|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
|
Product Description
From Amazon
Active-isolated stretching is very different from what your high-school gym teacher made you do. Rather than holding a stretch for a half-minute, you hold it for just two seconds. This prevents the muscle from activating an instinctual braking device to keep itself from overstretching. Traditional stretching forces that braking to occur, and the Whartons think that's not only counterproductive, but dangerous. If you force too deep a stretch while the muscle is doing all it can to keep itself from being stretched, something's got to give. And a torn muscle will repair itself with scar tissue, ultimately making that muscle less flexible.
The Whartons--a father-and-son personal-training team who've worked with many pro athletes and Olympic medalists--show you how to use their stretches to prepare for dozens of sports, from aerobics to wrestling. Nonathletes get an entire section of the book, which describes stretch routines to get your body feeling better after prolonged driving, sitting, standing, and word processing. The routines are a bit on the longish side--20 minutes or more--but it doesn't seem like much time when you think of how long you have to live in your body, and how much better it will feel if you keep it supple and flexible. --Lou Schuler
From Library Journal
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
This is it! Read the first page
Concordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most helpful customer reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
There is always a but...,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Whartons' Stretch Book (Paperback)
I gave the book four stars because, for the price, it's got a lot of good information and stretches. The flexibility assessment, while long, is interesting to see where problems are. I always thought my hamstrings were too tight; turns out it's actually my calves.However, the stretches can be confusing, and I didn't realize at first that I was doing one of them completely wrong. Also, the book claims that you can do a complete routine in 20 minutes. I don't know how they do it, but it takes me over an hour to do all 59 stretches. 2 s (stretch) + 1 s (rest) * 10 reps * 59 exercises = ~30 minutes, plus some of the exercises are both sides, plus time to change position, etc...so maybe after I had all the exercises memorized I could get it down to 45 minutes.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a must book for everyone,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Whartons' Stretch Book (Paperback)
This book is GREAT! If you are just beginning with stretching or if you have been stretching for years and not getting anywhere. The Ticket is to stretch what is hurt. Using the method as it is. Most people want to use what they know and forget about what the book is trying to teach. In other words get out of "THE BOX" Try this method for 3 weeks and see how good you feel.Most people think stretching is Walking or Riding a bike ect. Please give it a chance. Most people don't know where to begin... Take the time and work with it. Also it helps to get it rebound at staples or some other place like that, The pages will stay open better. Now... if you are a "PRO" (DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME) BUY.... "Active Isolated Stretching: The Mattes Method, by Aaron L. Mattes"
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor diagrams and unrealistic time demands,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Whartons' Stretch Book (Paperback)
This book was a complete waste of money. About a third of the stretches I had to go over the instructions several times because of the poor directions and diagrams. I spent more time trying to figure out the stretches than doing them.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Want to see more reviews on this item?
|
Most recent customer reviews |
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
|
