Is hitting a bucket of ball at the driving range good cardiovascular exercise? Any links or information about the amount of Kilojoules burnt etc?
2006-10-11 21:40:49 · 13 answers · asked by balans_99 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
It's great for the body
I'm sure it induces mental illness.
I much prefer archery. Close to where I am is a nice place called Archery Park where you can take a walk and shoot at targets. Much easier than golf and you don't have to go chasing things or making up silly rules. Just walk and shoot - then get your arrows, bury the bodies and go again :)
2006-10-11 21:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No way, am i the only person who is not going to mention a good walk? The question is about hitting a bucket of ball at a driving range. where is the walk?
The American College of Sports Medicine quotes the following calorie cost : -
3.0 MET - Golf, Mini/Driving Range
This equates to 3kcal/hour for every kg of your body weight (ie if you weigh 75kg/165lb you will use up 225 calories per hour at the driving range. This is the energy cost of the exercise, ie it is on top of the calories burnt up just by being alive. 225 kcal is 945 kilojoules. Hope this helps.
As to whether it is good cardiovascular exercise, I am not a golfer, so do not know how long it takes to hit a bucket of balls. To satisfy the requirements of CV exercise, you need to raise the pulse to around 100 or so (varies according to age and max heart rate) and it needs to be continuous. We now know that anything lasting 5-10 minutes or more counts towards your total CV goal, but you need to be doing about 30-40 minutes total on at least 4 days of the week to just maintain your health.Obviously doing more will improve health and fitness.
2006-10-11 23:26:57 · answer #2 · answered by r_w_p_t 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
humorous how people think of that. My boss suggested to me a pair months in the past that her 12 year previous develop into exhibiting signs and indications of activity in golf. he's not the main athletic youngster, they have been attempting to locate him an activity that he can excel at for years. He provides a glimmer of activity in this and she or he says, 'i do no longer comprehend the place he gets it from? Neither his Dad or I play. We have been truly hoping he'd take an activity in some thing a sprint extra athletic.' i attempted and tried to describe to her that golf isn't precisely sitting on the settee with a bag of potato chips. Whacking the ball, donning your golf equipment and trekking up and down hills in each single place. optimistic feels like exercising to me. (And as a newbie i'm getting much extra of a walk attempting to locate the darn concern and taking all those extra effective photos!) i could optimistic like to work out her accessible on the direction! i think of it could provide her a clean appreciation!!
2016-10-02 05:26:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You want it to be exercise and cardiovascular too? Not golf, unless you plan on jogging from one tee to the next.
Cardiovascular exercise is one where your heart rate goes up and stays up for 20-30 minutes.
2006-10-11 21:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was once described by Winston Churchill as a good walk in the country, spoilt by constantly stopping.
2006-10-11 21:43:22 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no i don't ever think it is and it revs you up to a point your professionalism goes out of touch and I can think of quite a few celebs who have had heart attacks while out on the fairway so doesn't that tell you something
2006-10-11 23:41:40 · answer #6 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golf, waste of a good walk.
2006-10-11 21:42:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It might have some benefits, but I don't think it's the same as strenuous exercise.
2006-10-11 21:42:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i would think so with the amount of walking involved and the arm movements if has its benefits
2006-10-11 21:47:27 · answer #9 · answered by flowerpot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dullards so called sport try shove half penny.
2006-10-11 21:50:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