Science of Stretch: Reach Your Flexible Potential, Stay Active, Maximize Mobility (The Science of Fitness)
About this product
Loosen up tight muscles and stiff joints with more than 100 stretches designed to keep you flexible, energized, and pain-free.
As home working becomes the new normal, we are all at risk of seizing up, losing muscle functionality, and developing aches and pains from increased sedentary living. Yet with a regular program of varied stretch workouts, everyone can reach and maintain their maximum mobility.
Look no further than Science of Stretch for a complete home course in stretching, no gym membership required.
The book begins by examining the latest research on the benefits of static, dynamic, and PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) modes of stretching and explains how best to integrate them into your day-and use them safely in a sports context, alongside warm-ups and exercise sessions to enhance performance.
The 100 most effective stretches for every part of the body are then anatomized in detail, using CGI artworks to show how each muscle is correctly activated and each joint aligned.
Finally, a series of suggested stretch routines are outlined, each with a progressive increase in challenge and tailored to different abilities and fitness objectives-alongside the tools to create your own bespoke workouts.
Whether you're taking a walk around the park or running a marathon, Science of Stretch will help you stay flexible, avoid injury, and keep active. Read more
Editor's Take
Customer feedback is generally positive. Goodreads reviewers describe it as a clear, practical, and well-organized guide to stretching, with several noting that it is useful for home routines and for blending flexibility work with other training. Target reviewers also praise the book, saying it helps explain anatomy and physiology and is an amazing stretch resource. A review blog, 10almonds, calls it a top-tier book for people who want to get serious about stretching. On Reddit or forum-style coverage, no strong separate thread surfaced in the gathered results, so the main signals came from Goodreads, Target, and a book review blog.
For YouTube, a real video URL was found for a product-related review-style result: one video titled SCIENCE OF STRETCH: Reach Your Flexible Potential. No second clearly product-specific YouTube watch URL was found in the gathered results, so the list includes one ID only.
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Specifications
| ASIN | B0CDG6FWJF |
| Publisher | DK |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Publication date | November 28, 2023 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 116.1 MB |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
| X-Ray | Not Enabled |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 677 pages |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0744095852 |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Part of series | The Science of Fitness |
| Best Sellers Rank | #68,949 in Kindle Store ( See Top 100 in Kindle Store ) #11 in Stretching Exercise & Fitness #16 in Anatomy Science #28 in Anatomy (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (577) |
