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'full of easy to follow illustrations and the instructions are clear.'
--Woman's Weekly Living Series, 1st March 2011
--Woman's Weekly Living Series, 1st March 2011
Cheshire Life
'I fyou ever though stretching was a simple matter of arms in the air and toes wiggling. Christopher Norris begs to differ. The author, who runs physiotherapy practices in Sale and Conleton. It is aimed at sports people and others who enjoy exercise who are keen to achieve a level pof flexibility to enhance their performance.'
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119 of 120 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a good book if you're interested in what stretching is all about. If you just want to know what stretches to do, half the book will be useless to you. If, however, you want a deeper knowledge of what stretching can achieve and how it will achieve it, this is the book for you. The only reason I didn't give it 5 crowns is because it doesn't suggest programmes. It presents you with the stretches, but then leaves it up to you which ones to do.
I'd say if you can handle technical information, get it, otherwise, don't.
91 of 92 people found the following review helpful
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This book tries to be two different books. The first part is how muscles work, how forces interact with muscles, bones and joints. There's an interesting chapter on posture and stretching nerves (didn't know you could do that!) Basically the first 80 or so pages are biology and science.
The second part is the actual exercises. There lots to look at but they are technically termed such as "trunk lateral shift" and "lateral flexion (with overpressure)". They are nicely illustrated but do not indicate what is being stretched.
I have given this 3 stars because it is not really what i was looking for. I'm a casual gym user and cyclist commuter so i don't need to know the science. On the other hand, if you're an instructor, professional or lecturer then this book will probably be very good for you (5 stars).
If you want something for the casual user in simple terms, check out "Stretching" by Bob Anderson.
18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is a personal treasure and the last reviewer was right, its not just a book with stretches in, it has theory to it too!! Its really just a great book, if like me you would like to understand why youre doing certain stretches then this is the book to get.
I dont like buying books that just take advantage of your impulse "to get into something healthy" at the start of the new year. So this book is really a breath of fresh air. It has pages and pages worth of basic/intermediate and advanced stretches. As well as theory to explain why they are essential to everyones wellbeing. If you want to buy a book on stretchig, get this one! It will be the only one you need!
I dont like buying books that just take advantage of your impulse "to get into something healthy" at the start of the new year. So this book is really a breath of fresh air. It has pages and pages worth of basic/intermediate and advanced stretches. As well as theory to explain why they are essential to everyones wellbeing. If you want to buy a book on stretchig, get this one! It will be the only one you need!
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Contains useful information but poorly presented
It's unfortunate that this book wasn't reviewed by a proof reader and a good editor prior to publishing as there are good points within the technical sections. Read more
Published 20 months ago by John Boy
Very comprehensive & useful
I was very happy with this and actually enjoyed reading it rather than just using it as a reference. Read more
Published 23 months ago by D. King
Not what I expected
If I had the opportunity to preview the book in a store, I probably would not have bought it.
My primary objection is that there are generally no anatomical... Read more
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