Stretching

lovely book on stretching without injuring oneself. Has something for everyone including elderly. This book helps people who practice yoga to explore gradually.

I've owned this book for a number of years but recently it's come into its own for me as I'm currently in rehab from a serious shoulder injury. With the help of my physio I've added a lot of complementary isometric work from this book to my programme. To summarise: * visual approach - every stretch is illustrated in easy to follow diagrams of the movements and stages. Dyslexia friendly presentation. * very good indexing - easy to find stretches for specific conditions e.g. shoulders and also defined sporting activities. * emphases on: understanding your own limits, warming up, who the stretches are for (who needs to do the splits?), taking away the tendency to be competitive (the stretch is for your body, not some ideal!). Go slow or at your own pace entirely - you are the boss! * encouragement to photocopy specific pages to refer to while sitting at your desk or in your car. Lovely nudge theory here! * the sections devoted to named routines e.g. golf. Great to have the guidelines about time and order. Every stretch though is referenced elsewhere in the book so you'd have to look up and learn 16 stretches for golf. This is a great opportunity for a website (I'd happily pay to join) where you could search for a sport or injury and it would just flip up a whole programme for you.

scheint ein wirklich tolles, informatives Buch zu sein. Sinnvoll gegliedert. Mit unzähligen Abbildungen. Die Zeichnungen der abgebildeten Personen sind auf die notwendigen Informationen reduziert und die Muskelgruppen, auf welche sich die aktuell beschriebene Dehnungsübung auswirken soll, farblich markiert. Die Beschreibungen zu den Bildern sind kurz, prägnant und verständlich - soweit ich das bisher beurteilen kann. (habe das Buch gestern erst erhalten und konnte bisher nur hineinschnuppern). Kein Geschwafel, keine Mehrdeutigkeiten. Cover und Aufmachung haben einen nostalgischen Touch. Das Buch wirkt harmonisch und ich freue mich darauf, weiterzulesen. Gefällt mir optisch und inhaltlich sehr gut.

Great Illustrations and written explanations about the proper form for any area of your body.. Stretching out those little aches and pains will keep you going.

L'approche de Bob et Jean Anderson permet à tous sans exceptions de découvrir et entretenir leur corps par la pratique des étirements. Il n'est pas question ici de compétition, de dogme de la forme "parfaite" ni de contorsionniste mutilatoire. Il s'agit simplement de se faire plaisir tout en se faisant du bien. Les différents étirements possibles sont tous précisément dessinés et détaillés un à un dans la première partie du livre. Ils sont ensuite proposés sous forme de routines en double pages spécifiques à différentes activités de la vie : étirements pour les salariés au bureau, étirements pour les arts martiaux, étirements devant sa télé, étirements au lever, étirements du soir, etc'. Les routines sont toutes relativements courtes (max. 15-20minutes) et très simples à réaliser. Sans remplacer l'aide précieuse d'un professionnel de santé, ce livre est un compagnon de route valable pour ceux qui cherchant à retrouver ou entretenir la fluidité du corps. Dans un des chapitres, Bob Anderson nous parle du chat. Observez le, vous verrez qu'il pratique ses étirements tous les jours de sa vie et ce sans jamais forcer: c'est vers ce genre de discipline que ce livre vous emmène.

I purchased one of these books back in the eighties. I loved it and used it often. The diagrams and explanation for the stretches make this book easy to use. I can attest to the stretches being very helpful for stiff muscles, loosening up before working out or running. I also used the original book to use stretches that helped me alleviate some sciatic pain I experienced in my lower back and thigh. I was glad to see it still available and improved. There are stretches in here for almost any scenario you can experience in work or sports. Great, great book. Thanks Bob Anderson. Highly recommended to anyone young or old to stay limber and flexible and avoid muscle strains and injury.