Stretching for Gardeners
A basic guide to stretching for gardeners, based on what muscle groups will need attention before and after each gardening session. Home » Plants & Animals » Perennials » Stretching for Gardeners For gardeners, the exercise you get [... more]
Suite101 |
Jesse Browner
Long Island's North Fork is a pastoral quilt of vineyards and farms by the sea. To the north are the sandy beaches of Long Island Sound and on the south a collection of harbors and fishing villages overlooking Peconic Bay. Stretching out some ... [... more]
Random House |
Phil Wharton
Whether you're a serious competitor or weekend warrior, you know that proper stretching before and after your workout can improve your performance, increase your flexibility, help prevent injury, and make you feel better. But did you know that ... [... more]
Random House |
Brad Walker
Books on stretching are common, but The Anatomy of Stretching takes a more fundamental approach than the others, taking the reader inside the body to show exactly what is happening during a stretch. At the heart of the book are 300 full-color ... [... more]
Random House |
Martha E. Kendall
The Erie Canal tells the story of one of America's most ambitious public-works projects. The canal, stretching from New York to Lake Erie, opened up the West in the early 1800s. Martha E. Kendall's illustrated history brings into focus the ... [... more]
Random House |
Yellow fever
Yellow fever is a viral disease that has caused large epidemics in Africa and the Americas. It can be recognized from historic texts stretching back 400 years. Infection causes a wide spectrum of disease, from mild symptoms to severe illness and ... [... more]
World Health Organization |
Stretching: 20th Anniversary Edition
 From Amazon.com: When Bob Anderson first published Stretching in 1980, the fitness movement was new to most Americans. The term aerobics had just been coined in 1968, and few people outside bodybuilding circles had heard of Arnold Schwarzenegger yet. Now, [... more]
CDN$19.95
Amazon CA |
Stretching for Flexibility - Y
A pretty decent DVD to increase your flexibility: I am new to the world of Yoga and I have slight scoliosis (abnormal curvature of the spine). While I have no trouble with things like the cobra and cat stretch, I do have trouble sitting up straight - I [... more]
CDN$11.99
Amazon CA |
Stretching For Fitness, Health & Performance: The ...
Very Informative and Easy to Read: As an athlete myself, I have read all kinds of books on stretching and fitness. I found this to be the most informative manual on stretching that I have ever seen. A virtual encyclopedia of stretching! It covers every [... more]
CDN$22.95
Amazon CA |
Fitness Stretching
From Amazon.com: Stretching is an often-overlooked component of total fitness, although it's an essential step to help prevent stubborn muscle and tendon injuries that require long periods of time away from the gym. "Stretching is like the neglected [... more]
CDN$24.00
Amazon CA |
Stretching Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training
A deep-into-the-matter guide to stretching!: Kurz's book is probably the best book on stretching available. It explaines how muscles work, what you do to them by stretching and the correct order of stretching exercises which is very, very important to [... more]
CDN$26.08
Amazon CA |
The Stark Reality of Stretching: An Informed Approach ...
An Amazing book that could make reduce your body pain: For years I had practiced a series of stretches, picked up from various sources, in preparation for various physical activities that I enjoy: a little running, weight training, wing chun kung fu, and [... more]
CDN$19.95
Amazon CA |
