Stretch Fit: Stretch to Get Fit and Stay Fit - Softcover

McConnell, Karen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764146874 ISBN 13: 9780764146879

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2011

Synopsis

This brand-new, profusely illustrated fitness manual presents a graded six-week exercise program designed to produce optimal body flexibility and fitness. Readers are introduced to a wide range of dynamic and static whole-body stretching exercises that include standing spine rotation, lying hamstring stretch, kneeling hip flexor, standing calf stretch, and many others. The author includes a series of self-assessment questionnaires throughout the six-week program to help readers monitor their progress and, where needed, focus on body-stretching areas that require extra attention. This stretch fit program helps individuals reach maximum flexibility at their own pace, guiding them from beginner through intermediate routines, and finally to advanced exercises designed to produce maximum body flexibility. Color photos demonstrate each exercise routine, and detailed charts guide readers day by day through the entire six-week program. Full color photos on most pages.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Karen McConnell is Associate Professor at the School of Education and Movement Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, where she teaches courses on Nutrition, Health and Performance, Health Psychology, and Teaching Methods of Fitness Activities. Her research and advisory activities focus on womens health, eating disorders, body image, and weight-related issues. She has served on the advisory and editorial boards of the Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal and has acted as consultant to various health and fitness organizations.

Brad Walker, the founder and CEO of The Stretching Institute, is an internationally recognized stretching and sports-injury consultant who has worked with elite-level and world champion athletes. He has written several health and exercise books, including The Anatomy of Stretching and The Anatomy of Sports Injuries, as well as articles for numerous health and fitness magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0764146874
• ISBN 13: 9780764146879
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128