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Stretch and Strengthen (Paperback)

by Judy Alter (Author), Betsy True (Illustrator)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; New edition edition (5 May 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0395528089
  • ISBN-13: 978-0395528082
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 463,361 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Useful to everyone concerned with their physical well-being." -- Bill Rodgers

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Describes more than one hundred exercises and teaches how to stretch muscles overtightened by use, strengthen muscles too long on the stretch, and balance muscle strength with lifelong flexibility.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Helped me alot and it can help you too, 8 April 1999
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I used to be unflexible untill I bought this book. Now I'm doing even better in Pointe class then I ever was! My sister read this book and is doing even better in ballet. We were inspiered.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The best stretching book, 14 Jun 2007
By Richard Cookson (Preston, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stretch and Strengthen (Paperback)
Having done a bit of cycling and running for years without any stretching I had become very inflexible, leading to problems with my lower back. I've tried many stretching and sports injury books (mostly more modern than this one) and usually ended up making my back worse by following the suggested stretches. Most books seem to assume that you are very flexible to start with!
This book is very different. The focus is on getting in positions where you are able to stretch muscles in isolation (without risking damage to over-tight muscles elsewhere) and also there is a huge variety which you can use depending on how flexible you are to start with. There is no downside really except the descriptions are incredibly detailed so the first time you do a stretch you have to keep refering to the book to read what you're supposed to do next. The first time you try a full routine allow a couple of hours!
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