- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins (1 Jun 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060951672
- ISBN-13: 978-0060951672
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,293,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Sports massage has come into its own as a vital tool for serious athletes. Recent advances in sports medicine have proven conclusively that preperformance massage can give athletes a competitive edge by improving endurance and flexibility, and that postperformance and maintenance massage can decrease muscle recovery time and help reduce injuries. Today, sports massage is a growing trend, with boutiques prospering in every major city and sports franchises making it an intrinsic part of their athletes' workout regimen.
For those of us who need the knead but don't have masseurs at our beck and call, there's " Sports Massage for Peak Performance." Based on the latest advances in sports medicine, it teaches athletes basic techniques that they can do on themselves or with a partner. It also provides sport-specific massages and discusses the latest advances in massage therapy. Featuring a section on how to massage for peak performance and spot, prevent and care for injury, this is indispensable equipment for weekend warriors, professional athletes and everyone in between.
MASSAGE YOUR WAY TO PEAK PERFORMANCE!
Like visualization, meditation and stretching, massageis a tool that helps athletes find their winning edge. Sports massage can optimize the body's performance in a particular sport and reduce the risk of injury. With a range of exercises for all athletes that can be done alone or with a partner, "Sports Massage for Peak Performance" can be used by professionals, amateurs and everyone inbetween. Reap the amazing benefits of sports massgage: Get in touch with your body -- learn and feel how it works. Improve muscle efficiency, circulation and movement in your sport. Aidrehabilitation and even prevent injury.Relieve stress and reduce soreness caused by intense exercise. Simply feel better -- experience a sense of calm and relaxation in and out of your sport.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
There are books on this subject that are broken down with more logic. The photos tend to date the book as illustrations are better. Overall, the contents are OK.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Written for the Layman athlete
14 Feb 2003
Format:Paperback
Sports Massage For Peak Performance is a manual written for athletes who wish to use massage to enhanse thier physical performance in athletics. It's written in easy to understand laymens terms rather than medical and technical language. The main focus is on self-massage with Sweedish techniques and streching, with some attention paid to massage with a partner. Black and White pictures demonstrate the massage moves fairly clearly, and text sections clearly explain what to massage, and what the massage is doing to the muscles.
This book, unlike similar works for the layman, covers conditions in which you should *not* massage right at the start, which is important.
*Massage Therapists*: If you are a Massage Therapist, this can be a good book to reccomend to your clients who wish to use massage between professional sessions. However, all the material contained within would have been basic study in any massage school, so not something you would need.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
This book is basic.
17 July 1998
Format:Paperback
There are books on this subject that are broken down with more logic. The photos tend to date the book as illustrations are better. Overall, the contents are OK.
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