Stretching Anatomy

Get on the path to increased flexibility and improved muscular strength! With more than 450,000 copies sold worldwide, Stretching Anatomy, Third Edition, is your go-to guide for seeing inside the stretches that will help you increase range of motion, supplement training, enhance recovery, and maximize efficiency of movement. Stretching Anatomy takes you inside every stretch with highly detailed, hand-drawn illustrations depicting proper technique as well as the activated muscles, joints, and surrounding structures. Each stretch includes step-by-step instructions on how to perform the stretch, the names of the muscles stretched, and Stretch Notes detailing the procedures and benefits of the exercise, safety considerations, and variations for increasing or decreasing difficulty. In this third edition, you’ll also find suggested programs for daily mobility and flexibility, which are ideal for people who sit or stand for extended periods, as well as a program proven to help lower blood glucose. In addition, you’ll find stretching routines for 23 sports, which are designed to improve flexibility, maximize efficiency of movement, and enhance recovery from training and competition. If tight hips, frozen shoulder, limited neck mobility, leg cramps, arthritis, or general muscle soreness are conditions you’re all too familiar with, use Stretching Anatomy, Third Edition, to develop a regular stretching routine to help you move and feel better.