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Essential Stretches (you’ll actually use)

John Gifford
Motionwise, LLC (2009)
ISBN 9780979589034
Reviewed by Andrey Bilko for RebeccasReads (09/11)

Whenever I go to the gym, I usually do not pay much attention to stretches before starting my workout. And forget about a post-work out stretch – I have never done it. My only “stretching” usually involves hanging from the cross bar, twisting my body, and swinging my arms around. I have always been lazy to stretch before and after a weightlifting gym session, but do stretch my leg muscles a bit before running and cardio workout. Overall, the importance of stretching, unfortunately, has never been indented in my mind

Noticing that those people, who accentuate stretching, always quote many benefits that come along with it, with the main one being prevention of injuries. And many people, who do stretch, have learned it the hard way and picked up stretching following a recovery from an injury.

After flipping through this book for the first time, I got interested in trying out some of the stretches. Finally, overcoming my laziness, I started to follow some of the suggested routines. The book makes it extremely easy to find a certain stretch and learn how to do it. The wonderful, full-color illustrations consisting of anatomical images and photographs are extremely helpful. The small, convenient size makes it easy to take the book along. The succinct and clear writing gets the job done very well!

Covering stretches for every part of the body, even including a jaw stretch (I had no idea I could stretch my jaw before looking at this book), "Essential Stretches" is a useful and practical guide to learning the easiest and most effective stretches, which have many of benefits for both, training and non-training individuals. I highly recommend this book for anyone wishing to get their hands on an effective and efficient collection of stretching exercises.

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