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Golf Fitness Specialization

Elevate your clients' golf performance with our dynamic Golf Fitness Specialization program, designed to transform every aspect of their game through tailored, cutting-edge training techniques.

  • Enhance Golf Swing Mechanics: Develop a deep understanding of the biomechanics involved in the golf swing and create specialized programs tailored to improve your clients' game

  • Boost Performance and Distance: Learn to design effective training programs that enhance clubhead speed and increase driving distance, leading to noticeable improvements in your client’s performance on the course

  • Increase Flexibility and Reduce Injury Risk: Gain insights into common golf-related injuries, enabling you to create training regimens that not only boost performance but also reduce the risk of injury

  • Help them win: Provide the coaching your clients’ need to gain an edge over their opponents

  • CEU Value: 1.5 NASM; 15 AFAA

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NASM’s Golf Fitness Specialization addresses the fitness needs of all golfers – beginners to pros. It provides practical methods to improve golfing skills, reduce injury risk, and includes coaching techniques aimed at enhancing golf performance.

With the increasing popularity of golf and the growing awareness of fitness among golfers, there is a significant demand for specialized fitness programs that cater to this unique community.

See the full Golf Fitness Specialization curriculum here.

NASM’s online program makes achieving your Golf Fitness Specialization easy and convenient. By completing the self-guided study materials at your own pace, you can achieve your Golf Fitness Specialization and begin working with clients in as little as 4 weeks.

To achieve your NASM Golf Fitness Specialization, simply:

  1. 1) Register for the Golf Fitness Specialization program.

  2. 2) Complete the self-guided online study materials in your own time.

  3. 3) Pass the exam.

You’ll have 365 days to take the Golf Fitness Specialization exam. This exam features:

  • • 100 multiple-choice questions

  • • 90 minutes to complete

  • • Open-book format

  • • 70% required to pass

  • • 3 test attempts included

NASM has over 35 years of experience training the world’s top fitness professionals, and we do it better than anyone else. NASM credentials stand out to employers and distinguish you as a highly trained fitness professional.

Since our formation, we’ve trained over 1.5 million fitness professionals in 100+ countries. In that time we’ve developed extensive partnerships with over 14,000+ gyms and health clubs. That means we have the connections necessary to help you get in the door and gain employment from the fitness company of your dreams.

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CURRICULUM

Learn how to enhance golfers' performance and longevity by providing integrated training programs that focus on all forms of exercise.

Increase understanding of the human movement system and how to identify, evaluate, and correct, movement patterns using biomechanical principles.

Learn how to apply biomechanical principles to analyze and optimize the phases of the golf swing, enhancing strength, power, and performance.

Learn how to use physical assessments to identify risk factors, strengths, and limitations in golf clients to ensure their fitness aligns with the game's demands.

Learn the importance of flexibility training to enhance golf performance by focusing on key areas such as the neck, shoulders, torso, hips, and lower body to reduce injury risk and improve swing mechanics.

This chapter discusses the importance of integrating core, balance, and plyometric training, as well as their role in a comprehensive golf conditioning program.

Learn to design individualized resistance and cardiorespiratory exercise programs to meet golfers' varying fitness needs and improve their endurance, strength, and power.

Learn how to create and structure annual, monthly, and weekly exercise programs tailored to your client’s individualized goals and fitness levels, using NASM’s Optimum Performance Training® model.

Gain knowledge and strategies on how to improve movement quality, the importance of a warm-up, and evidence-based recovery methods, using NASM’s Corrective Exercise Continuum.

Gain the ability to educate and recommend macronutrient, hydration, energy, and micronutrient intakes to maximize golf performance and recovery.

Learn how to help golf clients apply mental skills through continuous awareness, education, and application to help reduce anxiety, stay focused and determined, and lower their scores.

Learn how to identify methods for connecting with prospects and branding, strategies to increase business, and finding an ideal workplace.

Golf Fitness Specialization FAQS

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.

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

  • NASM Approved

    1.5 CEUs

  • AFAA Approved

    15 CEUs

You will have one year from the day of registration to take your final exam. An extension can be purchased by calling Member Services at 1-800-460-6276.

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