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Stretching for 50+: A Customized Program for Increasing Flexibility, Avoiding Injury, and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle

Stretching for 50+: A Customized Program for Increasing Flexibility, Avoiding Injury, and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle

Brief Description: Based on the belief that individuals over 50 can do most of the same things as 20- and 30-year-olds, "50+ Stretching" shows how to maintain and improve flexibility...

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Ulysses Press

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Brief Description:
Based on the belief that individuals over 50 can do most of the same things as 20- and 30-year-olds, "50+ Stretching" shows how to maintain and improve flexibility by incorporating additional stretching into one's life.

Brief Description:
IMPROVE YOUR FLEXIBILITY WITH THE GENTLE, BEGINNER STRETCHES ILLUSTRATED IN THIS BOOK
Designed to meet the unique needs of the 50+ person, the carefully modified stretches in this book are easy to learn and safe to perform at any age. Illustrated with step-by-step photos and explained with clear captions, the stretches in "Stretching for 50+" can reverse years of muscle tightening, helping you perform daily activities without pain and enjoy sports and leisure activities without injury.
"Stretching for 50+" offers customized programs for:
-Back pain
-Arthritis
-Knee problems
-Long Drives
-Desk fatigue
-Shoveling snow
-Golf
-Jogging
-Tennis
-Swimming
-Skiing
-Gardening
To help assist you, many of the movements in "Stretching for 50+" use a chair, block, strap, pillow or blanket. The author also includes tips, cautions and techniques for properly performing each stretch.


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Biographical Note:
Dr. Karl Knopf, or Dr. Karl, as his students used to call him, has been involved in the health and fitness of older adults and the disabled for over 40 years. During this time he has worked in almost every aspect of the industry, from personal training and therapy to consultation. While at Foothill College, Karl was the coordinator of the Adaptive Fitness Technician Program and Life Long Learning Institute. He taught disabled students and undergraduates about corrective exercise. In addition to teaching, Karl developed the Fitness Educators of Older Adults Association to guide trainers of older adults. Currently Karl is a director at the International Sports Science Association and is on the advisor board of PBS's Sit and Be Fit show.



Author: Knopf, Karl
Publisher: Ulysses Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2005-02-10
BISAC: Health & Fitness|Exercise|General
Subjects: Stretching exercises|Exercise for older people
Weight: 0.53 lbs
ISBN: 9781569754450
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9781569754450

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