| If you golf, then you know that warming up prior | | | | prepare them for your golf game later. You want |
| to playing is an important prerequisite. Warm up | | | | to keep your muscles warm during your play. As |
| consists of proper stretching to elongate your | | | | easy way to do this is to walk between shots |
| muscles and to increase the range of mobility of | | | | and not just ride your cart. If your muscles cool |
| your joints. It is important to loosen tight muscles | | | | down, then they become less flexible and your |
| and get them prepared for your golf game. This | | | | swing will be less true. |
| helps to improve your performance and to lessen | | | | Massage chairs from the premier massage chair |
| the chance of injury. Massage chairs have | | | | brands like Panasonic, Sanyo and Omega have |
| incorporated many important massage therapy | | | | many features that can help improve your golf |
| functions that can help prepare you for your next | | | | score. Panasonic has a model EP30004 that has a |
| golf tournament. | | | | very effective shiatsu massage therapy. This |
| You know how important your golf swing is to | | | | chair helps to effectively warm you up with an |
| being successful on the course. If your swing is | | | | invigorating shiatsu or Junetsu massage. Both of |
| not true, then your golf game and score will | | | | these techniques improve blood circulation, warm |
| suffer. Making sure your golf swing follows a | | | | up muscles and help increase mental awareness. |
| perfect arch requires that all your joints, muscles | | | | Sanyo has a model HEC-DR7700 that has a |
| and tendons line up and allow for the range on | | | | gripping massage which is perfect for warming up |
| motion through the swing. One of the biggest | | | | or down the shoulders and neck areas. Sanyo |
| problems in having a true swing is having shoulder | | | | uses its unique GK roller system which has the |
| or back pain. Back and shoulder pain hinder the | | | | capability to reach out around your shoulders and |
| freedom of movement and could cause your ball | | | | neck. The increased range of the rollers helps to |
| to fly of course. | | | | more thoroughly cover your neck and shoulders. |
| The cause of your back or shoulder pain may be | | | | This is effective in loosening up your muscles and |
| from injury or from improper warm up and warm | | | | getting them ready for action. |
| down prior to strenuous activities. Simple | | | | Omega has their Montage Premier Massage chair |
| movements done on a repetitive basis can cause | | | | with a lower body traction system and full body |
| a breakdown of the muscle tissue causing it to be | | | | heat. The lower body traction system of the |
| less flexible. Warming up and down helps to | | | | Montage Premier will stretch out your lower body. |
| increase the flexibility and elasticity of the muscles. | | | | It will hold your feet in the foot rest and it |
| Using a massage chair recliner helps to loosen | | | | extends out to stretch your lower back, hips, |
| your muscles, enhance your blood circulation and | | | | knees and ankles. This improves your range of |
| increase mental alertness. | | | | motion and joint mobility. Use the full body heat to |
| Believe it or not, tight shoulder and back muscles | | | | help warm up your muscles or to warm down. |
| are the leading cause of golf related back | | | | Heat helps increase blood flow and helps the |
| problems. The twisting motion of a full swing puts | | | | healing process. |
| stress on your whole body with particular | | | | Reducing your score and the chance of injury are |
| emphasis on your spine. This side to side motion is | | | | primary concerns of golfers today. Both of these |
| always done on the same side of the body, since | | | | can be reduced with proper warm up and down. |
| few of us our switch hitters. All the stress is put | | | | If you don't have back or shoulder problems, then |
| more on one side of the body over the other. | | | | be proactive and try to prevent their occurrence. |
| Since this swing motion is repeated throughout | | | | If you have some level of back and shoulder pain, |
| the course of the tournament, the back and | | | | then healing and preventing further injury is vitally |
| shoulder tighten up reducing flexibility. | | | | important. Massage chairs offer many potential |
| Another important warm up technique is to walk | | | | benefits to golfers. If you golf with regular |
| as part of your warm up. You want to get your | | | | frequency, then massage chairs are a viable |
| heart and blood flowing to get nutrients circulating | | | | economic alternative to a massage therapist. |
| and energy moving in your body. The secondary | | | | Don't let your back pain hinder your golf game. |
| effect is to warm up your muscles to help | | | | |