Appleton Fitness Spine & Sport

This is not the latest golf fitness trend, but rather a golf specific conditioning program that really works!
- Kevin M. McKee, M.S. -

"Athletic training is essential. Golfers looking for the competitive edge take physical training seriously"
- Butch Harmon -

The AFSS Core-4 Golf Fitness Program has been designed
to accomplish two primary goals:

Improve Physical Performance
Prevent Low Back Pain

Fact	Amateur golfers spend more money on golf equipment and attire than on their physical ability to hit the ball straight and far!
Fact	Your physical ability has more influence on how straight and far you can hit a golf ball than what golf equipment does.
Fact	The alignment of your spine and strength of your spinal muscles have more influence on your physical ability to hit the golf ball than any other part of your body.
Fact	The three fundamental causes of golf injuries are: Poor posture, lack of flexibility, and poor swing mechanics all of which can be improved with proper training.

Improve Physical Performance

The golf swing is a complex, explosive, and physically demanding movement. Thus, enhanced performance, injury resistance, and playing enjoyment require muscular strength, endurance, postural stability, and flexibility. (back to top)

The lack of strength and flexibility explains why
ability decreases and injuries increase with age.

The AFSS Core-4 Golf Fitness Program Will Improve:

Physical performance (strength, endurance, and flexibility).
Club head speed and club swing range of motion.
Ball striking force.
Posture and spinal stability
Balance, timing, and coordination.
Injury prevention.

You will add two yards to your driving distance for every
one m.p.h. increase in club head speed!

Train Like The Pros!

The four primary Core-4 exercises are golf specific, improving strength and flexibility in the muscles used in every golf swing.

The use of MedX equipment for enhancing golf fitness
is nationally endorsed by:
Tom Kite (Senior PGA Tour Pro)
Butch Harmon (Professional Swing Instructor)


Super Stretch	Torso Rotation	Lumbar Extension	Abdominal Isolator

A study reported in Fitness Management (December 1997), shows the improvement recreational golfers can expect from both MedX flexibility exercises and MedX-style circuit strength training.
Wayne Wescott, PhD and John R. Parziale, MD

	Strengthening and Flexibility	Strengthening Only	Flexibility Only
Club Head Speed	+ 20 mph	+ 3.0 mph	+ 5.4 mph
Shoulder Abduction	+ 11.9 deg.	+ 1.0 deg.	+ 13.5 deg.
Hip Flexion	+ 16.3 deg.	+ 2.8 deg.	+ 15.0 deg.
Hip Extension	+ 8.0 deg.	+ 3.4 deg.	+ 5.0 deg.

Click on the Core Advantage for information regarding the MedX Core Spinal Fitness System

Prevent Low Back Pain

The number one orthopedic complaint in golfers of all ages is back pain. Golf teachers and coaches have historically prescribed home programs consisting of mild stretching and lower intensity strengthening exercises. However, today, informed professionals know that trendy programs consisting of stretching and low intensity exercises are not enough to combat the debilitating pain and dysfunction associated with back pain and don’t do much to improve performance either. (back to top)

Strength is the key to a healthy back!

The AFSS Core-4 Golf Fitness Program not only keeps the spine strong and healthy, but golfers of all ages are discovering that improved strength and flexibility throughout the body’s midsection helps them hit the ball farther. This highly effective program utilizes the MedX Core Spinal Fitness System^® to improve postural strength, spinal integrity, and the overall function of the muscles surrounding the mid-section of the human body. It is an essential conditioning program for older adults; particularly those who suffer from spinal discomfort or are active in sports. It provides complete and long-lasting fitness improvements in only 30-60 minutes a week.

MedX^® has the well-deserved reputation of being the Gold Standard of Treatment for reducing chronic low back pain and dysfunction through specific and intensive spinal strengthening. Over the last 20 years the Universities of Florida and San Diego, along with various orthopedic facilities around the nation, have published some of the most compelling research to date showing that specific spinal strengthening exercises, using the MedX^® Core Spinal Fitness System, helps people get better even after multiple failed attempts at other forms of treatment. (back to top)