and alignment are achieved, the body is equipped to play a better and safer game, no matter what the sport may be.
