Golf & Health
Golf & Health in Chaparral Golf Club | Golf is healthy! Yes, yes, yes and three times yes. We are totally certain that golf is one of the healthiest sports that we can practice. Why? For many reasons; Golf is a sport that is practiced outdoors, always in a well-cared natural environment, and it is also a sport that is often practiced walking.
Did you know that you can get to cover around 10 km in a round of golf? Indeed, that good habit of walking in a unique environment helps you burn about 1400 calories per round that together with a healthy diet will definitely help you to keep fit.
Chaparral Golf Club has a privileged location in the town of Mijas next to the Mediterranean Sea, offering our players a magnificent climate 365 days a year, which will allow you to benefit from a high synthesis of Vitamin D (Vitamin D has great benefits in bone health, muscle and metabolism function, as well as in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. A protected sun exposure is a frequent treatment for depression and other mood problems).
Chaparral Golf has a privileged location in the town of Mijas next to the Mediterranean Sea, offering our players a magnificent climate 365 days a year. which will allow you to benefit from a high synthesis of Vitamin D.
Golf & Health in Chaparral Golf Club | Golf is healthy! Many golfers come to Chaparral Golf Academy where they train hard to improve their golf swing. The search for the improvement of the technical aspects is very beneficial for the health. It has been shown that during that process, new brain connections are born and developed, not to mention the great happiness we feel when we reach those good scores as a result of the improvement of the swing.
Can you think of a better place to share your joy with friends than on a golf course? Golf is a social activity, while playing, it´s possible to talk and socialize. It´s a sport to be shared with friends and family… and of course it´s an opportunity to make new friends during a wonderful adventure!
Golf & Health in Chaparral Golf Club | Golf is healthy! Together with your friends, you will enjoy great moments on the terrace of the Restaurant of Chaparral, TreeTops, and the anecdotes from the game will surely make you laugh a lot.
Laughter is an excellent way to eliminate stress and to ensure health! Scientists have calculated that an hour of laughter can burn as many calories as 30 minutes of weight lifting. In addition, it accelerates the heart rate and increases blood flow throughout the body. Another effect that laughter produces (very important today due to the situation we live in) is that it strengthens the immune system, which makes us less likely to get sick, and, as mentioned before, it releases stress and increases endorphin levels just like physical exercise does.
