February 7, 2008 @ 8:43 pm
· Filed under Sport
The Dog Before Doglegs: Golfers Turning to Yoga
This article delivers us an important message that sometimes different sports are closely associated with each other. Just with a spark of inspiration, we can promote sports in a creative way. Kohler Golf Academy is a good example. It applies yoga programme to the golfers and shifts the traditional methodologies of teaching golf. When golf meets yoga, things became totally different in the positive aspect.
We have always been discussing about how to search for an competitive edge, the advanced technique? the Drugs? The answer is no, here comes yoga which concerns about body, mind & soul and will help the players or athletes through personal practicing. The growing number of golfers seeking to improve their games by turning to yoga programmes denotes the current trend in fitness field. You may wonder how yoga help the golfers? Firstly, yoga can help the golfers loosen up to execute freer, easier swings and it will give them the freedom to go forward easily because of his flexibility. Secondly, golfers who practice yoga can overcome their physical problems and recover soon. In addition to this, yoga credits the practice with improving golfers’ concentration. According to the article, there are many real examples of how golfers benefit from yoga. For instance, Eduardo Romero, who has 96 career professional victories, including the Argentine PGA Championship eight times and the European Masters during his 27-year career, said he would not have had nearly as much success without practicing a form of Indian yoga.
For my part, I have been longing to practice yoga since I’ve got to know this fitness method. The article quoted Wagner, the coordinator of the golf school Kohler’s words “draw people into the benefits of yoga through the guise of wanting to improve their golf game”. I do support his idea, why people advocates yoga is not only for the sake of competitive edge but also for the sake of health. Yoga is a system of movements and meditation that emphasizes physical control as a way to achieve a state of spiritual knowledge. In the hustle and bustle society, we all live in a fast-paced lifestyle. Taking time out to do some relaxing exercises and meditations is not a bad thing. I believe that one day yoga will be the mainstream fitness method in our lives as people are becoming more and more interested in not only taking care of themselves mentally, but mentally and spiritually as well.
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