Riikka Hakkarainen shares her thoughts on personal training
Riikka Hakkarainen is one of the prominent golfers from Finland, and has proved her worth from time to time in different professional events.
Recently, the Finnish star talked to the media about her personal training programme and her craze for helping golfers with fitness exercises in gym.
Speaking of her early days in golf, Riikka said that she is not new in golf, as most of her fans think. She revealed that she has been playing golf for more than 15 years. She has over 14 years’ experience
as a professional player.
The star golfer started her career as an amateur and soon proved her mettle by displaying solid performances.
Apart from how she has been performing in professional golf, “Healthy May Campaign” asked her a range of questions regarding personal training. The Finnish prodigy said that she has always been an active
fitness consultant, and working with players on their physical strength has become her profession.
She revealed that before becoming a professional trainer, she used to take a keen interest in different fitness programmes such as biomechanics.“My interest in golf conditioning has always been there obviously
with my own training but started to really grow since taking the CHEK Golf biomechanics program in 2008,” Riikka said.
“After this course I started to work with top level amateur golfers and club level junior golfers mentored by Finnish Olympic Team Physiotherapist Jarmo Ahonen”.
She went on to say that she has been lucky to work with prominent specialists, who helped her gain insight into strength and conditioning.“I have always worked with highly skilled international specialists
on strength and conditioning, including Al Vermeil, Strength and Conditioning Coach for Chicago Bulls NBA Basketball Team,” the Finnish trainer shared.
Riikka said that many people have a wrong perception that golf does not require as much training as other sports do. She said that she has seen golfers improve to a great extent after working with her.
Explaining how she is going to spread awareness about golf conditioning, Riikka said that she has been associated with several key golfers and has shared her experience with them. She said that she is pretty
hopeful that her golf conditioning programme is going to gain popularity in coming years.
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