The Stretching Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Improving Fitness and Flexibility

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Let The Stretching Bible guide you through the key exercises to gain mobility, improve your sporting performance and prevent common muscular injuries. Whatever your age or ability, youll find a range of stretches suitable for you, clearly organised by body part, including lower leg, back and upper body, to help target key areas of concern. The book also features a series of sports-related stretches aimed at keeping athletes supple, and includes a section on stretching techniques to avoid and treat common injuries such as lower back strain or iliotibial band syndrome, as well as easy stretches to help office and manual workers.

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Stretching is incredibly important, but is frequently overlooked This book teaches you all about the many stretches you can do to ease your aches and pains and improve your mobility Read for answers to all of your stretching questions and then some * Women's Fitness *
Lexie Williamson devised The Stretching Bible with those common obstacles that stop us rehabilitating properly in mind. As well as specific moves for every part of the body, Williamson has devised a series of stretches for 20 different sports to reduce injury, build strength, and enhance performance. * Triathlon Plus *
The Stretching Bible is the perfect way for anyone to take their stretching to the next level * Women's Fitness *

Author Bio

Lexie Williamson is a British Wheel of Yoga and Yoga Sports Science instructor. She writes for running and cycling magazines including Runner's World, Triathlete's World, Cycling Active, Cycling Plus and Outdoor Fitness and is the author of Yoga for Runners, Move, Yoga for Cyclists and The Stretching Bible.