Prescriptive Stretching - Softcover

Berg, Kristian

 
9780736099363: Prescriptive Stretching
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0736099360 ISBN 13: 9780736099363
Verlag: Human Kinetics, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

Kristian Berg shares his expertise on stretching and athletic training in Prescriptive Stretching by presenting detailed visual instruction on 40 stretches. The large, full-color anatomical illustrations demonstrate exactly how each stretch targets a specific muscle, which is ideal for treating pain and imbalances in a targeted way. Detailed discussion of PNF stretching — a popular combination of passive stretching and isometric contraction — is covered with sample programs designed to improve flexibility and assist with injury prevention. Original.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Kristian Berg is a doctor of naprapathy, a medical therapy that focuses on manual manipulation and stretching of the spine and connective tissues. He has managed his own clinic in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1988. Berg participates annually in international training courses in dissection, anatomy, and manipulative techniques. At his clinic he has shown more than 30,000 patients the importance of stretching and muscular balance for overall health. Berg is also the principal at the Personal Training School and a lecturer in anatomy at the Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine in Stockholm. He is a highly regarded speaker on stretching and athletic training in Sweden and throughout Europe.

Before becoming a naprapath, Berg was a nationally ranked gymnast and a talented junior tennis player. More recently, he has competed as a multisport athlete and has climbed Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. Berg currently resides in Svartsjo, Sweden.

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Verlag
Human Kinetics
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0736099360
ISBN 13 
9780736099363
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
152
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