The Flexible Body

Author : Emily Martin
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807046272
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flexible Bodies written by Emily Martin and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 1995-10-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emily Martin traces Americans' changing ideas about health and immunity since the 1940s. She explores the implications of our emphasis on 'flexibility' in contexts from medicine to the corporate world, warning that we may be approaching a new form of social Darwinism.

Author : Linda Minarik
Publisher : CICO Books
ISBN 13 : 9781782492634
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stretching with Ease written by Linda Minarik and published by CICO Books. This book was released on 2015-10-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stretching with Ease" is a user-friendly, fully illustrated instructional manual for creating your perfect personal stretching program. Why should I stretch? What muscles should I stretch? How will it help me? You’ll find the answers to these questions and much more in Stretching with Ease. Discover the many ways you can work with your body to assist it to be fluid and flexible. Your body is built for movement and with stretching and flexibility training you increase both your ease of movement and life quality. Fitness expert Linda Minarik takes you from the basics and benefits of stretching, to all you need to know to make stretching a lifelong habit. Part I offers the important background information necessary before you begin to stretch, including using the tool of breathing. Part II provides clear directions for 76 essential stretches that target different muscle groups—they can all be easily done at home without any special equipment. Along with detailed instructions and helpful tips, each stretch includes a color photograph with an anatomical illustration so you can actually see inside the stretch. This visual reference enhances your understanding and practice of the movement. Part III has effective step-by-step stretch routines to accomplish different goals, such as relieving tension, stiffness or pain, and preparing for various daily activities and sports. Part IV offers invaluable resources to enrich your flexibility experience, including useful lifestyle tips and how to create your own routines. Stretching with Ease offers the practical guidance and supportive encouragement you need to develop a body that moves easily—and loves to move!

Author : Theunis Piersma
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199233721
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Flexible Phenotype written by Theunis Piersma and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In essence, the authors argue for the existence of direct, measurable, links between phenotype and ecology.

Author : Roger Frampton
Publisher : Pavilion
ISBN 13 : 9781911216940
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Flexible Body written by Roger Frampton and published by Pavilion. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just 10 minutes of training per day can help you work towards unlocking your body’s full potential. Beginning with a basic squat (which we as children do naturally but then as adults struggle to perform), ‘The Flexible Body : Move better anywhere, anytime in 10 minutes a day’ guides you through a series of positions, stretches, rolls and balances that re-train your body to move like it once could. Forget everything you think you know about exercise. International model and fitness expert Roger Frampton has developed a revolutionary new approach to movement, designed to get your body working in the way it was designed to. We are born with perfect spines that can move in millions of ways. But our sedentary western lifestyles rob us of our natural range of motion and leave us with stiff bodies, bad posture and a high incidence of back pain. Inspired by advanced yoga practitioners and Olympic gymnasts, and in consultation with leading figures from both fields, Roger has developed a simple but highly effective set of exercises known as the Frampton Method, designed to de-restrict your body and help you reach optimum strength and flexibility with no need for any kind of equipment, weights or gym membership. Split into method and movement sections, the movement sections covers a range of positions from hip actions to headstands, and then explain how to take each movement to the next level as you become more advanced. With a thorough explanation of the philosophy and science behind the method, plus hacks for incorporating it into your day-to-day life, this book will inspire you to put down the weights, forget HIIT, reclaim your body and achieve a level of fitness you’ve only ever dreamed of.

Author : Roger Frampton
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
ISBN 13 : 1911663887
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stretch! written by Roger Frampton and published by Rizzoli Publications. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master the benefits of daily stretching to regain lost movement, with movement coach and TED Talk contributor Roger Frampton The sedentary nature of modern life for many people in the west means muscles and joints that slowly tighten over the years. All of a sudden you realize that you can’t sit comfortably in a squat, touch your toes, or get up from sitting on the floor without using your hands. If we don’t use the movement, we lose the movement—Stretch guides the reader through a daily program of seven simple stretches to regain essential lost movement. With three variations of each, staggered throughout the working day, it has never been easier to combat common aches and pains.

Author : Al Kavadlo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780938045915
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stretching Your Boundaries written by Al Kavadlo and published by . This book was released on 2014-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mark Kovacs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1612433898
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Flexible Stretching Strap Workbook written by Mark Kovacs and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-02-17 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN ALL-IN-ONE GUIDE TO IMPROVING FLEXIBILITY USING THE SIMPLE AND HIGHLY EFFECTIVE STRETCH STRAP Easy to use and inexpensive, the stretching strap is the ultimate at-home tool for improving range of motion for any part of the body. From ankle to neck, the targeted exercises in this book unleash the power of the stretching strap to help: •Release Muscle Tension •Improve Tendon Elasticity •Increase Flexibility •Alleviate Pain •Rehabilitate Injuries •Boost Athleticism A band lined with multiple loops to allow a spectrum of different static and dynamic possibilities, the stretching strap is a staple among trainers and physical therapists. Now this guide brings the benefits of a stretching strap routine right into your living room with 50 exercises that target your personal fitness or rehab goals.

Author : Pavel Tsatsouline
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780938045281
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Relax Into Stretch written by Pavel Tsatsouline and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An illustrated guide to the thirty-six most effective techniques for super-flexibility"--Cover.

Author : Jacqueline Lysycia
Publisher : Hamlyn
ISBN 13 : 9780600617037
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Superstretch written by Jacqueline Lysycia and published by Hamlyn. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stretching is an excellent way to tone muscles and improve flexibility in a short period of time. Superstretch shows you how to achieve a younger, leaner and healthier body as well as increase your strength and stamina. Stretching can be done anywhere and as little as an hour a week will produce noticeable results. In this book, Jacqueline Lysycia details stretches to exercise every part of the body, so you can pick and choose which areas to focus on. With a range of exercises for all ages and flexibility levels, she shows how to release muscular tension, prevent injury and target stiffness in common trouble spots, as well as promoting relaxation and improving balance and co-ordination. Also included is advice on warming up, improving posture and how to use stretches to complement and enhance performance in other sports.

Author : Roger Fredericks
Publisher : Rodale
ISBN 13 : 1623361397
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Flexible Golf Swing written by Roger Fredericks and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 400 years, the secret of the golf swing has been one of the most fascinating and frustrating mysteries known to mankind. Despite remarkable advances in golf club technology, golf instruction, and golf course conditioning, the average golfer’s handicap hasn't changed in the past 30 years. Not coincidentally, the nation as a whole is becoming less healthy due to the sedentary lifestyle that is harming our bodies at an alarming rate. We are then taking our dysfunctional bodies to the golf course. Roger Fredericks, a leading golf instructor and golf fitness pioneer who has worked with the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, and Arnold Palmer, takes readers on a step-by-step journey to explain precisely why golfers have a hard time improving and more importantly, what to do about it. In The Flexible Golf Swing, he lays out his commonsense approach and explains in detail the true fundamentals of the golf swing, and precisely how the mechanics are merely symptoms of how a body functions.