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No one is immune. For people from champion athletes to desk-bound white-collar professionals, many simple acts of life--a relaxing evening stroll through the neighborhood, an exhilarating run along a sandy beach, just bending down to tie a loose shoelace-are often acts of torture. The walking wounded suffer from torn rotator cuffs, tennis elbow, jogger's knees, bad backs, stiff necks, sore feet, and swollen ankles. It could, without exaggeration, be called a modem epidemic. In this brilliant book, renowned anatomical functionalist Pete Egoscue identifies the epidemic's causes and effects. By recognizing that the human body is dependent on adequate motion to maintain its full range of physical functions, he has revolutionized both the treatment of musculoskeletal pain and the techniques for training athletes to achieve peak performance levels. Brimming with common sense and practical advice, the heart of this important book consists of twenty-two easy-to-do, highly effective exercises that stretch, strengthen, and relax the body, allowing a return to proper alignment.… (meer)
The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power to Rejuvenate It door Peter Egoscue (1992)
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A good book which stresses the need to keep moving if you want to keep your health. He also stresses taking responsibility for your own health, and not expecting some pill or surgery to be as good a 'fix' as you could do by changing some lifestyle. He writes in a conversational style that is easy to read. I'm not sure if I agree with all his explanations for how our bodies work (he uses analogies a lot), but I do think his approach is effective for a majority of modern complaints. I'm not very good at making a self-assessment, as he suggests, by looking in a mirror but if someone else can help me identify the areas where I'm not aligned, his exercises are described and illustrated. ( )
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
This book is dedicated to all those people who knew what was wrong with them, but were told they did not; to all those people who knew what to do about it, but were told they could not, and to all those people who tried to tell someone, but were told they should not.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
What kind of book is this? Fitness, alternative health care, diet, workout, back pain?
Foreword: In mid-1998 I was told by several doctors that unless I had either a discectomy or a discectomy plus a fusion, I probably would never play golf successfully again.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
There are many definitions of fitness. Here's mine:The positive control of one's environment on a daily basis without effort. (p.45)
Health is not a product....It's become second nature to try and buy our way out of an illness with surgery or medication when the only effective way out is to take responsibility and alter a self-destructive lifestyle. (p.48)
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Now you know why I like my job. Now you know why I wrote this book.
No one is immune. For people from champion athletes to desk-bound white-collar professionals, many simple acts of life--a relaxing evening stroll through the neighborhood, an exhilarating run along a sandy beach, just bending down to tie a loose shoelace-are often acts of torture. The walking wounded suffer from torn rotator cuffs, tennis elbow, jogger's knees, bad backs, stiff necks, sore feet, and swollen ankles. It could, without exaggeration, be called a modem epidemic. In this brilliant book, renowned anatomical functionalist Pete Egoscue identifies the epidemic's causes and effects. By recognizing that the human body is dependent on adequate motion to maintain its full range of physical functions, he has revolutionized both the treatment of musculoskeletal pain and the techniques for training athletes to achieve peak performance levels. Brimming with common sense and practical advice, the heart of this important book consists of twenty-two easy-to-do, highly effective exercises that stretch, strengthen, and relax the body, allowing a return to proper alignment.
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He writes in a conversational style that is easy to read. I'm not sure if I agree with all his explanations for how our bodies work (he uses analogies a lot), but I do think his approach is effective for a majority of modern complaints. I'm not very good at making a self-assessment, as he suggests, by looking in a mirror but if someone else can help me identify the areas where I'm not aligned, his exercises are described and illustrated. (