Benefits of Playing Golf

Golf is a club and ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit golf balls (usually placed on golf tees) into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf is the only game where the lowest score wins. Below are some of the benefits of playing golf.

• Mental well-being

As physical as golf can be, 90% of the game is mental, mentally analyzing your next strategy to “put the ball.” It is a sport that teaches accuracy, focus, and concentration. It encourages creativity and creative thinking, such as foresight, to visualize where and how far your shot will go. Hand-eye coordination is essential.

• Physical fitness

The average course requires a person to walk over 5 miles, carrying or pushing a bag, and walking up and down different undulations (either flat or hilly course) and hence, a round of golf can form a superb part of a physical fitness program for players of every age and both sexes. See more health benefits of playing golf here.

• Exercise

Golf gets you outside and into the sun and fresh air, while walking distance and the golf swing itself is great for providing a full-body workout. Each full swing exercises arms, legs, back, and abdomen with numerous repetitions over the course of one round (approximately 30+ times for accomplished players and many more for novice players). Attempting to improve your skills by practicing is a great exercise. But a quick warning to beginners, hands blister easily!

Regular exercise encourages your heart to work more efficiently by circulating blood and also helps improve your sleep to enable your muscles to rest and repair.

• Weight loss

Though golf is not a high energy sport, it provides an avenue to kill two birds with one stone. You get to lose weight while having fun. All the swinging and putting plus walking on an 18 hole course really does add up.

• A social event

Ask the average man what he thinks about golf, and his first answer will likely be that it is a game played by the “rich”. That theory is outdated, as golf is available to players of every class, Creed and budget and hence, create an avenue for socializing, networking, and creating new contacts across different class groups.

• Low impact

Golf is a “low impact” sport. As a result, joints are not subject to the stress and strain of more energetic activities like tennis and running which can lead to long-term damage. Due to this fact, golf is an ideal activity for all age groups, including the older age group.

From mental health benefits to physical fitness to a potential enjoyable method of losing weight to an avenue of meeting with persons from different walks of life. What’s stopping you from hitting the green?