Specific stretching for everyone [Spiral-bound]

Aaron L Mattes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0965639622 | ISBN-13: 978-0965639620

Specific Stretching for Everyone is a full color stretching book that was designed for the individual athlete, client or anyone who wants to learn how to become more flexible and improve their health. This book shows only the active section of stretching teaching you how to properly increase your flexibility and your bodies range of motion.

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About the Author

Aaron Mattes received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Wisconsin State University-Superior, 1970, majoring in Physical Education. Mattes received his Master of Science Degree from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1972, with special emphasis in Kinesiology and Kinesiotherapy. Mattes served as pitching coach for the University of Illinois baseball team from 1970-1976. Over the past 45 years, he has spent well over 250,000 hours in sports participation, sports and health instruction, rehabilitation, athletic training, adapted physical education, sports medicine, training and prevention programs. He is a registered Kinesiotherapist (#449) and a certified member of the American Kinesiotherapy Association. He is a licensed Massage Therapist (#3864) and a member of the Florida State Massage Therapy Association and the American Massage Therapy Association (#3864). Mattes is a member of the Association of Medical Rehabilitation Administrators, and the National Rehabilitation Association (#039204).

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 60 pages
• Publisher: A.L. Mattes (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965639622
• ISBN-13: 978-0965639620
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Stretching

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quick, Affective & Healing, October 28, 2010

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Carole Jackson "Carole Suzanne Jackson" (Central Florida) - See all my reviews
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Active Isolated Stretching (AIS) capitalizes on the body's natural physiology to give maximum results. Athletes from around the world travel to get training / treatment from author Aaron Mattes including these stretches. I've seen clients with significantly limited range of motion gain full range of motion in one treatment. This method also increases blood flow to the area, thus promotes healing and healthy soft tissues.

I've trained with Aaron to enhance my massage therapy practice. I recommend this book to my clients. AIS and trigger point therapy are two key modalities yielding great success with my clients.

One weakness about the book is that some of the stretch sequences are out of order in the body of the book. To help streamline workouts, I recommend writing the number of the following exercise and the page number where it's found. For example, the hip and back exercises are scattered throughout the book. Because some of the exercises may double for two groupings of stretch sequences, I include a code for the group I'm working. So, hip and back number one and two are on the same page. I use a fine point sharpie marker and write H&B1 and H&B2 in the margins by the headings, below H&B2, I write H&B3, pg 32. Then repeat the same type of notations on each of the pages until all is complete allowing me to quickly turn to each exercise without flipping back and forth from the index to the exercise pages.

Flexibility without strength can make joints vulnerable, so be sure you're keeping muscles both strong and flexible. See Active Isolated Strengthening: The Mattes Method for insight on this.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stretching for everyone, October 14, 2009

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Mrs. P. A. Shipman (South Wales UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Specific stretching for everyone (Spiral-bound)

This a great guide for daily stretching of muscles that probably dont get a good stretch very often.
Gave my first copy of this to a friend so had to order a new one. Would definitely reccomend this to all ages.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book for stretching, May 10, 2010

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Angela D. Snyder "Falpiqua" (Kirkland, WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Specific stretching for everyone (Spiral-bound)

As a massage therapist, I learned these techniques to perform on my clients. I often refer them to the this book so they can continue to take care of themselves at home. This is an excellent stretching technique and the book clearly shows how to perform the stretches. I highly reccomend it.