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Loading... Stretching (2006)by Bob Anderson, Edmund R. Burke, Jeff Galloway, Bill Pearl
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Excellent small book of stretching techniques for all over the body. Great for my MS body! ( ) This is the first book that I got on stretching, and still the oft mentioned classic. I have read and own several other books that are often overwhelming in their complexity & as I look at the routines, I think that perhaps someday I will get around to learning part of a routine and then get to the rest later, but I never do. This book has simple stretches, and simple illustrations that are doable by someone who is an ordinary person with limited time for this necessary activity. Anyone can do it. For example: Page 110 starts with the words Spontaneous Stretches "You can't say you don't have time to stretch. Reading a paper, talking on the phone, waiting for a bus... these are times for easy, relaxed stretching. Be creative; think of stretches to do during normally wasted time." The rest of page 110 has six simple illustrations of stretches thrown into daily activities. I gave a copy to a brother and he was thanking me for years after. If you only buy one stretching book, this is a great choice. For a book with human illustrations (rather than the sketches that this one has) see: [b:Complete Stretching: A New Exercise Program for Health and Vitality|618808|Complete Stretching A New Exercise Program for Health and Vitality|Maxine Tobias|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1320433730s/618808.jpg|605196]. Complete Stretching has less text, which makes it easier to read, but the explanations are still excellent. They make it the why and how abundantly clear. In addition, Complete Stretching is based on 3,500 years of refining technique. Stretching is the fastest growing type of exercise in America today. Stretching helps keep your muscles flexible and ready for movement, improves performance, helps prevent injuries from physical activity and simply makes you feel good. With over 1000 drawings and clear, concise instructions, Stretching will teach you the right way to stretch and help you to begin a life-long program of physical fitness. no reviews | add a review
"Stretching is the most popular fitness book in the world, having sold over 3? million copies in 40 years. It has been translated into 23 languages. In this new edition there are stretches for improving the bad posture attributable to cell phone usage ("tech neck"), and for people using computers. It features stretching routines specific to a variety of people, including sports enthusiasts, travelers, children, gardeners, and people in wheelchair"-- No library descriptions found. |
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