The Anatomy of Stretching
by Brad Walker
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Author: Brad WalkerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-04-10
ISBN: 1556435967
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
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Book Review: A Detailedand informative guide to stretching for sports or rehabilitation
Summary: 5 Stars
A light weight book, 165 pages which cover 114 stretches. There are 200 detailed sketch style pictures of men and in different stretches. There are 15 color coded chapters with good sized illustrations on nearly every page. Pictures are sketched very accurately in black, white and shades of gray and arranged in chapters by body area. They show the primary and secondary muscles that are being worked, muscles are colored in shades of pink and red and really pop out from the page. An instant understanding of the body part being worked can be gained with a glance.
Brad Walker's "The Anatomy of Stretching" has much more detail and information than a similar book "stretching Anatomy" by Arnold G Nelson and Jouko Kokkonen. I bought both books and I like the Nelson book well enough, but for an additional $5 or so I would suggest Walker's book is a better buy, like a grown up version of the Nelson book. More bang for your buck, much more information, a very detailed index describing every stretch which saves time locating the info.
Each stretch is broken down into 5 paragraphs. "Technique; Muscles being stretched; Sports that benefit from this stretch; Common problems and additional information for performing this stretch correctly". Lastly "Complimentary stretch". This just gives a page number to refer back to for a complimentary release stretch. There is a 3 page glossary of medical terms for injuries ranging from Ankylosing spondylitis to Trochanteric bursitis. An Appendix of sports and page numbers to access relevant stretches, Similar to Bob Anderson's book on "Stretching".
A very nice book to have in your personal library for fitness professionals or yogi's looking to stretch out any physical imbalances, (for all yoga students and teachers out there, I would suggest an excellent book, "Yoga anatomy" by Lesley Kaminoff). For athletes or anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of their body. A good tool for Massage therapists educating their clients or describing where work will be done, I like to show the client the illustrations of the muscles that will be worked on so they gain a deeper understanding of how to free up any physical restrictions.
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