Did you know that strengthening your glutes could improve your golf game. Weak glutes are becoming an epidemic in our society. There are many reasons for weak glutes, but many of them can be solved.

Weak glutes can be caused by sitting to much. We drive to work, sit behind a desk, then drive back home only to sit down to dinner. All this sitting can lead to a slouched, rounded upper back posture with the butt-tucked in. Try sitting on a ball, standing while your are on the phone and really notice where your shoulder blades are. Shoulder blades should be down your back lying gently around your spine, not rounding forward. Poor posture can be corrected just by being aware of how you stand. Lift up from the abdominals and with the shoulder blades lying close to your spine, shoulders wide will help to get your posture back Make sure you exercise most days of the week and add some glute strengthening exercises such as bridge, squats and duck walks. Most exercise programs focus on the front of the body, so adding extension training will not only strengthen your glutes, but improve your posture and balance as well. . Extension exercises work all the posterior muscles such as latisimus dorsi, glutes, hamstrings, posterior deltoids (shoulders). Creating balance is the key when designing your fitness program. Having tight pectoral and medial deltoids (shoulders) along with tight hip flexors will wreck havoc on your body, and will literally wreck your golf game. Everything we do in front of our body we need to balance by working the back of the body Remember too, that functional muscles which are strong and flexible are preferred to strong and inflexible muscles. Injury can happens when there is an imbalance muscularly, so it is so important to keep the balance.

Work those glutes and reap the benefits of good posture and improve your golf game as well. For more information about health and fitness, please contact Kay Colgan at Middleburg Pilates and personal Training, 14 S. Madison street, Middleburg, Va or call 540-687-6995.