The Corporate Golfer’s Guide to Staying Loose After a Long Day at the Office

Long days at the office can take a toll on your golf game. You’ve been sitting at a desk all day in meetings, sending emails and jumping from call to call. You maybe even had to travel on a flight or two. As you finish work, you head to the golf course with executives or potential partners that you hope to impress. Lets discuss how we can tee your body up for success in your round.

For the corporate golfer, the transition from desk to tee box can be harder on your body than you realize. Hours of sitting can leave your hips tight, your upper back stiff, and your body feeling anything but ready for a golf swing.

The good news is, you don’t need an hour long workout before your round to prepare your body. You just need to prep the areas of your body that golf demands the most.

Don’t Skip Your Warm Up

Going directly from your car to the first tee and expecting your body to perform at its best isn’t a great strategy. Instead, spend 5 to 10 minutes getting your body moving before you pick up a club. Start with general movement then progress into dynamic mobility, and finish with a few golf-specific movements. You aren’t trying to fatigue yourself, you are just trying to prepare your body to perform. Let’s identify some areas to target.

Start With Your Hips

Your golf swing requires your hips to rotate and your lower body to create stability. After spending hours sitting, your hips may not be moving as freely as they should. Try a few minutes of controlled hip rotations, lunges, or hip mobility exercises before heading to the first tee.

Open Your Upper Back

The middle portion of your back (known as the thoracic spine) plays an important role in your ability to rotate during your swing. A few simple rotation exercises can help you feel less stiff and more prepared to turn through the ball.

Your Workday Shouldn’t Dictate Your Golf Game

You can’t always control how long you’re sitting, how many meetings you have, or how much you travel for work. But you can control how you prepare your body afterward. If you’re a golfer who spends most of the week behind a desk, your golf performance program should account for that. Improving mobility, strength, and rotational control can help your body move more efficiently and help you get more out of your time on the course.

You already work hard, lets play well too.

At Recovery In Motion, we help golfers build the physical capabilities they need to play with more confidence, consistency, and longevity. If you would like access to an instructional video to warm up for the course, visit our Golf Lab for our 15 Min Hip Mobility Routine and Course Warm Up video.