Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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getting cardio from golf

ShooterUK
ShooterUK
Posts: 53
Joined: 2003/03/23
United States
2003/06/05, 06:09 PM
I understand that lots of people believe that golf is not a sport. But when you have to have enough endurance to walk 4 miles with a 30 lbs golf bag on your back seems like a workout. My question is, is walking on the golf course considered good cardio, and is it affective?
Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2003/06/05, 10:21 PM
I would say as long as you are walking and getting your HR up, that it would be considered cardio, especially with the golf bag. If you are just strolling along, then no, that wouldn't get the HR up and wouldn't be cardiovascular exercise. But, I am in no way downplaying walking, its good for all of us!

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