Moms Who Golf Need to Pay Attention To Skin Even More

Over the weekend I surfed into a new Miami blog.  It covers topics that are current and useful for the Miami area.  I normally don’t follow any websites other than the Miami Herald, but I was looking for a fresh view on events in the Miami area, and this blog popped up on top of Google.

A blog post was written about “top ten things to do on South Beach that don’t involve partying.”  What a great post, I thought to myself.  South Beach lives for the party scene.  Every nook and cranny contains a hidden party or some sort of mayhem just waiting to be unleashed  It really is an adult playground.  However, I am much older than I once was and I’d like to think I am a little more disciplined than most people give me credit for, so I don’t do much going out at all these days.  One topic that caught my eye on this blog post was the topic of playing Golf.  It led me to start thinking…..

I’m sure many of you reading this have played golf at one point or another.  If you haven’t, and someone close to you does, you may want to pick it up. It’s a great social activity where men seem to get a lot of business done in a relaxed setting on a gorgeous day without the stuffiness of a boardroom.  I know my brother goes golfing to get away from his family and have his own time, but he does enjoy taking the kids to swing the clubs once in a while and teach them the finer points of the game when he has time.  Golf can be very rewarding, and very productive when there is business to be discussed.

However, one must not forget about the potential damage to the skin that is done while playing golf.  Especially here in Florida, the sun is so hot and scorching, that it leads to dehydration at times.  Of course, the sun also plays a large role in wrinkles.  Not even the best eye creams can hide the nasty eye wrinkles that set into our skin over time as the sun damage accumulates on our skin.

For this reason, it’s important to apply the best sunblock possible in order to prevent wrinkles.  Sunblock, when applied every two hours, can be a great way to protect the skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun which causes damage to our skin.

An average round of golf is well over four hours.  That is four hours of sun pounding down on the skin.  If you figure you golf once per week, that is four hours per week the sun is beating down on the skin and wreaking havoc on the surface, causing damage and wrinkles by the minute.  It’s best to keep a high-spf formula inside your golf bag, in order to continue to apply it throughout the round.  It’s also best to apply a moisturizing cream directly after a round of golf, as this is always beneficial to the skin.  (See my prior article about going to the beach.)

Golf can be highly enjoyable and highly rewarding.  However, it’s best to keep in mind the power of the sun and what possible long term effects it can have on your skin while you play.

Karla A. Sutton is an anti-aging expert and is authoring a new book titled “The Aging Race.”