Stretching Anatomy by Arnold G Nelson

Stretching Anatomy by Arnold G Nelson

Stretching provides numerous benefits, including improved flexibility, stamina, posture and muscular strength as well as reduced muscle soreness. This guide combines step-by-step instructions for performing 86 stretches and 110 full-colour anatomical illustrations highlighting the primary muscles and surrounding structures engaged.

“Stretching Anatomy offers great illustrations and practical advice from two well-known scholars in stretching”

Duane Knudson, PhD, FACSM, FISBS, FRCAAHPERD-- Texas State University, Chair, Department of Health and Human Performance

Arnold G. Nelson, PhD, is a professor in the School of Kinesiology at Louisiana State University. A leading researcher on flexibility, he is considered one of the top authorities on the effect of stretching on muscle performance. Nelson is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and earned his PhD in muscle physiology from the University of Texas at Austin. He resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Jouko Kokkonen, PhD, is a professor in exercise science at Brigham Young University in Hawaii. For more than two decades he has taught anatomy, kinesiology, exercise physiology, and athletic conditioning, and for more than three decades he has coached track and field. Kokkonen's research has focused on the acute and chronic effects of stretching. He earned his PhD in exercise physiology from Brigham Young University and now resides in Laie, Hawaii, with his wife, Ruthanne.

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ISBN 13	9781450438155
ISBN 10	1450438156
Title	Stretching Anatomy
Author	Arnold G Nelson
Series	Anatomy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Human Kinetics Publishers
Year published	2013-11-12
Number of pages	232
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