Improving your golfing technique is not about just working on your swing. Doing these morning yoga stretches is a great way of working on your game by incorporating it into your routine.
You will see a vast improvement in your mental well-being by starting your morning ritual with a cup of green tea and a salute to the sun in 12 simple steps. Grab your yoga mat if you have one, but it is not a necessity for these stretches.
Follow the step by step guide below and you will notice that some of the steps are repeated as you flow back through the movements.
Step 1: The Prayer Pose
Stand at the edge of your mat with your feet together. Keep your weight equally balanced between your feet and relax your shoulders. As you inhale expand your chest and lift both arms above your head. As you exhale, bring your palms in front of your heard in a prayer position.
Step 2: The Raised Arm Pose
As you Inhale, lift your arms above your head and reach backwards, keeping your elbows close to your ears. Your aim is to stretch your whole body, from your heels to your fingertips.
Step 3: Hand to Foot Pose
As you exhale bend forward from your waist, keeping your back straight. Don’t worry if you cannot touch the floor, that will come with practice as your flexibility improves.
Step 4: The Equestrian Pose
As you inhale, step your left leg backwards as far as you feel comfortable. Bend your right knee and place both of your hands parallel to your shoulders and gaze forward.
Step 5: Mountain Pose
As you exhale, step your right foot backwards. Lift your hips and tailbone to form an inverted V shape. Ensure your chest is facing downwards to reach the desired stretch.
Step 6: The Salute with Eight Parts
Ease your knees down to the floor and inhale. Reach your hips backwards and slide forward so that your chin and chest rest on the mat. Your hands, feet, knees, chest and chin should all be touching the mat.
Step 7: The Cobra Pose
As you exhale, slide your body forwards and raise your chest into Cobra Pose. Keep your elbows slightly bend and shoulders away from your ears. Gaze forward.
Step 8: The Mountain Pose
As you inhale, step your right foot backwards. Lift your hips and tailbone to form an inverted V shape. Ensure your chest is facing downwards to reach the desired stretch.
Step 9: The Equestrian Pose
As you exhale, step your left leg backwards as far as you feel comfortable. Bend your right knee and place both of your hands parallel to your shoulders and gaze forward.
Step 10: Hand to Foot Pose
As you inhale bend forward from your waist, keeping your back straight. Don’t worry if you cannot touch the floor, that will come with practice as your flexibility improves. Inhale and bring your hands to your mat beside your feet and exhale.
Step 11: The Raised Arm Pose
As you exhale, lift your arms above your head and reach backwards, keeping your elbows close to your ears. Your aim is to stretch your whole body, from your feels to your fingertips.
Step 12: The Prayer Pose
Keep your weight equally balanced between your feet and relax your shoulders. As you inhale expand your chest and lift both arms above your head. As you exhale, bring your palms in front of your heard in a prayer position.
There is no limit to the amount of rounds you do; it is completely up to yourself and what you feel comfortable with. Start off with 2 rounds of properly implementing the poses and build from there.
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Written by Holly Bowers