Michigan Golf Journal March 2023

As Old Man Winter settles in, it’s time for golfers to get in shape for the 2023 golf season. Put down that piece of pumpkin pie, now is the time to work on stretching, strength, and flexibility, so you can gain a few yards off the tee this year! It’s much easier than you think to incorporate exercise and fitness into your daily life, at home, or at the office, without spending hundreds of dollars for a fitness club membership. Check out these ten ‘deskercizes,’ created by Cedric X. Bryant, Chief Science Officer for the American Council on Exercise, and John Porcari, Get Fit at Home, or at the Office ‘DESKERCIZE:’ By Mike May Executive Director, La Crosse Exercise and Health Program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. They can transform your life into a fun, fitness frenzy, plus they are perfect to keep you fit and flexible throughout the year. 1) Paper Pushups – With your arms outstretched while grabbing the edge of your desk, lean at 45 degrees, and do pushups. Start out slow. Just do four-five reps and build up to more as you are able. 2) Book Press – Pick up the heaviest book that you can hold with both hands. Extend Michigan Golf Journal

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