Golf Fitness Program - Does Walking Matter?

David Fay on walking during a round of golf, "We strongly believe that walking is the most enjoyable way to play golf and that the use of carts is detrimental to the game. This negative trend needs to be stopped now before it becomes accepted that riding in a cart is the way to play golf."

Walking is the most fundamental part of all golf exercise programs. With this in mind, it makes sense that walking a golf course with a push cart instead of riding in a golf cart would help you to achieve your programs goals. Over the years, there has been much discussion on whether the start and stopping that happens during a round of golf and not all of it has been positive. These people will argue that even with using a push cart, this exercise is not beneficial to your golf even with using a push cart, this exercise is not beneficial to your golf exercise program.

These people must hang out in their lab coats all day and never leave the office or lab. Let's think about this for just a second. In walking an eighteen whole round of golf, you basically are taking a 4-5 mile walk. Hmmm. Not beneficial to a golf exercise program, huh? Keep in mind that most golf courses have many elevation changes up and down and you have extra weight on your back if you choose to carry your golf clubs. The Web site WalkingGolf.com states, "According to Golf Science International, researcher Gi Magnusson calculates that four hours of playing golf (walking) is comparable to a 45-minute fitness class."

Those of you who have walked eighteen holes before know that the round of golf is a different experience than when you ride from shot to shot. Not to sound funny but walking a course gets you closer to the golf course. Not only do I realize the golf exercise benefits of walking a golf course but I have also found that I am able to learn more about a golf course that I have walked as opposed to those that I ride. Walking with a push cart allows you to gain an appreciation for the nuances of a golf course that just are not visible from a golf cart. This is an advantage if this happens prior to a tournament round and it adds to my golf exercise program.

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