Health, Wellness, and Golf with Liesbeth Pauwels & Cara Kilgallen

07/06/22 • 48 min

Research has shown that playing golf has demonstrable benefits for people. Whether it be improved quality of life, increased life expectancy, or improved mental health, golf has been a significant catalyst for people in realizing these benefits. In today's episode, special guest host Cara Erdheim Kilgallen explores the topic of "Health, Wellness, and Golf" with Liesbeth Pauwels.
For close to a decade, Liesbeth has been at the front of this movement that seeks to enrichen the lives of people through golf. Combining her golf background with her educational background in Kinesiology (University of British Columbia), Liesbeth has founded LP Golf Performance, working with recreational players, and aspiring elite players teaching body movement, yoga, nutrition, and more.
Cara Erdheim Kilgallen is a tenured professor of English at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut with a passion for golf and the nourishment that the sport provides whether it be mental, physical, or spiritual. She is deeply interested in the democratization of golf as a sport for the masses. She also is featured contributor with the World of Golf.

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We're Talking Golf - Health, Wellness, and Golf with Liesbeth Pauwels & Cara Kilgallen

Transcript

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Hello, and good afternoon. Welcome to our show. We're talking golf. My name is Douglas Maida, and I'm the host of this show. Now today we're going to have a show that focuses on health, wellness and golf. Golf is one of those few sports in life where you can play it for a lifetime. Whether you pick it up as a youngster, or carry through into your earlier adult years youth years, are right into your retirement years. It truly is a game that ca