Brisk walking is known to increase cardio-vascular capacity, improve your lung capacity and your blood flow. When playing
golf, your heart rate pumps away at between 90 and 120 beats per minute. This low intensity workout won't turn you into the next Steve Redgrave
- but it is perfect for gently burning off fat.
Even the simple act of swinging your club or bending down to place your ball on its tee or pick up your ball helps keep your joints supple
and muscle groups in trim.
Playing golf is not only physically good for you, it also releases powerful, natural, mood enhancing drugs called endorphins into your
bloodstream. As long as you don't strive to play with Tiger Woods-like perfection, just having a stroll in the open air and enjoying a
round of golf with your friends helps to make you feel better. If the sun is shining - even better!
Golf offers a mental challenge. You're always thinking when we play golf, whether it's counting endless shots, working out your Stableford
score or just calculating yardages and club selection. All that mental exercise is good for you.
Golf is a social game, a chance to get to know someone better, that's why so many business people play golf. A round of golf can take
around four hours where individual differences disappear as playing the game becomes the common focus. Most golfers play with family or
friends but most are happy to join up with a single golfer to make a three or four ball group.
Golf is a great leveller - it's handicapping system is designed in such a way that enables the beginner to play competitively against
the highly skilled. There are not many sports where you can compete fairly against the super star!
The etiquette and rules of golf encourage care and respect of others and the course.
Play golf - it's not only good for you - its fun as well - one of the good things in life!
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