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Stretching Anatomy
See inside every stretch--and maximize flexibility! Stretching Anatomy will arm you with the knowledge to increase range of motion, supplement training, enhance recovery, and maximize efficiency of movement. Youll also gain a detailed understanding of how each stretch affects your body. Stretching Anatomy is like having an X-ray of each stretch, only better. Not only do you see full-color illustrations of the muscles in action, but you also find out how changes in position can alter the muscle emphasis and difficulty and how variations can improve safety and effectiveness. Each exercise includes detailed instruction on how to stretch, when to stretch, primary and secondary muscle emphasis, and which muscles are activated for support. Stretching programs provide three levels of difficulty, including light stretching that can be used as a warm-up or to aid in recovery from soreness or injury. And summary movement tables show how to customize stretching programs to focus on key problem areas..
Price: $11.89
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The Genius of Flexibility: The Smart Way to Stretch and Strengthen Your Body
Something The World Hasn't Yet Seen -- You Can Forever Be More Flexible The Technique: RESISTANCE STRETCHING® offers immediate, cumulative, and permanent increases in flexibility, takes the pain out of stretching, and protects you from injuring yourself by overstretching. The Program: THE MERIDIAN FLEXIBILITY SYSTEM® provides stretches for sixteen unique muscle groups with physiological and psychological benefits. .
Price: $8.45
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Sew U Home Stretch: The Built by Wendy Guide to Sewing Knit Fabrics
Looking to give your wardrobe some pizzazz? Start sewing! Like knitting before it, sewing is being reclaimed by a new generation, one that celebrates individual creativity Fresh on the heels of her first book, Sew U, which focused on sewing with woven fabrics, Wendy will now teach the creatively inclined how to make perfect t-shirts, dresses, and hoodies, all with soft knit fabric. She'll take your sewing to the next level, providing step-by-step instructions (both for sewing with a serger and without) and patterns directly from her own studio. And with tips on how to alter T-shirts and clothes you already have, you'll soon be revamping all your clothes to make fabulous custom creations..
Price: $14.78
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The Whartons' Stretch Book
Whether you're a serious competitor or weekend warrior, you know that proper stretching before and after your workout can improve your performance, increase your flexibility, help prevent injury, and make you feel better. But did you know that the traditional way of stretching -- lock your knees, bounce, hold, hurt, hold longer -- actually makes muscles tighter and more prone to injury? There's a new and better way to stretch: Active-Isolated Stretching. And with The Whartons' Stretch Book, the method used successfully by scores of professional, amateur, and Olympic athletes is now available to everyone. This groundbreaking technique, developed by researchers, coaches, and trainers, and pioneered by Jim and Phil Wharton, is your new exercise prescription. The routine is simple: First, you prepare to stretch one isolated muscle at a time. Then you actively contract the muscle opposite the isolated muscle, which will then relax in preparation for its stretch. You stretch it gently and quickly -- for no more than two seconds -- and release it before it goes into its protective contraction. Then you repeat. Simple, but the results are outstanding. The Whartons' Stretch Book explains it all. Part I contains the Active-Isolated Stretch Catalog, with fully illustrated, easy-to-follow stretches for each of five body zones, from neck and shoulders to trunk, arms, and legs -- over fifty stretches in all. Part II offers specific stretching prescriptions for over fifty-five sports and activities, from running, tennis, track, and aerobics to skiing, skating, and swimming. You'll also find advice on stretching for daily activities such as driving, working at a desk, lifting, and keyboarding. Part III discusses stretching for life, with specific recommendations for expectant mothers and older athletes. It also includes specific stretching exercises that could help you avoid unnecessary surgery. Give Active-Isolated Stretching a try for three weeks. You'll never go back to your old stretching routines again..
Price: $9.48
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Yoga for the Brain: Daily Writing Stretches that Keep Minds Flexible and Strong
More than 365 topics are included in these daily exercises that encourage writers to play with language and "stretch" their writing style. Dispelling the fear of bad grades or criticism, these activities encourage writers to have fun, take risks, and write in new and creative ways. Engaging writing prompts range from the serious to the bizarre, all with the intention of exercising writing muscles, regardless of the writer's strength. Ideas for completing real-world projects include writing material for a family website, a babysitter newsletter with important information about a child, and a persuasive letter to convince a parent to change a household rule. .
