Improved flexibility brings many health benefits, and a programme of gentle stretches will make a difference for even the most sedentary of couch potatoes. 'Stretch Routines' contains an extensive menu of stretches, depicted in easy-to-use step-by-step photographs, enabling you to enhance performance in sport, improve general flexibility and prevent the stiffness created by long hours of sitting still. Author Tanya Wyatt, a fitness professional and lifestyle counsellor, offers advice on the whys and hows of stretching and how to fit a programme of flexibility training into your daily routine.
'Stretch Routines' contains more than 50 stretches to help increase joint mobility and general flexibility. Each section includes warm-up exercises, and the individual stretches are illustrated with step-by-step photographs and advice on how to make each as effective as possible.
Features:
- The science of stretching explained
- Why, when and how to stretch and when to avoid it
- More than 50 stretches from which to select your personalised routine
- Suggested routines for various sports or other activities