Amazing golf

What you know, golf could be the perfect sport. That is the slowest moving activity around, how could it possibly be the perfect sport, you are puzzled? Please follow up, you will change your mind!

There are other sports, like soccer and basketball, which obviously require lots of energy, strength, and endurance. Golf, on the other hand, does not require too much of those...at least not at first glance. You know: golfers can have a caddy carry their Golf clubs for them, ride carts and take off to the next hole, having really only walked to and from the cart And then it's off to the snack shack. Not too demanding, from a fitness aspect at least.

However,  having a caddy and using a cart are choices the golfer makes.At least no one is forcing this. You can easily turn golf into something much more advantageous to your fitness plan. For one, you can choose to carry your own clubs. Lugging that bag around will build strength and challenges your aerobic and anaerobic capacities. You can also choose to walk part -or all- of the course instead of hopping in a cart. Nine or eighteen holes add up quickly. In fact, if you walk the entire golf course for one round of golf, you will be walking as much as four miles. As stated in a Harvard Men's Health Watch, "If you walk 18 holes three to five times a week, you'll get an optimal amount of endurance exercise for your heart. If you pull your clubs or carry them, you'll burn more calories per round, and benefit even more."

Golf can help the elderly and people with ailing hearts. Acording to the research, walking an 18-hole golf course is equal to moderate and high exercise intensity for the elderly, mainly low to moderate for middle-aged men, and low for younger men. And another study by the American Journal of Medicine gets that regular walking had many positive effects on the health and fitness of sedentary middle-aged men, Walking during a golf game is characterized by high adherence and low risk of injury and is therefore a good form of health-enhancing physical activity.

Another good thing about golf: While it is a low impact sport, it is still a weight-bearing activity. This gives you the double bonus of being relatively easy on the joints while still working to build or preserve bone density. You have a relatively low risk of sport-related injury comparing to other sports  such as jumping, diving, tackling etc.

Golf can not only physically benefit you but also can complete agaist yourself. You may be playing against other golfers, but many times, you are trying to beat your last score or your best score at that time. Competing with yourself helps encourage you to do your absolute best in everything you do.

With golf, you are outside, getting fresh air, and being at one with nature. Golf courses are beautiful places, with vibrant green as far as the eyes can see and amazing tree lines. It can be a very peaceful place.

So golf is a perfect sport!