Pilates & Golf

Lower Your Handicap, Improve Your Swing with Pilates!

Why golfers should be interested in Pilates:

correct posture - neutral spine position for correct swing
core strength and endurance - more stamina to prevent fatigue setting in before the end of a round
core strength and power - more yards / meters of drive
improved range of motion in hip and shoulder for better posture and swing
PGA Tour physician, Dr. Vijay Vad recommends Pilates for golfers and wrote an article for the July/August 2006 PIlatesStyle magazine in which he describes the specific benefits of Pilates for increasing stamina, improving swing technique and preventing injury

Why everyone should be interested in Pilates:

functional strength - not just gym strength, but strength for real day to day tasks
core strength prevents injury, particularly to the lower back
can prevent, alleviate and improve chronic back, neck, hip and shoulder pain
easily practiced at home
minor injuries will not prevent you from getting your mat-based workout

About your instructor:

Liam Byrne has been working as a full time fitness professional and therapist since 2008 and has been teaching yoga since the early 1990s
Experience teaching Pilates 1-2-1 and in groups to Golf Club members
Qualified Pilates Matwork and Pilates Small Equipment Instructor with the Irish Pilates Institute through the National Training Centre in Dublin
Practicing and using Pilates with clients for over 6 years
Began practice of yoga at age 14 in 1982
Qualified as Yoga Teacher with Yogi Hari through the German Union of Yoga Vidya Teachers
Dedicated to teaching authentic styles of Pilates and Yoga informed by clinical evidence and scientific research
Experience teaching corporate clients, remedial classes for back pain and recovery from illness, seniors, children, autistic adults, one-to-one classes, as well as classes for the general public
Qualified practicing acupuncturist and massage therapist specializing in back pain and musculoskeletal conditions