Move: Free your Body Through Stretching Movement

by Lexie Williamson

Overview

An aspirational and inclusive guide to reaping the "feel-good" benefits of dynamic stretching. Aside from improved flexibility, these include better posture, reduced back strain and the mental "brain boost" that results from increased blood flow during movement.

Move explores dynamic stretching, or slow flowing movement. This is the most effective way to increase joint range of motion, thereby allowing us to move comfortably and freely, as we were born to do.

Uniquely designed to explore just six key move sequences each containing the main planes of motion: flexion (forward bending), extension (back bending), side bending and rotation. They can be used either as five-minute stand-alone routines, or tagged together to form a longer flexibility sequence as you might experience in a flow yoga class.

The emphasis is on simplicity. There are six key move routines: two lying, one cross-legged, one all fours, one lunge-based and the final one standing. Each routine has just four variations within it. This means the reader does not have to keep switching positions.

The book avoids yoga jargon or sports science language and instead focuses on the "feel-good" benefits of stretching. In short, the book will allow us all to stretch ourselves happy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472974891
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	10/06/2020
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	1,064,839
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Lexie Williamson is a fitness writer, yoga instructor and author of The Stretching Bible, Yoga for Runners and Yoga for Cyclists, all published by Bloomsbury. She also teaches anatomy and physiology to trainee yoga teachers.

A former magazine journalist and editor, Lexie has written for a wide range of publications, including The Guardian, Women's Fitness, Cycling Weekly, Athletics Weekly and Runner's World.

Table of Contents

Introduction 06

The Moves 30

1 Back Mobility 34

2 Cat Play 41

3 Unstick the Hips 48

4 Lunge Flow 55

5 Hamstring Releasing 62

6 Shoulder Flossing 69

Gentle Moves 76

Advanced Moves 122

Moving Forward 168

Our Movers 170

Acknowledgements 175

About the Author 176

Editorial Reviews

Aspirational and inclusive ... this book will make you less stiff, move better, sooth your frazzled mind, and (most importantly) feel great” —Yoga Magazine

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