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Show 1 Health Viem Golf Is Great Exercise. ..If You Run After The Ball! Query the average business busi-ness executive as to what he does to keep in condition, and you'll get an answer something some-thing like this. "Oh I get plenty of exercise. I play golf at least twice a week." As he says the word "exercise," "exer-cise," you notice that his paunch is popping over his pants, and he's out of breath just from showing you his two-over-par stroke. You wonder why. The fact is that playing golf is not a game of exercise. Not the way it's being played nowadays. now-adays. True, years ago it entailed a great deal of walking, including includ-ing the carrying of a heavy golf bag for a full 18 holes. This develops stamina. Today, To-day, golf is nothing more than a game of skill in which you ride the full length and breadth of the course on a gol f cart, do a great deal of talking talk-ing and betting, which is followed fol-lowed by a full course of heavy drinking and eating on the 19th hole. This develops the paunch. Before all the golf enthusiasts enthu-siasts get up in arms about anyone criticizing their beloved be-loved sport, let it be known here and now that golf is one of the most popular games in America. It's produced some great performers like Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer, and has benefited some great charities thanks to people like Bob Hope and Perry Como. And it's fun and develops coordination. co-ordination. But that's all that it is. Don't deceive yourself into believing that it gives you the adequate exercise you need. What's the alternative? Doctors of chiropractic, who place a great deal of emphasis on the value of physical fitness for the ' maintenance of your body's structural integrity and health, recommend good old-fashioned old-fashioned exercise such as moderate calisthenics, brisk walking and swimming. Try sit-ups, push-ups, side twists, neck-rotations. Still play golf, but do that in addition to, not instead of, more stimulating exercise. And if you happen to belong to a golf club that still allows you to walk and carry your own clubs, do it. In fact, running run-ning after the ball isn't as silly as it sounds. It's certainly cer-tainly more interesting than just running, and healthier than riding. Before you go off and try to make up for all the exercise you've been missing by thinking think-ing golf is an exercise, here's a warning from your doctor of chiropractic. Don't overdo it. You have to build your capacity for exercise exer-cise by increasing your involvement in-volvement slowly. And never, never try to push yourself be-yond be-yond your limitations. To protect pro-tect your health, it is wise to have a check'up, including an examination of your spine and nervous system on a regular basis. If an exercise program is advisable, your doctor of chiropractic can outline out-line a practical and sensible regimen for you. |