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Stretch and Strengthen for Rehabilitation and Development

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As a wheelchair user, I use my muscles differently than the able bodied person so an exercise book geared for the able bodied is usually not useful to me. I found this book to be very helpful, with the use of theraband exercise aids (those long, stretchy neon colored things you've all seen) I can work out specific muscle groups and areas of my body as I need. A large number of the exercises can be done in a seated position. The line drawings are clear and very helpful. This would be a good book for anyone, able bodied or not who wants to ease into fitness following an injury, surgery, or just years of couch potato life. The spiral binding made it easy to keep the book open in front of my while doing the stretches. This is a very practical consideration usually overlooked by writers of exercise manuals.

A friend, from eBay no less, first told me about Bob Andersen and his books on stretching and exercise. Since that time I have acquired four of his texts and a video. Why? Because his well written books and the superb video have given me my active life back to me. I would not consider starting my day without doing a 30 minute regimen of stretching exercises that he refers to as the essential daily stretches. I'm 61 and lead a moderately active life. But a couple of years ago I noticed I was having more pains in my feet, joints and back than normal. My range of motion was decreasing and before I knew it, normal motion of bending and stooping or getting in and out of a car was becoming difficult for me. Along came the friend's recommendation on Bob Andersen and I was very skeptical. Before the week was out, the pains were gone. I was no longer limping as I walked from my car to my job, I could go up and downstairs as I had always done, not one step for two feet at a time. The rotation in my lower back and torso has been greatly extended so that I'm looking forward to playing golf once more. His advice is very simple, concise and easy to understand. He has made my life much more enjoyable and I'm grateful for these books and the video. I can't recommend him enough for anyone of any age who wants to stay fit or is interested in stretching and its benefits which are many.

As a yoga teacher for Seniors, I found this book very helpful since many of my students are only able to do exercises in a chair. I had used many of the exercises already and my students love them. I think its very important to add resistance training to every exercise program, especially our seniors. I purchased flexbands and my seniors love using them. This is a great reference book for anyone who teaches exercises for rehab or seniors.

This is a great little book with easy to follow stretches and strengthening exercises. I bought it to help my husband as he recovers from Guillain Barre. The exercises are easy to adjust to his capabilities. This is perfect for the non-professional (and yet the home health care PT was impressed with it too!) Many of the exercises use Therabands which you will need to buy separately.

I found this book to be very good. It progresses slowly until you are exercising every part of your body. It reminds you to stretch after each exercise. They were all designed for someone in a sitting position, which was important for me. I felt like I had a good work out after I completed the exercises.

I work with seniors, primarily those with balance issues, who in turn have strength issues. This small book has given me an unbelievable amount of ideas. Excellent guide, well thought out, good descriptions - and they all work (though to be honest I don't think I'll have any of my clients try the neck exercise). So far I'd call it my best buy of the year.

This very small spiral bound book lies flat while you are trying to use it. The illustrations are clear and the instructions for the various stretches are clear as well. The exercises look accessible to anyone who can sit up in a chair, but as with any exercise book you need to be careful.

This isn't even a good phamplet. It is an insult. Save your poor badly needed funds and don't let this con artist get your money.