Great sets of exercises, organized sport by sport

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	• Stretching: 20th Anniversary (Stretching) Bob Anderson Shelter Publications, 2000 - 223 pages average customer review:based on 96 reviews view larger image
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Great sets of exercises, organized sport by sport

This book was recommended to me 20 years ago by a friend. At the time, I was a weekend warrior playing on a softball team, and my friend was a very experienced weighlifter and martial artist. The sport-by-sport organization is really useful, and the illustrations for each stretch are simple but easy to follow. I also like that the part of the body where you should feel the stretch is covered with dots, making it easy to identify. I recently gave the book as a gift to a couple I know: a police officer in his late 30s who plays rugby on the weekends, and his wife, a runner who has also taken up horseback riding. They both love it. I highly recommend STRETCHING for anyone who plays or trains for any sport--especially if you are just getting into the sport, know you should stretch more than you do, or you just really can't risk injury.

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Stretching by Bob Anderson

This is an excellent book. It gives very clear and simple illustrations for how to stretch. There are outlines of general stretching routines as well as stretching for specific areas of the body or for specific activities (cycling, running, etc.). I love the simplicity of this book - it is very easy to pick up and use.

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Classic stretching book

This book is a classic when it comes to stretching, one of the first to catalog a good set of stretches for various sports. In fact, I think it was the first stretching book I ever bought and I've recently updated my worn out copy. If you want a quick reference or organized stretching workouts for any of the most popular sports, this is a good book to have on your shelf. For some more in depth instruction, more unusual exercises and the "why" behind stretching and flexibility, I would also recommend Ultimate Flexibility. Between the two, you won't really need another stretching reference.

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Nice reference but not instructional book.

Very good illustrations, but pretty poor content, nothing revealing, no new ideas, just the same classical stretches.
It does not even make any difference between a stretching to flexibility training.
I do stretch my facial muscles but I dont really intend to make them more flexible, so author's instructions about "easy stretch" phase and the building phase are not relevant in the case of simple stretching designed to warm up your muscles.
Nice reference but not instructional book.

Essential to workout injury free

It you enjoy running, walking of jogging you must stretch. If you like weightlifting you must stretch. If you play any kind of sport,.. again you must stretch. And guess what if you are not currently engaged in any physical activity, still will benefit a lot from stretching.

This book is a complete, fully illustrated reference on stretching exercises. You will never know how flexible or stiff you are until you try the exercises.

A word of caution. Stretching is as matter of fact beneficial for your overall health and wellbeing, but perform your stretching following the advice of a trainer or a authoritative book, since you could also get injured from a bad performed stretch.

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