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Complete Idiot's Guide to Healthy Stretching (The Complete Idiot's Guide)
by Chris Verna
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Alpha (1998-02-01)
ISBN: 0028621271
EAN: 9780028621272
UPC: 021898621276
Dewy Decimal #: 613.71
Paperback: 336 pages
SKU: S070524-3331
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Very good overall condition. No writing, very tight binding. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer. Enjoy.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
You're no idiot, of course. You understand the benefits of good nutrition and regular exercise, and you consult your local sports pro to improve your golf swing or your second serve. But when it comes to stretching, you just don't have the time! Don't get bent out of shape yet! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Heatlthy Stretching shows you how to find time for stretching s time for tretching in your daily routine--in the car, at your workplace, in the garden, or at your favorite recreation area. In this Complete Idiot's Guide you get:
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Customer Reviews
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Great resource guide for stretching
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-09-29
This book is more than I expected. I only bought it hoping it would pinpoint the best stretching exercises to help in my bicycling. Besides getting sport-specific stretching suggestions, the book gives general stretching suggestions too. Chapter 1 walks you though a flexibility test for each general body part. Using the results of the test you can determine where you most need to improve on your flexibility. For example, if the flexibilty test determines that you need improvement in your hip area, the book refers you to which chapter or chapters of stretching exercises would most benefit you.
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Not worth the paper it's printed on.
Rating  (1)
Date: 2002-02-18
2 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I think my title pretty much says it. There are no stretches to do on a daily routine. They all apply to specific things like golf or tennis. I don't play golf or tennis.
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Great book!
Rating (5)
Date: 2000-08-03
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
Yoga based stretching presented in a easy to follow format. I am a certified fitness instructor and recommend this book for my students. The photos are very clear and lots of beginning modifications are included.
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A great resource for all ages and levels !
Rating (5)
Date: 1998-10-12
33 out of 33 customers found this reveiw helpful
I am in private practice and see a wide range of patients and problems. I treat many professional athletes, but also our Az. "snow birds" who want to be painfree when they golf, jog, etc... I consider this the best tool I have to help them, not just for the moment, but from this point on. The vast majority of musculo-skeletal complaints I deal with can be traced to poor flexibilty and subsequent decreased function or complete malfunction. Chris' innovative approach to how the body works together has made these stretches very effective. More than one patient has been spared shoulder surgery due to Chris' perspective on shoulder motion and the stretches developed from that ! As more of my patients join HMOs, their access to good physical therapy is dramatically reduced. I have gone to prescribing Chris' book over arguing for a few physical therapy visits in a poor facility - and had much better outcomes !!! The text is clear and the photographs assure that positioning is correct. This book has been a huge help to my back pain patients, many of whom have now found relief they felt they would never experience again. If you hurt, this could easily be the best $20 you ever spend. Christopher R. Carlson PA-C ATC
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Help For the Rest of Us
Rating  (4)
Date: 1998-08-03
14 out of 15 customers found this reveiw helpful
When I read the review by tjh, I was hesitant to buy the book. However, I decided to take a risk, and I'm glad I did.I am not a professional trainer, athlete, or physical therapist. I lead a sedentary lifestyle, my job requires that I sit all day, and exercise is not my favorite thing to do. As I have grown older, I have noticed the loss of flexibility. I am precisely the audience for which this book was written. I found this book to be extremely informative about the mechanics of how our muscles work, easy to understand and follow, and most importantly, effective in reducing many of the aches and pains associated with a sedentary lifestyle. And because I feel better, I am motivated to increase my previously minimal amount of exercise to walking 45 minutes each day. To the professional athlete, the stretching exercises may appear rudimentary. But for the average person, Chris Verna has assembled an easy-to-follow guide to identifying and improving individual fle! xibility for different body parts. The only way this book could be improved would be to include a 25-year old Trainer to come with it!
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