Stretching anatomy : [electronic book] /
By: Nelson, Arnold G [author.].
Contributor(s): Kokkonen, Jouko [author.].
Publisher: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2021]Edition: Third edition.Description: 1 online resource (x, 261 pages) : color illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781492593669.Subject(s): Muscles | Human anatomy | Stretch (Physiology)DDC classification: 613.718 Online resources: Access ebook hereItem type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Ebook | ATU Sligo Yeats Library eBook | 613.718 NEL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available Online | Non Linear Lending |
Stretching fundamentals -- Feet and calves -- Knees and thighs -- Hips -- Lower trunk -- Arms, wrists, and hands -- Shoulders, back, and chest -- Neck -- Dynamic stretches -- Programs for daily mobility and flexibility -- Sport-specific stretching programs.
"This guide combines step-by-step instructions for performing stretches and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting the primary muscles and surrounding structures engaged. The third edition highlights stretches for the major body joint areas. Each stretch includes a list of stretched muscles and specific stretch notes to help learn the best way to execute the stretch. The book also includes stretching programs for daily mobility and flexibility, a program shown to lower blood glucose, and sport-specific stretching routines"-- Provided by publisher.