Customer Reviews

YMCA Healthy Back Book

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I first bought this book over ten years ago. My wife I and used it to strenghten our backs and relieve the stress from constant sitting required of our office jobs. The book is well laid out and offers an easily understandable step by step exercise program for the back. It is well paced program over a several week period to prevent further injury by doing to much to soon. We wore the book out from our use and sharing it with friends.

I once suffered from continual back pain. This book did more than medications and therapists could do.

Here you will find exercises that work. I'm not talking about those "tough, make me sweat if I do them and probably never will" sort of exercises. These are simple things that are simple and easy.

The book is full of answers to simple things - how to get out of bed, sit at a desk, etc.

It is an easy read, with lots of illustrations.

After immobilizing myself with a painful back strain, my doctor prescribed muscle relaxants and anti-inflamatories and I prescribed myself information. Luckily I found this comprehensive gem that has given me long-term benefit after the medication gave me short-term relief.

In understandable terms and illustrations it shows how the back works, causes of back pain, exercises to help in prevention and recovery, and even steps to improve and maintain overall health.

Finding this book is just another example of the old maxim "out of adversity good things will happen".

I bought this book because I had a similar on 20 years ago that was a big help, but with moves, etc, I couldn't find it so bought this updated version. It is quite different, but still very helpful. Book came earlier than posted date.

I first read this book some 20 years ago when I was having back problems. Their stretching routine was a great help to me then. When I started having some back issues again in 2011, my first thought was to find that little book. When I did locate it on AMAZON, I discovered a new edition had been published.

This is a very helpful book and I would heartily recommend it to anyone.