The Power of Stretching Simple Practices to Promote Wellbeing

by Doto, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781592339365
• ISBN10: 1592339360
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2020-03-03
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press

Summary

With the aid of beautiful illustrations and easy-to-access organization, teacher and licensed massage therapist Bob Doto teaches you how and what to stretch to reclaim your power and well-being—including 60 specific stretches spanning from your head to your toes.

Stretching is accessible to anyone, is quick and easy, can be done in most environments, and has proven to relieve pain, increase rates of recovery, as well as help manage stress and anxiety. With The Power of Stretching, quickly gain an understanding of this powerful tool. First, you'll learn:

• Why we stretch and why it feels good
• The basic anatomy of stretching
• The benefits of stretching
• General guidelines for performing stretches

Then find out how to stretch every part of your body using 60 different stretches, with a color-coded map of the regions of the body to use as a reference. Each stretch discussed includes an image, bulleted instructions, and helpful notes and tips. 

Another section helps you pinpoint the stretches that are right for you based on common occupational and sports activity profiles, along with common injury profiles. Each entry provides information on how the activity or injury relates to the body, interesting facts and statistics, as well as references to the appropriate stretches for rehabilitation.

Feel better faster with this elegantly designed guide to stretching.

Author Biography

Bob Doto is a licensed massage therapist specializing in Chinese Tui Na, acupressure, cupping therapy, and sports medicine, and the author of Press Here! Acupressure for Beginners. He is the founder of the Ditmas Park Yoga Society (ditmasparkyogasociety.com), and a faculty member at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in Manhattan teaching Tui Na massage with a focus on hand techniques, structural pathologies, and internal disharmonies.

Table of Contents

Meet Bob
About This Book

Chapter 1 The Hows and Whys of Stretching
What are Muscles?
What is a Stretch?
The Benefits of Stretching
Soft Tissue
Stretching Safely

Chapter 2 The Stretches
Stretch Locator
Stretches for the Face and Head
Stretches for the Neck
Stretches for the Shoulders, Chest and Upper Back
Stretches for the Arms, Hands, Wrists, and Fingers
Stretches for the Abdomen and Low Back
Stretches for the Hips and Upper Legs
Stretches for the Lower Legs
Stretches for the Ankles, Feet. and Toes

Chapter 3 Which Stretches to Use
Stretches for Activities
Stretches for Aches and Pains

Index 
Acknowledgements