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Par 5 Pilates for a Stronger You
Strengthen your core, improve your posture and golf swing with par 5.
About par 5
Our Mission
At par 5, we are dedicated to helping our clients achieve their health and wellness goals through Pilates. Our mission is to provide a supportive and encouraging environment where our clients can feel confident and empowered in their practice.
“The golf swing represents one element that contributes to lower back injuries and muscular imbalances because of its asymmetric nature.
The risk of developing LBP increases when there are technique flaws present in the swing that cause the improper loading of spinal structures.
With adequate physical preparation, the body can adapt to and manage the stresses of the golf swing. However, injury risk further increases if a golfer lacks adequate mobility. Because improper golf swing technique compounds musculoskeletal stresses experienced during the swing, technique flaws are a leading contributor to LBP in amateur golfers”.
- Edwards N, Dickin C, Wang H, Low Back Pain and Golf: A Review
of Biomechanical Risk Factors, Sports Medicine and Health Science
Poor mechanics make the explosive nature of the game harder on the body.
While swinging the golf club you are not only rotating. Our body is extending, side bending, and flexing throughout the golf swing.
As a consequence, too much lumbar rotation, lateral flexion and extension at the top of a backswing and through the explosive force of the downswing and follow through can increase the occurrence of injury and pain in the: lower back, shoulder rotator cuff, elbow, knee and wrist.
Therefore, good posture, good range of motion and mobility in the thoracic spine, hips and shoulders can reduce modified tendencies in the swing.
One way to avoid common injuries in golf is to improve your golf swing mechanics with Pilates.
With regular Pilates exercise working on corrective posture, alignment, mobility and muscle strength, paired with proper golf swing mechanics you can avoid the traumatic injuries that golfers suffer.
Prepare your golf swing & prevent injury w/ par 5 Pilates.
- Corrective exercises for thoracic spine mobility and posture improvement
- Hip stretches and exercises for improved hip mobility.
- Subscapularis strengthening for mobility
- Exercises for muscular imbalances.
- Exercises for core stability.
- Leg muscles
- Grip exercises
- Mind and body connection through movement and breathe.