Price: $8.98
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NYC Ballet Workout: Fifty Stretches And Exercises Anyone Can Do For A Strong, Graceful, And Sculpted Body
New York City Ballet Workout is a revolutionary fitness program that will help you begin to develop lean abs, firm buttocks, a contoured waist, sculpted legs, slim thighs, strong arms, perfect posture, flexbility you never thought possible--and grace and poice of a dancer. More than three hundred stunning step-by-step and other photographs throughout make this the most beautiful and easy-to-use exercise book ever created.This elegant book is unlike any exercise book ever published. Graced with more than 300 instructional exercise photographs and extraordinary duotone portraits of New York City Ballet dancers, The New York City Ballet Workout explores the company's philosophy of balancing art, life, and fitness. By combining elements of New York City Ballet's balletic regimen with practical strength-building exercises, The New York City Ballet Workout can help people achieve a strong, graceful, and flexible body--one that displays the impeccable poise that is the trademark of New York City Ballet dancers. Many exercises of The New York City Ballet Workout were once confined to the world's elite rehearsal studios. Now, as refined by Peter Martins and his company, these exercises have been designed as a comprehensive, holistic approach to the body that can be used by anyone from the out-of-shape to the serious athlete, to attain a lean, hard, beautiful body. From flexibility to endurance, this is a complete exercise program for men and women..
Price: $9.80
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Relax into Stretch : Instant Flexibility Through Mastering Muscle Tension
Regain the Buoyant Flexibility of a Young Child While Maximizing Your Power and Strength "Conventional stretching attempts to literally elongate your tissues, which is dangerous and ineffective. Relax into Stretch simply teaches your muscles to relax into a stretch. If you compare traditional training to a messy hardware reorganization, then Relax into Stretch is an efficient software upgrade. While stretching tissues may take years, changes in the nervous system are immediate! Your muscles will start noticeably elongating from your first Relax into Stretch practice—and within months you will have achieved a level of flexibility uncommon in our species."—Pavel Tsatsouline —Own an illustrated guide to the thirty-six most effective techniques for super-flexibility —How the secret of mastering your emotions can add immediate inches to your stretch —How to wait out your tension—the surprising key to greater mobility and a better stretch —How to fool your reflexes into giving you all the stretch you want —Why contract-relax stretching is 267% more effective than conventional relaxed stretching —How to breathe your way to greater flexibility —Using the Russian technique of Forced Relaxation as your ultimate stretching weapon —How to stretch when injured—faster, safer ways to heal —Young, old, male, female—learn what stretches are best for you and what stretches to avoid —Why excessive flexibility can be detrimental to athletic performance—and how to determine your real flexibility needs —Plateau-busting strategies for the chronically inflexible.
Price: $21.85
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Stretch Exercises for Your Horse: The Path to Perfect Suppleness
A convenient, at-the-barn reference to help riders give their horses the perfect warm-up, featuring 124 color photos and drawings. .
Price: $15.54
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Be All You Can Be: A Challenge to Stretch Your God-given Potential
America's leadership expert, John Maxwell, gives readers the tools they need to stretch into their God-given potential and be all they can be. In this powerful book filled with easy-to-grasp truths, readers will discover the principles of success that can really help them succeed. As a result, they will gain considerable hope for the future, which in turn will provide power to overcome in the present. Features and Benefits- Best-selling Author: John Maxwell's name is synonymous with the best in resources for leadership development and successful living.
- Compelling Approach: In an easy-going, conversational style, Maxwell points out the possibilities with us and then provides simple game plans for transforming those possibilities into realities.
- Hot Topic: Personal success and fulfilling one's leadership potential are vital issues readers are always seeking advice for, and they know they can trust John Maxwell to provide what they need.
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Price: $9.87
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