Genius Of Flexibility By Cooley B. (Book)

After a life-threatening accident, Cooley developed a series of 16 resistance stretches that gave his body a degree of flexibility that far surpassed his pre-accident levels. Cooley explains that program here, organizing the stretches into four difficulty levels and addressing personality traits, since, he says, stretching certain muscles can affect non-physical areas in one's life. Once he used the program to heal himself, Cooley began to work with professional athletes and others suffering from injuries, including Olympic gold medal swimmer Dara Torres. While these athletes' testimonies and Cooley's own enthusiasm for his subject are inspiring, the principles he describes will be familiar-and hardly groundbreaking-to yoga students. Cooley's more direct approach and language, however, will appeal to those who find cues in yoga class too subtle or unclear. The chapter on adjusting the intensity level of stretches for maximum benefit without overstretching will be particularly useful, as will the charts listing physiological, spiritual, emotional and psychological concerns and associated stretches organic meal plans and an extensive resource list. 170 b&w photos. "The best trainers in the world have put their hands on me from Sweden to Japan. And nobody knows what Bob knows." -- Charles Austin, 1996 Olympic Gold Medal High Jumper "It is my strong impression that you have uncovered an entirely new discipline of healthcare." -- Dr. Joseph Mercola "Without the flexibility training that Bob developed for me, I could have never accomplished the five Olympic medals I won in Sydney....I also know that Bob's program single-handedly developed me psychologically in very specific ways. With this mental edge, I felt unbelievable. There was no part of me that wasn't improved....What he has figured out about stretching no one knows yet. The world will give Bob the Gold." -- Dara Torres, Olympic Gold Medalist "I do not think that I could have made my fourth Olympic Team without Bob's help. Thank you, Bob, for allowing me to feel and perform better than I ever thought possible." -- Eric Flaim, four-time Olympic Speed Skater PART I: THE GENIUS INSIDE YOU 1. My Story and Your Genius Catapulting everything forward 2. The Inside Secret to Stretching The discovery, that will change the way you stretch forever 3. Stretching Myths and Realities It's time to change your beliefs about stretching 4. The Benefits of Being Flexible Help yourself PART 2: A NEW ESSENTIAL FLEXIBILITY 5. Psychological Self-Education and New Ways of Breathing How to create psychological and emotional well-being 6. The Energy Flow Cycle The natural Order of things 7. The Magic Sixteen Sixteen different stretches, sixteen muscle groups, sixteen energy meridians, and sixteen personalities 8. Natural Stretching Movements and Using Resistance to Stretch Discovering stretch moves PART 3: THE SIXTEEN STRETCHES 9. Sixteen Essential Stretches and the Stretching (and Strengthening) Routines When tbe wbole body bums 10. Energy Series 1 Beginner stretch (and strength) series 11. Energy Series 2 Intermediate stretch (and strength) series 12. Energy Series 3 Assisted stretch (and strength) series 13. Energy Series 4 Advanced stretch (and strength) series PART 4: STRETCHING FOR YOUR LIFE 14. Maximize Your Stretching Program Take your flexibility inventory and learn how to move beyond 15. Preventing Injury When Stretching Bend, but do not break: overstretching 16. Stretching to Create Health and Prevent Illness Heal yourself and others 17. The Organic Lifestyle Ending the stigma of organic • Afterword • Resources • AppendiX A: The Four Corners of Optimal Nutrition by K.C. Craichy • Appendix B: The Science Behind the Meridian Flexibility System • Acknowledgments • Index

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ISBN	9780743270878
More	187 x 231 mm, 312 pp, 156 photos, 8 ill.

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