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Includes routines for pregnant women, kids, and seniors
Get stronger, look thinner, and nip injuries in the bud
Stretching does much more than increase your flexibility -- it promotes relaxation, relieves pain, boosts your energy, and improves posture and performance. This plain-English guide starts you on a safe, healthy stretching regimen, giving you an array of practices for home, work, and on the go as well as specific stretches for target areas, such as the back.
THE DUMMIES WAY(R)
> "Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Online cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
> Warm up and cool down
Stretch for specific activities
Prevent athletic injury
Relieve computer-desk stress
Stretch with a partner
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- Choose from many different subject categories
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Includes routines for pregnant women, kids, and seniors
Get stronger, look thinner, and nip injuries in the bud
Stretching does much more than increase your flexibility -- it promotes relaxation, relieves pain, boosts your energy, and improves posture and performance. This plain-English guide starts you on a safe, healthy stretching regimen, giving you an array of practices for home, work, and on the go as well as specific stretches for target areas, such as the back.
THE DUMMIES WAY(R)
> "Get in, get out" information
Icons and other navigational aids
Online cheat sheet
Top ten lists
A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
> Warm up and cool down
Stretch for specific activities
Prevent athletic injury
Relieve computer-desk stress
Stretch with a partner
Get Smart![...]
- Find listings of all our books
- Choose from many different subject categories
- Sign up for eTips at etips.[...]
LaReine Chabut is a lifestyle and fitness expert, certified fitness instructor, and personal trainer. She has appeared on CNN, FOX News, EXTRA, Access Hollywood, and other television programs.
Introduction 1
Part I: The Why's, Where's, When's, and How's of Letting Loose and Snapping Back 7
Chapter 1: Here a Stretch, There a Stretch, Everywhere a Stretch, Stretch 9
Chapter 2: Preparing for a More Flexible You 19
Chapter 3: Testing Your Flexibility to Establish Your Stretching Routine 29
Part II: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Targeting Specific Areas 45
Chapter 4: Taking It from the Top: Upper Body Stretches 47
Chapter 5: Centering on the Core: Stretches for Your Middle 67
Chapter 6: Soothing Your Lower Back without Paying for a Massage 77
Chapter 7: From Your Knickers to Your Kickers: Stretches for your Bottom Half 93
Chapter 8: Total-Body Stretch Routines 115
Part III: From the Daily Grind to Ways to Unwind: Routines to Fit Your Life and Needs 135
Chapter 9: When the Cock Crows and the Evening Wind Blows: AM/PM Stretch Routines 137
Chapter 10: Stretching Out the Workday: Stretches for Work and for the Road 151
Chapter 11: Basic Warm-Up and Cool-Down Stretch Routines 165
Chapter 12: My Favorite Stretches for Specific Sports 187
Part IV: Getting Limber As You Live: Stretches for Various Life Stages 205
Chapter 13: What to Stretch When You're Expecting and After 207
Chapter 14: Family Fun: Kid-Friendly Stretches 217
Chapter 15: Seventh Inning Stretch: Special Stuff for Seniors 233
Part V: The Part of Tens 243
Chapter 16: Ten Common Aches and Pains and Stretches that Can Help 245
Chapter 17: Ten Surprising Around-the-House Stretching Accessories 249
Index 253
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9780470067413 |
| ISBN-10: | 0470067411 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Chabut, Lareine |
| Hersteller: | Wiley |
| Maße: | 280 x 210 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Lareine Chabut |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.02.2007 |
| Gewicht: | 0,716 kg |
LaReine Chabut is a lifestyle and fitness expert, certified fitness instructor, and personal trainer. She has appeared on CNN, FOX News, EXTRA, Access Hollywood, and other television programs.
Introduction 1
Part I: The Why's, Where's, When's, and How's of Letting Loose and Snapping Back 7
Chapter 1: Here a Stretch, There a Stretch, Everywhere a Stretch, Stretch 9
Chapter 2: Preparing for a More Flexible You 19
Chapter 3: Testing Your Flexibility to Establish Your Stretching Routine 29
Part II: Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Targeting Specific Areas 45
Chapter 4: Taking It from the Top: Upper Body Stretches 47
Chapter 5: Centering on the Core: Stretches for Your Middle 67
Chapter 6: Soothing Your Lower Back without Paying for a Massage 77
Chapter 7: From Your Knickers to Your Kickers: Stretches for your Bottom Half 93
Chapter 8: Total-Body Stretch Routines 115
Part III: From the Daily Grind to Ways to Unwind: Routines to Fit Your Life and Needs 135
Chapter 9: When the Cock Crows and the Evening Wind Blows: AM/PM Stretch Routines 137
Chapter 10: Stretching Out the Workday: Stretches for Work and for the Road 151
Chapter 11: Basic Warm-Up and Cool-Down Stretch Routines 165
Chapter 12: My Favorite Stretches for Specific Sports 187
Part IV: Getting Limber As You Live: Stretches for Various Life Stages 205
Chapter 13: What to Stretch When You're Expecting and After 207
Chapter 14: Family Fun: Kid-Friendly Stretches 217
Chapter 15: Seventh Inning Stretch: Special Stuff for Seniors 233
Part V: The Part of Tens 243
Chapter 16: Ten Common Aches and Pains and Stretches that Can Help 245
Chapter 17: Ten Surprising Around-the-House Stretching Accessories 249
Index 253
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeine Lexika |
| Genre: | Medizin |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9780470067413 |
| ISBN-10: | 0470067411 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Chabut, Lareine |
| Hersteller: | Wiley |
| Maße: | 280 x 210 x 16 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Lareine Chabut |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 01.02.2007 |
| Gewicht: | 0,716 kg |
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