Key Term: Athlete
Defined an athlete is a person who trains to compete in athletics
A typical golfer is not an athlete. Although it takes physical activity to play golf, the activity is simply for the enjoyment or benefit golf provides.
Tiger Woods is a golfer but also an athlete. Tiger trains to win golf tournaments on the PGA Tour. He has gained 30lbs of muscle since turning professional in 1996 and has a daily routine that is built around stretching up to 40 minutes before each session, core exercises, endurance runs of 7 miles and speed runs of 3 miles, along with weight training. (http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/19468221/)
Tiger’s daily schedule looks something like this:
6 a.m. – Lifts weights
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast
9 a.m. – Range to hit balls
11 a.m. – Putting Green
11:30 a.m. – Plays 9 holes
12:30 p.m. – Lunch
1 p.m. – Back to range to hit balls
3 p.m. – Works on short game
4 p.m. – Plays 9 more holes
5 p.m. – Back to range to hit balls
5:30 p.m. – Putting Green for more practice
(http://kevinbegley.tumblr.com/post/113199340/tiger-woods-daily-routine-during-a-golf)
