Book description
Did you long ago learn to fear and dread stretching because of
overbearing P. E. teachers who forced you to touch your toes? It doesn't
have to be that way anymore. Stretching is a powerful tool that can
bring you new ease of movement, an increase in your physical
capabilities, and deep composure that requires you to do nothing more
than breathe. You can always have access to it-and best of all, it's free!
Stretching for Dummies shows you that stretching is actually
easy to do-and reveals how you can reap the amazing benefits of
stretching anywhere, anytime. It explains in simple terms how you can
stand taller, look thinner, keep stress from getting the best of you,
keep your muscles from feeling achy, and nip injuries in the bud.
You'll discover:
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The why's, where's, when's, and how's of letting loose and
snapping back
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How to keep from hurting yourself
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The benefits of stretching with a partner
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How to target specific areas: such as head, shoulders, knees,
and toes
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The art of breathing correctly
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How to use stretching to sooth lower back pain
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Stretches to start and end your day right
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Stretches you can do at your desk
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Stretches for various stages of life-including stretches for
kids and seniors
This easy-to-use reference also includes a list of ten surprising
around-the house stretching accessories, along with ten common aches
and pain that stretching can help. Regardless of how old or young you
are, Stretching for Dummies will introduce you to a kinder and
gentler form of flexibility that will reduce that nagging tension and
tenderness in your muscles and truly make you feel good all over.
LaReine Chabut is a lifestyle and fitness expert,
model, and mom. She's the author of Exercise Balls For Dummies
(Wiley) and Lose That Baby Fat! (M. Evans) and is a
contributing fitness expert for Shape Fit Pregnancy magazine.
LaReine has served as the lead instructor for America's number one
exercise video series The Firm (over three million copies sold
worldwide) and has graced the covers of such high-profile fitness
publications as Shape, Health, New Body, and Runner's
World. She has appeared on CNN, ABC, FOX News, EXTRA, Access
Hollywood, Good Day LA, and KABC and is a premier trainer for Ipods
(see www. podfitness. com/lareinechabut) along with Kathy Smith, David
Kirsch, and other top trainers in their field.
As an actress,
LaReine penned a sitcom with Meg Ryan entitled Below the Radar
for the Fox Network and Castle Rock Entertainment. She has co-written
and starred in two short films: Separation Anxiety, which
broadcast on Lifetime Television, and Good Jill Hunting, which
aired on the Sundance Channel. Her series regular and guest starring
appearances include Linc's, Nash Bridges, The Secret World of Alex
Mack, USA High, The Single Guy, Strange Luck, Murder She Wrote,
and Quantum Leap, to name a handful.
