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Who should stretch - When to stretch - Why stretch - How to stretch - Getting started -- I. The stretches: Stretching guide - Relaxing stretches for your back - Legs, feet and ankles - Back, shoulders and arms - Legs - Lower back, hips, groin and hamstrings - For the back - Elevating your feet - Standing stretches for the legs and hips - Standing stretches for the upper body - Stretching on a chin bar - Stretches for the upper body using a towel - Sitting stretches - Leg and groin stretches with feet elevated - Stretching the groin and hips with legs apart - Learning the splits -- II. Stretching routines everyday: In the morning - Walking - Everyday stretches - Stretches for those over 50 - Indoor and outdoor work - lower back tensión - After sitting - While watching TV - Spontaneous stretches -- III. Stretching routines sports and activities: Baseball/softball - Basketball - Cycling - Football/rugby - Golf - Gymnastics/figure skating/ dance - Hiking - Ice hockey - Martial arts - Racquetball/handball/ squash running - Skiing (cross country) - Skiing (downhill) soccer - Surfing - Swimming/water polo - Tennis - Volleyball - Weight training - Wrestling -- IV. To teachers and coaches -- V. Exercises for developing strength: Abdominal muscles - Arms and chest - Ankles, toes and lower legs..... fingers, hands, wrists and forearms - Bar dips - Seat drops - Chin-ups - Stairs -- VI. Techniques of running and cycling: Running and walking - Walking - Running - Cycling -- VII. Light, nutritious eating -- VIII. Caring for your back -- IX. Stretching and exercise prescriptions.

Today millions of people are discovering the benefits of movement. every where you look they are out walking, jogging, running, playing tennis or rac quetball, cycling or swimming. what do they hope to accomplish? why this relatively sudden interest in physical fitness? we are discovering that active people lead fuller lives. they have more stamina, resist illness, and stay trim. they have more self-confidence, are less depressed, and often, even late in life, are still working energetically at new projects. In recent years, medical research has shown that a great deal of ill health is directly related to lack of physical activity. awareness of this fact, along with fuller knowledge of health care, is changing lifestyles. the current enthusiasm for movement is not a fad. we now realize that the only way to prevent the diseases of inactivity is to remain active-not for a month, or a year, but for a lifetime.