Now you can
STRETCH AWAY
arthritis pain...low-back pain...sore knees...
and improve your balance!
For years, most people assumed stretching was something only athletes needed to do before exercising or performing. But the reality is that doing simple stretches just two or three times a week can dramatically help anyone increase flexibility, improve balance, prevent falls, and relieve the pain caused by muscle stiffness.
In Stretching: 35 stretches to improve flexibility and pain, Harvard Medical School experts reveal:
- How a tight ankle or calf muscle can make you more likely to fall.
- Stretches that help increase range of motion in joints damaged by rheumatoid arthritis.
- 2 muscles that can give you a pain in the back. (And how you can get relief.)
- Secrets to loosening still muscles.
- How some stretches can heal injured muscles. Show your doctor page 4.
- 6 steps to help you stretch safely.
- And so much more!
You’ll get photos and instructions for how to do 35 stretches, including:
- 10 moves to improve flexibility and ease tight muscles.
- 9 stretches that help ease aching backs.
- 28 ways to loosen up stiff, sore knees.
- The best stretches to improve posture and ease neck and shoulder pain.
- Tips to help you customize any routine to make it easier or more challenging.
- 5 stretches that target key leg and upper body muscles vital for walking, running, and reaching.
