Stretching [Paperback]

Suzanne Martin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 4, 2005

Discover the key to staying fit and supple with this easy-to-do stretching program. Targeted warm-up and cool-down stretches prevent sports injuries, while others effectively counter aches and pains, bad posture, and the effects of aging. An added benefit is ease: this practical stretching program fits effortlessly into a busy life.

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About the Author

A licensed physical therapist, Suzanne Martin received her certification in fitness instruction from the American College of Sports Medicine. She has worked extensively in the fields of group fitness, pre- and post-natal exercise, and dance fitness. She contributes regularly to Dance Magazine's Health and Fitness column and is the Director of Pilates Therapeutics. Her private practice in physical therapy and Pilates conditioning, Total Body Development, is based in Alameda, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: DK ADULT (July 4, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0756609526
• ISBN-13: 978-0756609528
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,933 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #43 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Exercise & Fitness > Stretching

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Stretching Guide for the Body, October 6, 2005

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Rebecca Johnson "The Rebecca Review" (Washington State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stretching (Paperback)

Stretching improves flexibility and energizes the body, but it is also important for good posture. ~Suzanne Martin

Suzanne Martin has cataloged almost every stretch known to humans in one book. Page after page of head-to-toe stretches are shown in full-color photography. You can either stretch during daily activities or create an entire stretching routine.

Contents:

What Is Stretching?
Head-To-Toe Catalog of Stretches
21-Day Posture Program
Basic Stretching Routines
Stretches for Sports - Tennis, Golf, Swimming
Stretches for Daily Activities - Computer use, Long Drives, Telephone Calls, Lifting,
Standing, Sitting, Hauling.
Stretches for Pregnancy
Therapeutic Stretches for Neck and Shoulders

By stretching the body, you can stay healthy and supple, prevent injury while playing sports or relieve pain and improve your posture. No matter what you hope to achieve, Suzanne Martin's book makes it possible.

Each picture has details, like "where you will feel the stretching taking place." There are also ideas about how stretching can prevent lower back pain or even prevent fluids from being trapped in the lower body (leg swelling.)

Highlights:

A Flexibility Test
Pictures
Modifications of Stretches including how to intensify stretches
Names for all the stretches

STRETCHING is an excellent guide to more stretching techniques than I have ever seen in an exercise routine/stretching routine DVD. The practical stretching, for say computer use, makes this book indispensable.

~The Rebecca Review

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazon.com saves gasoline & time, September 24, 2005

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Paddie K (Northeast Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stretching (Paperback)

I went to several bookstores looking for this book. All I found were similar titles and one very inept salesperson that told me that this book wasn't "out" yet. I found this book immediately on Amazon.com and it was delivered to my door in less time than I spent driving around looking for it. This book is easy to read, has easy to follow instructions and photographs demonstrating the various stretching excersizes. I especially like the organized catalog format that makes it easy to reference.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book for me, August 30, 2006

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John F. "John F." (Visalia, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stretching (Paperback)

I read one of the other reviews and would like to say that I am a man and I found this book very helpful. It is a great book for a "weekend warrior" exerciser such as myself. I would reccommend it.