In case you have never played golf, probably you'll never understand the attraction. But if you're like many celebrities--whether they have been playing for a long time or simply recently began to tee it up--you'll agree that the game has an unusual appeal that may digest you.
Golf has experienced a surge in popularity recently, so much so that the game--long and wrongly considered a less-than-physically-challenging sport--is inspiring yoga and Pilates work outs. Celebrity golfers, who frequently pay fitness trainers big money to help them enter shape and help them stay physically fit--say there are several definite physical benefits related to an outing on the links.
Professionals say if you wander the course, the amount of which can measure about 5 miles, depending on the course you can get the most out-of a round of golf. Walking improves your cardiovascular health, builds strength and allows you to burn a modest number of calories. If you carry your clubs, you can get an upper body workout as-well. And hitting the ball actually can enhance your hand-eye coordination, which can be of good use in several other areas.
Professional athletes and many a-listers have begun playing to add another amount of competition for their lives and in order to spend more time together with their loved ones, who're joining them on the course.
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Some people like Oakland Raiders cornerback Ray Buchanan love the game therefore much that he and his wife, Sheree, constructed their dream home at Sugarloaf Country Club in Duluth, Ga., home of the PGA Tour's Bellsouth Classic. Their multimillion-dollar mansion overlooks the hole, and Buchanan, a former Pro-Bowler, plays 2-3 times a week through the off-season.
'At first, I didn't like golf,' says Buchanan, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons. 'But after a while, it had been such as a virus--so contagious that I wanted to keep playing and discover more.'
Sheree Buchanan, who starred included in the 'NFL spouses' team in-the Emmy-winning reality TELEVISION series The Amazing Race 4, just started golfing a couple of months ago, in an effort to pay more time with her husband. She took up golf; he took up her favorite sport--tennis. She's only beginning to understand why her husband loves the game therefore much--the competition with yourself and a need to always do better. In the course of time, the couple hopes that their four children will grow to love the sport around they do.
'[Golf is] still completely new for me,' Sheree says. 'For us, it's fun. He shows me, and provided that we do not have a lot of people [playing] behind us, it is OK.'
Carolina Panthers wide recipient Muhsin Muhammad, who also owns an entertainment company and charitable basis, says he started the game of golf when he entered the NFL and 'fell in love with it.'
'Golf is a thing that is quite soothing for me,' states Muhammad, who already is pushing his 3-year-old son to-play. Visit found it to discover why to do it. 'I think to be able to play golf allows you to meet and associate with different people.'
But it isn't only skilled athletes who enjoy time on the program. Stars including Samuel M. Jackson and Will Smith, and singer Johnny Gill also love the sport. Also star couples make the rounds together.it concerns golf: 'We wish we'd began to play when we were children.'.
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