The complete idiot's guide to healthy stretching / by Chris Verna and Steve Hosid.

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Main Author: Verna, Chris
Other Authors: Hosid, Steve
Other title:Guide to healthy stretching.
Healthy stretching.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Alpha Books, ©1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • PART 1 UNDERSTANDING STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY
  • Chapter 1 Here's Looking at You, Kid
  • Your Flexibility Self-Test
  • Chapter 2 Tell Me a Little About Yourself!
  • Chapter 3 Your Body's Political System: How it Should Work Together
  • Chapter 4 Okay, Gang, Here's What Healthy Stretching Will Do for You
  • PART 2 STRETCH THE DAY: MR. STRETCH'S PICK-AND-CHOOSE MENU
  • Chapter 5 Good Morning: The Wake-Up Wonders
  • Chapter 6 Mid-Afternoon Energy Boosters
  • Chapter 7 Nightcaps: To Be Shared With Another
  • PART 3 STRETCHING FOR REAL-LIFE SITUATIONS
  • Chapter 8 Sitters of the World Unite! Get Vacationing Muscles Back to Work
  • Chapter 9 Physical Professions or Hobbies: Stiffness, Stiffness Everywhere
  • Chapter 10 Captured Commuters
  • PART 4 GOOD SPORTS: MR. STRETCH'S PROGRAM FOR FLEXIBILITY
  • Chapter 11 Golf: Rotating All the Way to the Hole
  • Chapter 12 Tennis: Love the Flexibility
  • Chapter 13 Leg Sports: Walking, Rollerblading, Cycling, Running, and Climbing
  • Chapter 14 Swimming: Fluidity in the Water
  • Chapter 15 Skiing and Other Winter Sports: Cold-Weather Engine Protection
  • PART 5 SPECIAL SITUATIONS REQUIRE SPECIAL STRETCHES
  • Chapter 16 Pregnancy Stretching: Expecting to Be Flexible.
  • Chapter 17 Let's Stretch the Kids: Flexibility for Life
  • Chapter 18 Senior Flexibility: Healthy Stretching for an Active Lifestyle
  • PART 6 MR. STRETCH'S PROGRAM FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE WITH STRETCHING
  • Chapter 19 Healthy Stretching Your Feet, Ankles, and Calves
  • Chapter 20 Healthy Stretching Your Knees, Hips, and Hamstrings
  • Chapter 21 Healthy Stretching Your Back and Abdomen
  • Chapter 22 Healthy Stretching Your Shoulders and Neck
  • Chapter 23 Healthy Stretching Your Elbows and Wrists.