Welcome to 2009 and to my new “Golf-Her’s Blog”! This blog has replaced the “Golf-Her’s News” newsletter and will be updated frequently.
Along with the new year comes the onslaught of fitness concerns. It seems like everyone is resolving to eat better and exercise more. I just read a study that makes me feel good about golf and fitness. Neil Wolkodoff, director of the Rose Center for Health and Sports Sciences in Denver concluded that we do indeed burn calories playing golf, and that we can burn significantly more calories if we walk. He determined that over a nine-hole round, a golfer burns 412 calories when riding a motorized cart and 721 calories when walking.It didn’t seem to matter whether the walker carried the bag or used a pushcart. Woohoo!
I’ve always believed this, but it’s nice to have this information verified by a fitness expert. I know that I feel like I’ve exercised after walking the golf course. It’s not just the walking, but the combination of motions made while playing a round, i.e. swinging, bending, twisting.
New Year’s Resolution: Play more golf! And walk when you can.