Category: Sports Pilates

Pilates for GOLF, Surfers, Horse’s and Other Sports

2014  American Windsurfing Tour in Gold Beach, Oregon

2014 American Windsurfing Tour in Gold Beach, Oregon

American Windsurfing Tour’s Pistol River Wave Bash is back for the fifth year in a row. Starting on Thursday the 12th of June and running though Sunday the 15th, at “the Rock” in the Pistol River State Park, or if conditions warrant, in front of the Beachcomber in Gold Beach.

Wonders Never Cease in Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon is home to world-class fishing and rafting rivers, mountains for skiing, biking and hiking, and green valleys that produce award-winning wines. It’s also home to North America’s deepest lake and Oregon’s only National Park, Crater Lake, which graces the back of Oregon’s state quarter.

Pilates and Golf

Golf Muscle Basics
A golfer’s healthy posture begins with full-body strength, flexibility and the maintenance of muscle balance. Players need strength in the upper- and lower-body musculature and the postural and rotational muscles. They also need to be mindful of muscular symmetry (Archambault 2000). Asymmetry is pervasive among golfers; the shoulder, biceps, forearm and upper back tend to develop more on a golfer’s dominant side. The stronger muscles are tighter, while the weaker muscles are more flexible (Baptiste & Mendola 1999). Many golfers desire a better bilateral balance in their musculature, as do most one-sided athletes (for example, baseball pitchers and tennis players).