Product Description

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This new edition of Sport Stretch is a complete guide to flexibility for both weekend warriors and elite competitors. It features more stretches than the first edition, a new user-friendly layout, and more background information on the hows and whys of stretching.

The centerpieces of this comprehensive book are its illustrations and step-by-step guidelines for 311 different stretches. The stretches can be used individually or grouped with other stretches to form a personalized flexibility program.

Athletes looking to use the stretches to improve performance in a specific sport will love the book's Stretching Program section. It's full of handy tables that detail the most effective exercises for individual sports. There are sample programs for 41 sports in all!

Sport Stretch also provides a selection of ""All Star"" stretches. These include the single best stretches for 28 muscle groups and the 12 best stretches overall. The exercises are perfect to use for warming up and cooling down.

For those who are looking for background information on flexibility, this book explains the basic principles of stretching and describes how the body responds during stretching. Readers will discover what causes muscle soreness, how increased flexibility translates directly into better performance and lessens the chances of injury, and more.

Sport Stretch has everything athletes need to limber up and play their best. It takes the guesswork out of stretching by providing 311 exercises for 41 sports.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #200218 in Books
• Brand: Human Kinetics
• Published on: 1997-09-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 232 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780880118231
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Review
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""The American Running and Fitness Association has been recommending Sport Stretch since it first came out. This new edition is even better. Alter provides a smorgasbord of stretches, so it's easy to find one that works for you. No matter what your sport is, Alter can help your flexibility, and possibly your performance.""
Susan Kalish
Former Executive Director
American Running and Fitness Association

From the Publisher
"Even people who toil at a desk or in the field will find the well-illustrated book valuable for relieving stressed muscles, whether on the job or before a workout."

Sports Etc.

". . . This dictionary of stretching will help anyone target sport-specific muscle groups without guesswork. If you're looking for variety while still focusing on your sport, here it is. And if you're starting or continuing a regular stretching program that isn't sport specific, here's a smorgasboard with a detailed list of ingredients--you can pick and choose knowledgeably.

Health & Fitness

About the Author
A former gymnast, coach, and nationally certified men's gymnastics judge, Michael J. Alter is an expert on the subject of stretching. His previous book, Science of Stretching, continues to receive rave reviews from athletes, coaches, trainers, and physical therapists. In Sport Stretch, Alter expands on his earlier work by mapping out an easy-to-follow, sport-specific stretching plan every healthy athlete can use to improve performance and prevent injury.

Michael Alter earned his MS in health education from Florida International University in 1976. He has taught physical education and coached gymnastics for several years in Florida; at present, he teaches high school in Miami. In his leisure time, Michael enjoys listening to classical music, bicycling, working out with weights, and studying sports medicine.

Customer Reviews

A must need book for the Modern Athlete.
Michael J. Alter's Sport Stretch is one of the
best sources out there for the Modern Athlete.
I have used the book to assist in my Martial
Arts training and it has helped to greatly
improve my whole training program. Idea for
every athlete but best for anyone who need to
work on flexablity. Get this for the Martial
Artist, Gymist, or Dancer that you know.

Fantastic book - highly recommended
Nicely compliments Alter's Science of Flexibility, this book has many many flexibility exercises and applies then to a good variety of sports (or you can use this as a very nice stretching reference - both for exercises and for theory and methods). I think this book is better than Anderson's book which has been used as the reference for stretching. One typo though, when talking about dynamic stretching, but the illustration is correct.

Gymnastics
I was very pleased with this book. As I read the other reviews, there unhappiness with the book comes from the fact that it is not for every day people. I am very pleased with that fact and the title does imply that it is for people involved in sports. I am a mother of a 7 year old gymnast and I have been very challenged to find a book on stretching that will enhance her flexibility at an advanced stage. I am working with her coaches to ensure safety and develop a schedule that will make her a better gymnast. I was very pleased with the variety of stretches, pictures and descriptions for the stretches.