If you ask any amateur golfer about the warm-up they do before playing 18 holes for pleasure or in a competition, most would answer: "What for? I've hit balls, what does that consist of?".

A small minority would answer, "Yes, I did a short warm-up before going out to play," while others would say, "Yes, I did a short warm-up and then hit a few balls." Finally, in the professional world, almost every player understands that they need to be like the last group of amateurs: warm up and then hit some balls.

Warm-up, or in its Anglo-Saxon terminology, what is it? What does it consist of?

A warm-up is defined as the period of preparatory exercises performed before a competition or training session. Its purpose is to prepare the body both physically and mentally for the activity and to reduce the risk of injury.

By José María Mata

Physiotherapist

Dfisioclínicas

Phone: 675 72 59 02

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