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Golf Fitness Specialization

Golf Fitness Specialization

Elevate every swing. Use targeted mobility, strength, and power training to improve golf performance and keep clients playing at their best. 

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The Golf Fitness Specialization is designed to help fitness professionals understand golf-specific movement, swing biomechanics, and the training strategies needed to improve performance on the course.

Through this course, participants will learn how to develop targeted programs that support mobility, flexibility, strength, power, balance, and injury risk management for golf clients. The course focuses on improving key performance outcomes such as clubhead speed, drive distance, movement efficiency, and overall golf performance.

Participants will also explore golf-specific assessments, program design principles, periodization, performance nutrition, and coaching strategies. This specialization prepares professionals to help clients play safely, confidently, and at a higher level. 

The Golf Fitness Specialization equips participants with the knowledge and skills needed to design golf-specific fitness programs that support performance and reduce injury risk. Key outcomes include understanding golf swing biomechanics, applying movement assessments, improving mobility and power, designing targeted training programs, and coaching clients toward better performance on the course.

Key Knowledge & Skills Gained

  • Golf Movement Science: Understand the movement demands of golf and how they relate to performance.
  • Swing Biomechanics: Learn the biomechanics of the golf swing and how training can support more efficient movement.
  • Golf-Specific Assessments: Apply assessments that help identify client needs, movement limitations, and performance opportunities.
  • Mobility & Flexibility Training: Develop strategies that support better range of motion and swing efficiency.
  • Strength & Power Training: Learn how to improve clubhead speed, drive distance, and overall power output.
  • Core, Balance & Plyometric Training: Build programs that support stability, control, coordination, and athletic movement.
  • Program Design: Apply periodization and golf-specific training principles to create effective client programs.
  • Injury Risk Management: Understand strategies that support resilience and safer long-term participation in golf.

Professional Benefits

  • Specialized Golf Fitness Expertise: Build focused knowledge in golf performance, movement, and training.
  • Expanded Client Reach: Work with golfers who want to improve performance, mobility, power, and confidence.
  • Improved Client Results: Help clients increase movement efficiency, swing quality, clubhead speed, and drive distance.
  • Stronger Coaching Value: Offer targeted programs that connect fitness training directly to golf performance.
  • Broader Service Offering: Add golf fitness programming to your personal training or performance coaching services.
  • Business Development: Gain knowledge that supports building a specialized golf fitness business.
  • Exam Details
  • You have 365 days from the date of purchase to pass the exam. After completing the course, you will take a timed online exam consisting of 100 multiple-choice questions.
  • The exam must be completed within 90 minutes. To pass, you must achieve a minimum score of 70%. If you do not pass, you have up to three attempts to reach the passing requirement. 
FAQ's
What does a Golf Fitness Specialist do?

 A Golf Fitness Specialist is trained to help golfers of all levels improve their game, reduce injury risk, and achieve peak performance through fitness. They develop tailored assessment protocols and progressive exercise programming strategies to make a real impact on their client's golf performance and overall health.

How many CEUs is the Golf Fitness Specialization program worth?

NASM Golf Fitness Specialization is approved for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) by the following organizations:

  • NASM: 1.5 CEUs
  • AFAA: 1.5 CEUs

 

How long will I have access to the Golf Fitness Specialization program content and exam?

You will have one year from the day of registration to take your exam. 

Does the Golf Fitness Specialization credential expire?

No. Once you pass the exam, your Golf Fitness Specialization with NASM will never expire. 

Curriculum
Chapter 1: Introduction to Golf Fitness and Performance
Chapter 2: Golf Movement Science
Chapter 3: Biomechanics of the Golf Swing
Chapter 4: Golf-Specific Assessments
Chapter 5: Flexibility Training for Golf Performance
Chapter 6: Core, Balance, and Plyometric Training for Golf Performance
Chapter 7: Resistance and Cardio Training for Golf Performance
Chapter 8: Program Design Principles, Periodization, and Application
Chapter 9: Resiliency and Managing Injury Risk
Chapter 10: Performance Nutrition for Golf
Chapter 11: Coaching for Optimum Performance
Chapter 12: Building a Golf Business

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