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From Green Initiatives to Global Flavors, Discover Classic Club’s Latest Highlights

7/24/2024

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ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS:
• How Classic Club sets a standard for sustainable course management
• Stay cool and improve your golf game with indoor stretching exercises
• Discover international flavors at Bellatrix Restaurant’s online wine shop
• Celebrate the Olympic Games with the Classic Club USA Collection
• And more!
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Five reasons to get excited now about The American Express at PGA WEST

11/20/2023

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​ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
• Pete Dye’s resort courses showcase his innovative design style
• Steve Santana returns as Director of F&B at the Pete Dye Clubhouse
• How the Golf Academy uses state-of-the-art tools to elevate your game
• Sports Club welcomes back Members with cutting-edge enhancements
• Step into luxury with the ultimate private membership lifestyle
• Experience the Southern Californian wilderness with Red Jeep Tours
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Power play

4/29/2021

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How to strengthen your swing after 50

Adding power to your game, especially if you’re more than 50 years old, is the focus of this video from Mike Hansen, owner of Hansen Fitness for Golf in Irvine. You’ll learn beginner, intermediate and advanced exercises that will help you build strength and speed in your golf swing at any age. Check it out

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What a relief!

2/23/2021

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Simple exercises you can do to help alleviate back pain in your golf game

In this video, Mike Hansen of Hansen Fitness for Golf in Irvine, provides you with three tips to help you alleviate back pain for golf.

“And they’re not ibuprofen, a cocktail or CBD oil,” he says.
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The tips are a handful of stretches and exercises you can use to help overcome a lower back issue that may or may not be caused by your golf swing. In addition to targeting your back, the exercises focus on your core, glutes, hips and more so you can get back to playing and feeling your best.

–– Mike Hansen is recognized as one of the original golf fitness coaches. Mike owns and operates Hansen Fitness for Golf, which he founded in 2001. Hansen Fitness for Golf specializes in training golfers of all abilities, from beginners to seasoned professional tour players. For more information, call (949) 251-0533.
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Ahead of the game

2/3/2021

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If you don't have far to go to the course, do this pre-round warmup at home

We all know how important it is to get warmed up before a round of golf, and if you have a short commute to the course, you can do it at home. With the help of Mike Hansen, the owner of Hansen Fitness for Golf in Irvine, here is a great pre-round warmup routine that you can do if you have a 30-minute trip to the course or less. If you have to travel further than that, Mike says you’re better off warming up at the golf course. At home, though, you can use a foam roller and a resistance band to prepare your body for the round ahead. Check it out!

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Get the ball rolling

1/15/2021

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​5 top medicine ball exercises for golf

You don’t always need a lot of fancy equipment to get in a good golf workout. Sometimes, all you need is a ball.

With than in mind, here are 5 top medicine ball exercises from Mike Hansen, the owner of Hansen Fitness for Golf in Irvine.
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In the video, you’ll learn the different types of medicine balls you can use – they come in a variety of shapes and sizes – as well as what weight you should consider.

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10 resistance band exercises

1/8/2021

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Improve your fitness and your golf game with these drills you can do at home

With a lot of gyms still closed or with limited access available, one piece of at-home equipment has become vitally important for golfers who want to keep working on their fitness:

Resistance bands.

“A lot of the questions I getting a lot now are, ‘What can I do for my golf game just using bands,’” said Mike Hansen, owner of Hansen Fitness for Golf in Irvine.

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Golden age

12/9/2020

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6 mobility exercises for golfers over 60

If you’re a golfer in your 60s and your swing isn’t as smooth as it used to be, you’re not alone.

Mike Hansen, the owner of Hansen Fitness for Golf in Irvine, has worked with thousands of sexagenarians and says there are typically three areas of the game that they struggle with: mobility, stability, and balance.

In this video, Hansen will take you through his top six drills for golfers over 60 to help improve those important areas of your game.

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3 simple band exercises

12/2/2020

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Become a better golfer with these moves

You don’t always need a set of weights for a good golf workout. In fact, you can get one with a just a rubber band.

In this video, Mike Hansen of Hansen Fitness for Golf in Irvine, shows you his three best band exercises to improve your golf game.

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Going mobile

11/17/2020

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Follow along this 30-minute routine to improve your flexibility and your game

If you want to crush the ball and hit it far like the tour pros, there’s two things you need to have: flexibility and mobility.
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In the following video, Mike Hansen of Hansen Fitness for Golf in Irvine, will take you through a 30-minute routine that is designed to assist in those areas by targeting the joints and muscles that are most important for your body and golf game.

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