The Whartons' Stretch Book: Featuring the Breakthrough Method of Active-Isolated Stretching Paperback – Illustrated, 1 July 1996

Excellent book that encompasses a number of properties of muscles to guide and manage the effects of exercise. The 2 second hold and the relaxation induced by moving in the opposite direction to the target muscle first are really effective. I would note that I find increasing the amount of stretch after each 2 sec hold is not advised if the muscle is holding any tension and I find that applying the technique on a longer term basis can act as a re-educator for problematic muscle tension or guarding. Overall a great book…..only issue really bad illustrations.

As a person that does sport on a daily basis, this is a required item. The stretches are explained with enough detail and with the right guidance. Sometimes it's a bit tricky to understand from the image, but the outcome of doing this on a daily basis has made wonders for me.

Good book for people to start proper stretching in a controlled manner

I put off buying this book for a couple of years as I would rather have a DVD and I hoped one would eventually be released. I'm so glad I finally caved in. It is a revelation and a joy to be able to do really tough stretches without a pulled muscle in sight!

Excellent adjunct to all bodywork treatments and self help.

A good, thorough and often humorous book, but it does require a LOT of discipline. Perhaps worth it for the serious athlete.

Substantial book. Recommended by Scott Jurek in his book Born to Run. It has detailed information on stretching - seriously, a lot more than most people would think is needed. It's an excellent go to book.

Just when I thought I could stretch properly 😬 I found this book . What ever sport you're into buy this book 📚 you will be amazed at just how wrong you have been stretching. Covers em all ✌️️

I Wharton hanno fatto la storia dello stretching. Chi è interessato a guadagnare mobilità può affidarsi ciecamente a questo libro.

Nice

awsome

If you do not know how to stretch properly this book is great. it is divided into sections and these sections are linked to the sport that you practice

Yo hago deporte desde que tenía 7 años (casi 30 ahora), pero casi nunca hago estiramientos. Hacía yoga antes, que me ayudaba bastante pero ahora con el trabajo, doctorado, MA y la casa no tengo tiempo, tampoco quiero ahorrar tiempo para eso... El libro es genial con los dibujos de estiramientos, por que algunas veces no se entiende bien en las explicaciones.Está separado en partes para cada músculo, además para algunos deportes especificos. Por ejemplo, si corres, y quieres conocer los estiramientos de correr, está marcado en el libro.. Mucho más fácil para encontrar..Ahora hago estiramientos? Hmm.. todavía muy poco, solamente si tengo lesiones :)