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Let The Stretching Bible guide you through the key exercises to gain mobility, improve your sporting performance and prevent common muscular injuries. Whatever your age or ability, youll find a range of stretches suitable for you, clearly organised by body part, including lower leg, back and upper body, to help target key areas of concern.
The book also features a series of sports-related stretches aimed at keeping athletes supple, and includes a section on stretching techniques to avoid and treat common injuries such as lower back strain or iliotibial band syndrome, as well as easy stretches to help office and manual workers.

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Lexie Williamson, 2017

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CONTENTS

Each section features individual stretches plus four sequences

Eight-step targeted routines for all ages and flexibility levels

Twenty sports each with six warm-up and ten cool down stretches

Introduction

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There are 101 Reasons to Stretch

To sit straighter, stand taller, move more freely, sidestep injury, release stress, feel younger, improve your golf swing and sleep better.

The Stretching Bible is a one-stop resource that packages stretches and ready-made sequences in a way that is easy and accessible whatever your reasons for wanting to be more supple or mobile. It offers sequences for different ages, (children, teenagers and seniors), occupations (commuters, desk workers and manual workers), time constraints (five minute routines), and level (gentle, intermediate and advanced).

Stretching techniques are also divided into anatomical sections, such as for your back and sides or your upper legs, in order to hone in on exercises for an aching lower back, tight hamstrings or stiff shoulders. And the final section features highly targeted warm-up and cool down stretching routines for 20 sports from American football through to weight training.

In the last few years of bringing sport-specific yoga to athletes as a Yoga Sports Coach, Ive witnessed a tenfold increase in interest within the sports community in what we call flexibility training. The emphasis for athletes is not on replicating pretzel positions (although advanced stretches are here for those wishing to go deeper), but on simple, functional techniques to improve performance and reduce post-exercise muscle soreness.

Of course, the global rise in popularity of yoga and Pilates demonstrates that many people also want to stretch simply because it feels good. Some have sedentary desk jobs and need to move and release muscular tension. Others are seeking a little mental and physical space in a stressful world. Regardless of age, occupation, situation and perceived flexibility levels there are a range of stretches to suit everyone, so flick through, experiment and enjoy.

Why Stretch?

To counter the desk job

Many of us now spend eight, nine or ten hours a day at our desks. Add in time spent commuting and these long periods of sitting can negatively impact the body. Possibly the biggest side effect of prolonged sitting is lower back pain and discomfort. Simple stretches will maintain comfort levels throughout the day and lessen the effect of sedentary work. Many are so simple and subtle that co-workers wont even notice that you are stretching. See .

To maintain mobility in old age

Our range of motion can (but doesnt have to) lessen gradually over the years, and these physiological changes, combined with a reduction in activity, result in stiffer joints, but a good level of flexibility can be maintained with a regular stretching routine. Many of my best yoga students are older ladies who outshine me on the mat with their strong, supple bodies: the product of a lifetime of stretching. Having said that, its never too late to start stretching. The emphasis is not on touching toes or forcing the body into gymnastic shapes but on gentle, limbering movements to improve blood flow, increase energy and help facilitate everyday movements.

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To avoid injury

Ten-minute stretches post-run or bike ride, or after non-athletic endeavours such as clearing snow or mowing the lawn, will greatly reduce the chance of injury. This is stretching as pre-habilitation or pre-hab rather than rehab (for which a physiotherapist should be your first port of call). Sportspeople know they ought to stretch, but are sometimes unsure what stretches to try for their sport or become stuck in a rut repeating a routine that is not sport-specific. Aside from helping sportspeople avoid injury, stretching can vastly reduce the chances of suffering with DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness) or that inability to bend your knees to descend the stairs 24 to 48 hours after a squat-heavy gym session.

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To improve posture

Modern life demands that we sit a lot while driving, commuting, working at a desk or relaxing on the sofa, and the temptation to slouch is ever-present. Gravity and time also play a part in poor posture. But a few simple stretches, combined with a little back strengthening, can remedy this and result in a healthier, more upright stance that feels good and conveys confidence. Many are simple movements, such as drawing back the shoulders and squeezing the shoulder blades closer, but will gradually instill an everyday awareness of how we are sitting or standing. Stretching can make a huge difference to posture, especially when combined with back-strengthening exercises such as the Cobra on .

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To relieve stress

Stress is essentially a mental phenomenon and usually the result of a perceived inability to cope with lifes demands, but the effects are partly physical: gritted teeth, a churning stomach and muscles that feel locked particularly around the shoulders. Stretching unlocks this muscular tightness. Gentle movements, such as head rolls or relaxing stretches, calm the mind. This soothing effect is doubled when stretching is combined with deep breathing. Many people in the West now flock to yoga as it releases stress through a system of physical stretching and breathing. Novice yoga students sometimes proceed to mental control through meditation techniques, but the majority just enjoy the simple pleasure of lying on a mat, reaching their arms overhead and other physical stretches.

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