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Should You Warm Up Before Golf?

Should you warm up before you head out to the golf course? Too often when we think of golf, we don’t think of it as a sport that can get your muscles heated up or actually create a strain on your body that will be worse if you don’t warm up or stretch out before you hit the golf course. But let’s think about this, stretching before a game can help prevent tendon injuries that may occur when your muscles are cold. Golf is a Game of Repetitive Motion You perform a number of repetitive motions when you are playing … Continue reading →

Golfing In Space

I dated a golfer for about three years while I was in college, and subsequently took up the sport in an effort to help “build” our relationship. He helped me appreciate the game for its challenges and its rewards. Personally, I thought it was more challenging than rewarding, which is why I can’t believe that someone attempted to tee up in space. It’s true. Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin managed to launch a super-lightweight golf ball into orbit (news video showed him shanking his shot) two days ago—yet people are still talking about it. According to news reports, Tyurin used a … Continue reading →

Vacation in Phoenix Arizona

Being born in Tucson and raised in Phoenix, I wanted to share some of my favorite vacation things to do in the Valley. Yes, Phoenix does get hot in the summertime and you have probably heard that dry heat is not as hot as wet heat, which is true. Even when temperatures reach 110 degrees or more (I remember one summer when temperatures hit 125), it is very, tolerable. Phoenix has grown dramatically over the years, making it a great place to spend vacation time, especially if you love shopping, swimming, and golfing. However, you can be sure there are … Continue reading →

Marriage Partners Can Equal Fitness Partners

I write for the marriage blog as well as the fitness blog and the following could actually be placed in either blog. I elected for here in fitness because we talk about parents motivating their kids and working on improving their kids’ fitness all the time. It’s equally important to work on maximizing your spouse’s fitness because in turn, they can help you maximize yours. Marriage is: A contractually committed partnership, including sexual love, cohabitation, shared economy/property and mutual childrearing; socially approved and legally acknowledged emotional, sexual, and economic relationship between two or more individuals The definition of marriage that … Continue reading →

Sizzling Summer Travel Deals in Paradise

By my calculations, in about 58 days most kids will be hitting the books instead of hitting the beach. That’s right, in just about two months children will head back to school and the summer of 2006 will be nothing more than a fading memory. Okay, enough of the pessimism. With more than half the summer still ahead of you, why not consider a family vacation to “Paradise.” I have uncovered some “hot” travel deals for families planning to spend part of their summer in Hawaii (if you haven’t booked your trip yet, perhaps these deals will inspire you to … Continue reading →

The Man Who Shaped Tiger Woods

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I do not think anyone will deny that to be a great athlete, you need natural talent. But, I think that great coaching and good parenting is also a big part of the equation. Fortunately for Tiger Woods, he had both in his father Earl. Earl Woods passed away on May 3rd, 2006 after a battle with cancer, but his legacy lives on in Tiger. Earl was determined that Tiger not only become a great golfer, but a great man as well and I doubt you will find any more level-headed athlete in any sport. Too many parents seek to … Continue reading →

Tiger Woods: A Master’s Master

I had the privilege of seeing Tiger Woods appear on the Mike Douglas show way back in the early 1980s when he couldn’t have been more than five or six years old. I could not believe my eyes as this young child performed golf strokes that would (and probably did) put masters of the sport to shame. This child prodigy was three years old when he started playing, and I am sure no one is surprised to see that today he is known as one of the greatest golfers of all time. Eldrick Tonter Woods was born on December 30, … Continue reading →