My Pocket Guide to Stretching
Anytime Stretches for Flexibility, Strength, and Full-Body Wellness
Published on 15. March 2022
192 pages
978-1-5072-1796-2 (ISBN)
Description
Keep your muscles strong, flexible, and healthy with these 60 stretches to help you loosen up and improve your overall health wherever you are!
Now more than ever, we need to take a moment for ourselves…and our sore muscles! As working from home becomes the norm for many people, bad posture and aches and pains are taking over.
My Pocket Guide to Stretching helps you soothe sore muscles, promote flexibility, and take a moment to calm your mind wherever you find yourself. This portable, compact book allows you to stretch when and where you want, whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or advanced stretcher. With expert advice and simple illustrations showing you how to do each stretch, targeting every body part, and then showing you how to put the stretches together for a whole body routine, this little book can help you shake off tightness and start living a more relaxed and flexible life.
Now more than ever, we need to take a moment for ourselves…and our sore muscles! As working from home becomes the norm for many people, bad posture and aches and pains are taking over.
My Pocket Guide to Stretching helps you soothe sore muscles, promote flexibility, and take a moment to calm your mind wherever you find yourself. This portable, compact book allows you to stretch when and where you want, whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or advanced stretcher. With expert advice and simple illustrations showing you how to do each stretch, targeting every body part, and then showing you how to put the stretches together for a whole body routine, this little book can help you shake off tightness and start living a more relaxed and flexible life.
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K. Aleisha Fetters
My Pocket Guide to Stretching
Anytime Stretches for Flexibility, Strength, and Full-Body Wellness
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05/2022
Adams Media Corporation
€14.50
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K. Aleisha Fetters
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Introduction
- Part 1: How to Stretch for the Best Results
- The Benefits of Stretching
- How Does Stretching Work?
- Static versus Dynamic Stretching
- When and How Often Should You Stretch?
- Don't Overstretch!
- Part 2: Stretch by Body Part
- Neck and Shoulders
- Segmented Chin Square
- Ear-to-Shoulder
- Chin-to-Chest Pull
- Behind-the-Back Lock
- Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch
- Reverse Shoulder Raise
- Active Shoulder Roll
- Shoulder Rotation
- Butterfly
- Band Pull-Apart
- Arms and Hands
- Overhead Triceps
- Seated Biceps
- Doorway Pec
- Wrist Flexion and Extension
- Figure 8
- Open-Hand Wrist Rotation
- Wrist Flexion with Finger Touch
- Joint-by-Joint Finger Flexion and Extension
- Back
- Child's Pose
- Thread-the-Needle
- Standing Lat Dive
- Wall Slide
- T-Spine Extension
- T-Spine Rotation
- Supine Spinal Twist
- I-Y-T-A
- Rounded-Back Knee Pull
- Pelvic Tilt
- Core
- Standing Reach
- Cat-Cow
- Sphinx
- Seated Side Bend
- Serratus Roll
- Overhead Curl
- Seated Twist
- Chair Twist
- Contralateral Limb Raise
- Glute Bridge
- Hips
- 90-90
- Seated Figure 4
- Hip Crossover
- Pigeon
- Standing Hip-Flexor Stretch
- Kneeling Hip-Flexor Stretch
- Side Squat
- Side-Kneeling Inner-Thigh Stretch
- Frog
- Happy Baby
- Legs and Feet
- Roll to Crawl
- Deep-Squat Rock
- Standing Quad Stretch
- Side-Lying Quad Stretch
- Hip-Hinge Toe Touch
- Hamstring-Calf Switch
- Banded Ankle Distraction
- Standing Plantar Fascia Pull
- Part 3: Sequences for Every Stretching Need
- Morning Wake-Up Routines
- Morning Wake-Up Routine 1
- Morning Wake-Up Routine 2
- Morning Wake-Up Routine 3
- Pre-Workout Warm-Ups
- Pre-Workout Warm-Up 1
- Pre-Workout Warm-Up 2
- Pre-Workout Warm-Up 3
- Post-Workout Cooldowns
- Post-Workout Cooldown 1
- Post-Workout Cooldown 2
- Post-Workout Cooldown 3
- Total-Body Flexibility Routines
- Total-Body Flexibility Routine 1
- Total-Body Flexibility Routine 2
- Total-Body Flexibility Routine 3
- At-Your-Desk Relaxers
- At-Your-Desk Relaxer 1
- At-Your-Desk Relaxer 2
- At-Your-Desk Relaxer 3
- Stress-Reduction Flows
- Stress-Reduction Flow 1
- Stress-Reduction Flow 2
- Stress-Reduction Flow 3
- Stress-Reduction Flow 4
- Better-Sleep Sequences
- Better-Sleep Sequence 1
- Better-Sleep Sequence 2
- Better-Sleep Sequence 3
- Better-Sleep Sequence 4
- About the Author
- Index
- Copyright
