Tweed Heads Lawn Bowls facilities
Tweed Heads Bowls Club has some amazing facilities that include four outdoor greens and a fully air-conditioned indoor green so you can enjoy a game of bowls rain, hail or shine, all year round. They even offer free coaching lessons to all new bowlers. They have a variety of fun and competitive tournaments and cater to all ages including juniors. Free barefoot bowls is open to the public every Sunday afternoon. There is plenty more to do with free live entertainment on level one stage every day. Children are well catered for in the free Kidzone with promotions and things to do each day. The award winning chefs specialise in locally produced and regionally sourced meat, poultry and produce. The talented catering team even boasts its’ own in-house butcher and pastry chefs, ensuring that local “love” is added to every course
Lawn bowls for fitness
Although it doesn’t appear to be very high-intensity exercise, you might be suprised that lawn bowls can actually be good for both your physical and mental health and fitness! Because of its relaxed pace, low impact and comparatively light physical demands, lawn bowls is a popular participant sport, particularly for older people
Health professionals recommend playing bowls as it provides a number of health benefits, including improved fitness, improved coordination and skill development, increased confidence and self-esteem, enhanced mental wellbeing, community connectedness and support.
Exercises for lawn bowls
Lawn bowls involves frequent bending and lunging, so it may cause discomfort if you’re unused to those types of movements, or if you have an existing back or knee injuries. Strength and flexibility particularly around these types of movements will greatly enhance your enjoyment and performance in this sport. Try the following exercises starting out light and low reps and gradually increase as you gain strength
- Static lunges
- Step ups
- Wall squats
- Forward bends
If you need some help getting started get in touch with our Gold Coast Personal Trainers who are located in Tweed Heads, Coolangatta, and all over the coast!