Stretching Exercises for Seniors: Simple Movements to Improve Posture, Decrease Back Pain, and Prevent Injury After 60

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It’s Never Too Late to Start Stretching Exercises for Health, Strength, and Mobility! Do you find yourself getting stiffer and more tense with age? Do the active hobbies you used to love suddenly cause you pain or injury? Do you struggle with the range of motion for day-to-day activities like picking up your grandchildren? Regular stretching keeps our limbs flexible, elongated, and healthy at any age. As we move from middle age into our senior years, it becomes even more important. In fact, a stretching routine will help build good posture, encourage muscle relaxation, and relieve many aches and pains. It can even improve your mental state through mindfulness and relaxation! With Stretching Exercises for Seniors, author and fitness expert, Baz Thompson, has provided a thorough guide to stretching for people over 60. The multitude of stretches inside cover every part of your body from the top of your head to the tips of your toes. Each exercise is presented in detail with a visual demonstration, and it’s explained specifically for older people. With tips, techniques, and practical advice, backed by the wisdom of doctors and physical therapists, the stretches in this book will make you feel as loose and limber as a teenager. In Stretching Exercises for Seniors, you’ll discover: [list] [*]How stretching can help us feel younger than our chronological age [*]Why stretching is absolutely essential for our joints, ligaments, and tendons [*]Exercises to increase functional mobility in the hip flexors, hamstrings, calves, and quadriceps [*]Ways to release tension in the neck, shoulders, and lower back [*]Morning stretches to release tension and wake up your body [*]Movements to warm up your muscles for exercise, biking, or gardening [*]Post-activity cooldowns to make your limbs more supple and flexible [*]Evening stretching routines to wind down and decompress before bedtime [*]Targeted stretches to make the hands, feet, fingers, toes, wrists, and ankles healthier than ever [*]Detailed explanations and illustrations, with modifications for stiff, tight muscles [/list] You’re never too old to start stretching, and you don’t have to already be flexible. Stretching Exercises for Seniors is written just for you, and it has all the information you need to stretch safely and effectively. Stretching is incredibly beneficial for your muscles, joints, and even your mind. When you start stretching on a regular basis, you’ll wonder why you didn’t start sooner! Loosen up your body, improve your health, and feel younger than ever. Scroll up and one-click Stretching Exercises for Seniors now! Download Directly from Usenet. Sign up now to get

Author(s): Thompson, Baz; Lynch, Britney
Series: Ebook v4
Publisher: Baz Thompson
Year: 2021

Language: English
Commentary: Stretching Exercises for Seniors After 60
Tags: Stretching Exercises for Seniors After 60

Introduction

Chapter1 ThePowerofStretching

OurBodiesAsWeAge

TheBenefitsofStretching

TheTypesofStretching

When,Where,andHowtoStretch

Chapter2 MorningStretches

UpperBody Stretches

OverheadStretch

CactusArms

NeckRollStretch

SeatedSpinalTwist

CatandCow

LowerBody Stretches

SeatedForwardBend

FootPointandFlex

HalfKneelingHipFlexorStretch

LyingKneestoChest

AllFoursSideBend

Chapter3 EveningandBedtimeStretches

Upper Body Stretches

BearHug

SeatedOverheadSideStretch
ThreadtheNeedle

FloorAngels

Child’sPose

Lower Body Stretches

BananaStretch

WindshieldWipersStretch

ReclinedFigureFour

LyingSpinalTwist

ReclinedButterflyStretch

Chapter4

Pre-ActivityStretches

Upper Body Stretches

CrossBodyShoulderStretch

OverheadTricepStretch

EartoShoulderNeckStretch

StandingChestStretch

StandingTorsoTwist

Lower Body Stretches

HurdlerHamstringStretch

StandingCalfStretch

QuadStretch

SeatedButterfly

StandingLunge

Chapter5 Post-ActivityStretches

Upper Body Stretches

WristRotationBicepStretch
ShoulderRolls

EagleArmsPose

SupermanStretch

LyingPectoralStretch

Lower Body Stretches

LyingHamstringStretch

BridgePose

HappyBabyStretch

SquarePose

KneetoOppositeShoulderITBandStretch

Chapter6 TargetAreaStretches

Upper Body Stretches

HandandFingerTendonGlide

WristFlexorandExtensorStretch

WristUlnarandRadialStretch

ButterflyWingsUpperBackStretch

CobraAbs

Lower Body Stretches

ToeRaises,Points,andCurls

ToeExtensionorFootFlex

AnkleAlphabet

KneelingShinStretch

HipRotations

Conclusion

References