Everyone loves a golf-specific exercise that checks all the boxes. This week, Golfweek’s fitness guru and long driver Averee Dovsek and her trainer Jon Freed, demonstrate the quadruped plank ...

I'll admit that I've often been guilty of overlooking the incredibly important role that fitness plays in becoming a better golfer, but five fitness exercises have drastically transformed my ...

More distance starts with building a stronger foundation.

Does the start of the downswing jam you up? It’s a tricky move—getting your lower body to initiate the action, while your upper body waits to start its rotation through the ball. Moving your lower ...

Shoulder injuries are the second-most common injuries Golf Digest Certified Fitness Trainer Lauren McMillin sees. (The most common are to the lower back.) A shoulder injury could end your season, but ...

When assessing golfers from junior to professionals, it is clear that the loading of the trail leg is a component that is hard to master. If a golfer, or other rotational athletes, have a difficult ...

A reader who told us that they tried to exercise four times a week wanted to know whether a round of golf could count towards their quota. The short answer is yes. The longer answer is more nuanced. A ...

One of the popular buzzwords in modern golf instruction is “ground reaction forces,” which refers to how your feet interact with the ground when you swing. And if you want to swing with maximum ...

After a recent practice session, I realized something about my game: It doesn’t really matter how inconsistent my driving is off the tee, as long as my short game is cooking, I typically see better ...