Stretching for Every Sport

Includes 310 exercises, suitable for all popular sports.

CONTENTS:

Preface Acknowledgements
PART I HOW MUSCLE STRETCHING WORKS
The benefits of muscle stretching
Muscle structure
Muscle response
The structure of connective tissues
The structure of bones and joints
What happens during muscle stretching

Different methods of muscle stretching
What causes muscle soreness
How age affects flexibility
Warm-up
The debate surrounding muscle stretching
High-risk exercises
PART II DAILY STRETCHING EXERCISES FOR SPECIFIC SPORTS
Instructions before stretching
Instructions during stretching
Baseball (general)
Baseball
Basketball
Cycling
Bowling
Dance
Diving
American football
Golf
Gymnastics
Handball
Hockey
Jogging
Martial arts (beginners)
Martial arts (advanced)
Skiing
Football
Swimming
Tennis
Athletics (Fosbury flop)
Athletics (straddle)
Athletics (hurdles and sprints)
Athletics (javelin – discus)

Volleyball
Weightlifting
Weightlifting (light weights)

Wrestling
Physically active person Older athletes
PART III ILLUSTRATED INSTRUCTIONS FOR 311 STRETCHING EXERCISES
Lower limbs
Shins and knees Thighs
Hips, glutes and abdominal muscles

Back and torso
Neck and chest
Shoulder girdle
Upper limbs
APPENDIX
Scientific data