I am a physical therapist and I LOVE this book. I'm showing it to my patients and to my bodybuilding trainee. The illustrations explicitly detail the muscles being stretched, and the book gives appropriate advice on stretching.

Whilst this book is OK, only about half of the drawings have the anatomy drawn onto the person performing the stretch, which is really disappointing. The accompanying text for each stretch (about 70 in total) is useful. A much better bet would be The Anatomy of Stretching by Brad Walker, which includes 114 stretches, with each drawing featuring detailed anatomy of the muscles being worked. (The text in the Walker book also relates each stretch to relevant sports, which is an excellent feature to complete the picture for the reader.)

As a massage therapist, I was looking for a thorough book on stretching that I can utilize with my clients. Information is clear and to the point. Diagrams are detailed. I especially like that it specifies most & lessor stretched muscles.

A good buy! Very good information for the muscle groups and how they work in the stretch. I like that it was broken down into muscle groups and showed all the different ways to stretch.

Has a good description of the exercise, but does not give you a good guidance on how to plan an exercise routine and dangers or contraindications of the exercise.

As a Licensed Massage Therapist knowlegable with Anatomy I really like this books simplicty showing groups of muscles related with variouse streches. Its great at the end of my sessions for review. I can give clients informed ideas for different streches and know that I am specificaly addressing the tense muscles and tight tendons that I identified threw my massage sessions. Not only does this book do a great job with muscles I have enjoyed the Kinesiology aspect (muscle actions) incorporated within it! Well done! Great buy and value!

It's ok. I thought there would be more streches. Most are general knowledge. Didn't learn too much.

This book clear pictures and instructions show the muscles being stretched. I like it a lot - I can identify muscles being stretched and work out a routine using their stuff.. very good

THIS BOOK IS THE TOPS IT IS OVER WHAT I EXPECTED AND IT SHOWS EVERY STREACH AND EVERY MUSCLE THAT IS BEING WORKED I DO NOT SEE HOW ANYONE WOULD NOT LOVE IT IT IS PERFECT FOR ME OR YOU THANKS TO THE WRITER SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE LAST ONE I WASTED MY MONEY ON WHICH IS SO OUT THERE I DID NOT EVEN READ AND I HAVE PLENTY OF DIPLOMAS WELL GOOD LUCK STEVE

A very basic and small book that gives a pretty good look at stretching from the inside view. I would have liked a bit more in details, but overall I must say it is a good book that is well worth the price for those who would like to know how the muscles are being stretched when used.

As someone who studies anatomy I appreciate the visual representation of familiar and new stretches. It's great to see "what's under the hood." I use this book with Strength Training Anatomy, another book I suggest for a complete exercise program.

The illustrations are outstanding and even younger students can make sense of them. It's a great addition to the ballet teacher's bookcase and is helpful when you can't quite figure out how to increase flexibility in a pupil with, for instance, limited turnout. It gives several options for stretches and shows the primary as well as the secondary muscle groups being worked on. It gives thorough information so that all the stretches are safely performed. I recommend this book for anyone currently teaching dancers/gymnasts/athletes.

The illustrations are outstanding and even younger students can make sense of them. It's a great addition to the ballet teacher's bookcase and is helpful when you can't quite figure out how to increase flexibility in a pupil with, for instance, limited turnout. It gives several options for stretches and shows the primary as well as the secondary muscle groups being worked on. It gives thorough information so that all the stretches are safely performed. I recommend this book for anyone currently teaching dancers/gymnasts/athletes.

As a L&NCTMB, I use this book with clients almost daily. It is clear, concise, & addressess various ability/skill levels. The muscles are easy to differentiate. Isolated muscles stretches as well as muscle group stretches are what this book is all about. Also, it has male and female bodies pictured, as well as male/female helpful hints.
Clients of mine who use the stretches in this book achieve a much greater level of relaxation and well being - thus making massage therapy worth even more than they are paying!

This book is an excellent guide to stretching, for young and old alike. I am a 53 year old female, and the book has helped me stretch tight muscles and become more flexible. I have been to physical therapists in the past, and this book takes you a step further in becoming more flexible.

As any stretching program should be, this book takes a careful and pragmatic look at stretching. It provides no startling new information, but the images and text are concise and useful.

I've been a runner and athlete for over a decade, and even having learned dozens of stretches along the way, this book was well worth the money. It's very comprehensive - contains stretches for every muscle group and even describes the supporting muscle groups you're using when doing a particular stretch. The visuals are clear and helpful as well. The explanations are very easy to follow, and I love that it gives tips within each stretch for increasing the intensity or stretching slightly different muscles with a slightly different motion.

I am a Pilates Instructor, and I have one client who has very tight shoulders, neck and chest muscles. This book helped us get some good ideas for the best stretching techniques to help him stretch out those areas.
I would probably recommend this book to people who have really tight muscles. All the stretches are easy to do anywhere.

Love this book. Clear pictures and brief explinations of what muscles are being stretched and how to stretch them correctly.

I have used this book to not only show and teach clients and patients proper stretching techniques, I have recommended it as a tool for the Physical Therapist at my job, and used it for myself. Illustrations are detailed with specific muscles described in each stretch and are very helpful in understanding the anatomy of each stretch - great book for ANYONE, especially pre- and post-workout for athletes! I also recommend "Stretching" by Bob Anderson in conjunction with this as a teaching tool.

Great book for me and my massage therapy clients. Easy to follow, great photographs, informative.

I found this book to be very helpful in illustrating what stretches worked which muscle groups. I also learned new ways to stretch specific muscles. Amazon had the best price for the book.

This book is great for those who wish to gain more muscle flexibility and strength. It really helps stretching and strngthening every muscle that you can think of. I totally recommend.

Learn how your muscles work and apply your new knowledge to these easy stretching exercises. No matter what your sport is, you'll see improvement.

Stretching Anatomy by Arnold G. Nelson is a great information source used alone or in addition to any fitness program.

ISSA Trainer

This is an excellent book for the under 50 set. For those of us over 60 it is rather hilarious. My limbs have not achieved some of these positions for thirty years. I think if you have studied yoga you might have no trouble with these exercises. I learned a lot about how my muscles work and I will use some of their recommendations but be advised: if you are a senior looking for help stretching those tired muscles, I don't think this is the book for you.

I have been a martial arts teacher for 42 years and have authored over 20 books on the subject. So I know a little about stretching. Stretching Anatomy is a wonderful guide that is concise, yet somehow amazingly complete.

The book isn't written for one particular sport, but the savvy reader will quickly see how the many easy-to-do stretches (and a couple hard ones) will improve their performance within weeks.

Each clearly demonstrated exercise includes simple how-to-do instruction, when to do it, and which primary and secondary muscles are being stretched. The book provides three levels of difficulty, including light movements to warm-up and to help you recovery quickly from an injury or post workout soreness.

A real plus are the anatomy chart-like illustrations that show via colored shading which muscles are being affected by the stretch.

This is an excellent book that I recommend to my students.

Loren W. Christensen author of Fighter's Fact Book 2.