Fitness Friday: What your heart can tell you about your golf game | Golf News and Tour Information [Video]

The typical response to a bad round is to get back out there and work harder on your game. But instead of grinding on the range, what you might need to improve is quality couch time. That could be oversimplifying things, says Dr. Ara Suppiah (@draraoncall), a physician who treats several players on the PGA Tour including Justin Rose, Hunter Mahan, Vijay Singh and Ian Poulter. But studies on good heart health are concluding more and more that it’s important to know when to rest and when to train.

Ever notice that after a substantial lapse from the gym or golf course, your first time back is better than you expected? “That probably is the result of your stress level being low and your rested body and heart functioning very well. It can absorb the training,” Suppiah says, “but if you’re training under duress, you’re hurting your performance, hurting …