Get Into Golf: Golf as a Stress Reliever

New Year’s Eve has come and gone and that means it’s time to start thinking about your New Years’ resolutions for 2017. Whether you plan on exercising more, spending more time with your family, or just finding a new hobby; your resolutions should include golfing at the Oaks! Did you know that golf is an incredible stress reliever? Think about it. The holidays have gotten you stressed, it’s almost tax season, and you’ve become too familiar with Seasonal Affective Disorder. So, you walk out of the house and hit the golf course. You breathe in the fresh air and soak up the sunshine. Your body immediately begins to produce endorphins, the feel-good hormones that boost your mood naturally and melts the stressful feelings away.

Golf reduces stress and increases your creativity and ability to solve problems faster and more efficiently. Plus, being outside does wonders for your mood. In fact, Professor Anders Ahlbom, a Swedish professor found golfers tend to live longer, due to certain factors that improve a golfer’s quality of life. The friendships created provide the motivation to meet and go play. The social interaction and improved golfing skills will increase self-esteem and happiness. Golf can even help lift the symptoms of depression and improve one’s outlook on life.

So, if the holidays have you feeling run down or you just need a pick me up, come down to the Oaks golf course. Play a round and feel the stress lift off your shoulders. Tee off your resolutions and get into golf, all at The Oaks!