15-Minute Stretch: Four 15-Minute Workouts for Flexibility, Posture, and Strength by Martin, Suzanne

Improve physical performance and overall health with these simple 15-minute stretches.

Do you need quick yet effective stretches for a leaner, more flexible, stronger you? Then you'll love these four 15-minute workout plans for beginners. This exercise book is filled with easy workouts to improve posture, strengthen muscles and help with injury recovery -- and it includes sciatic stretches!

Here's what you'll find inside:

- Four illustrated step-by-step sequences: morning stretches, posture stretch, flexibility stretch and strength stretch
- At-a-glance summaries of the complete 15-minute sequences
- Clear step-by-step instructions, allowing you to get an instructor-led experience at home
- General information on the benefits of stretching
- Advice for beginners on safe practice and modifications for the sequences

Stretching is for everyone: whether you're a dancer or runner, you need relief from sitting behind a screen all day. A daily stretch routine can greatly alleviate aches and pains and improve your quality of life -- it's also a fantastic way to reduce stress! This workout book combines stretches found in yoga and pilates practices -- and physical therapy. It also gives you strategies for healthy living and relaxation techniques.

Each section has clear step-by-step photographs paired with easy-to-follow instructions and graphics to explain exactly what to do, understand which muscles to focus on, and where you need to feel the stretch. At the end of each 15-minute program, there's an at-a-glance summary of the routine. 15-Minute Stretch will inspire you to slot these simple exercises into your schedule, so you reap the benefits of enhanced health and fitness.

The 15-Minute series are easy-to-use exercise books for time-poor people, with a step-by-step approach for effective results. Fit exercise into your busy life with short but effective programs. Include 15-Minute Gentle Yoga, 15-Minute Pilates, 15-Minute Better Back for a total body workout.

Author: Suzanne Martin
Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Published: 03/01/2022
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780744051292

About the Author
Suzanne Martin is a dancer, exercise instructor, Pilates teacher, and physical therapist. Throughout her very active 25-year career, Suzanne struggled with minor scoliosis. Her life experiences led her to become a back workout expert, and she has written exercise books to help others improve their own quality of life, including 15 Minute Better Back Workout and Stretching.