Fitness for Golf Partners with the National High School Golf Coaches Association
(ContentDesk) January 7, 2006 -- Fitness for Golf, which offers comprehensive fitness related information for golf on the internet, has become a Preferred Vendor of the National High School Golf Coaches Association (NHSGCA). Fitness for Golf (www.fitnessforgolf.com) will provide discounts on memberships to NHSGCA members and contribute information to the association newsletter and on-line education program. "Since education is a primary goal of both NHSGCA and Fitness for Golf, this is an ideal partnership," said Michelle Pond, NHSGCA executive director. "We are excited to be able to give our members access to information of this caliber on a regular basis." According to Susan Hill, president of Fitness for Golf, "We are committed to providing competitive golfers with the tools and resources they need to produce optimal performance. Through this partnership with the NHSGCA, we look forward to providing coaches with golf specific assessments, dynamic stretch routines and exercise programs to use for the long term development of their individual team members." Hill has earned national certifications as a fitness trainer with several organizations including the National Academy of Sports Medicine, International Sports Science Association and the American Council on Exercise.
Her work has been featured in Golf Illustrated, Junior Golf Scoreboard, Self Magazine, Resort Living and on ESPN. She currently trains golfers of all levels at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon. Jeff Troesch is an internationally recognized expert in the field of mental skills training and performance enhancement. He served as director of mental training for the David Leadbetter Golf Academies and works with several touring professionals and amateur players. The NHSGCA is a non-profit professional association for high school golf coaches.
The mission of the association is to provide educational programs and services for high school golf coaches. For more information about the NHSGCA, call 913/236-8311 or go to www.nhsgca.org. Founded in 2004 by Susan Hill, a golf fitness trainer and certified biomechanic, www.fitnessforgolf.com is a new resource available to avid golfers who want to improve their game. The site is filled with the most advanced and comprehensive golf fitness information available on the web today, incorporating golf nutrition, physical assessments and golf biomechanics, along with golf-specific exercises and stretches, mental strategies, as well as advice and contributing articles from top-level golf professionals..
Functional Fitness for 2006
The New Year has brought with it some drastic shifts in the fitness industry. What was hot and trendy in 2005 isn't necessarily still giving off the same steam in 2006. Fitness in 2006 is no-nonsense! Functional fitness marks the return of many tied and true fitness trends that are hardly worthy of the term "trend" at all. Rather, these fitness tactics have proven themselves time and time again:
Functional Workouts ? You're bound to hear a great deal of the term "functional training" this year. This refers to any workout that transcends into our everyday activities.
Examples of functional exercise include sport-specific training (for novice athletes or weekend warriors), core training and multi-muscle moves that target the muscles we use regularly.
Short Effective Workouts ? We're demanding shorter total body workouts. Examples include fitness classes like - cardio-pump and cardio-resistance training fusion workouts such as Boxercise with weighted...
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Muscle Fitness ? Can Yoga Make You Stronger?
Many people wonder if yoga can improve their muscle fitness. They recognize that yoga can help reduce stress and increase flexibility, but when it comes to increasing muscle fitness, they think it might be a little too 'weak' to do the job. The fact is that yoga can definitely make you stronger.A study was conducted at the University of California at Davis. Ten college 'coach potatoes' adopted a yoga routine for eight weeks. Each week, they attended from two to four classes during which they spent 10 minutes on breath control, 15 minutes of warm up exercises, 50 minutes doing yoga asanas, and then 10 minutes of relaxation/mediation.
At the end of the eight-week period, the researchers measured the students' fitness and discovered that their muscular strength had increased by up to 31%, their muscular endurance improved by 57%, their flexibility increased by 188%, and their cardio respiratory fitness improved by 7%. These results are pretty amazing when you consider that the study...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Top Nashville Songwriters To Perform At 9th Annual Hogs Breath Key West Songwriters Festival May 12-16, 2004.
At the 9th Annual Key West Songwriters Festival, country music and songwriting fans get the rare opportunity to hear yesterday's hits and tomorrow's #1 smashes- straight from the tunesmiths who crafted them. Hosted in part by the popular Key West venue Hogs Breath Saloon, the festival lineup for the 2004 event, which will be held at various Key West music venues May 12-16th, features some of Nashville's most prolific songwriters, including the 2004 BMI Songwriter of the Year Jeffrey Steele, writer...
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Zalemark Pendant to be Featured at DuPont Registry Dinner Event
Northridge, CA (ContentDesk) February 15, 2006 -- Zalemark, Inc. is set to unveil its limited-edition Legend of the Dragon pendant on March 10th at the Amelia Island, Florida, Concourse dElegance. The dragon pendant, designed by award-winning jewelry designer Steven Zale, was created from an actual artifact that dates back to the Warring States (475 B.C.). Zale recreated the priceless artifact in a limited-edition pendant and necklace, which will be shown and available for reservation for the...
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