Brad is a Health Science graduate of the University of New England and has postgraduate accreditation’s in athletics, swimming and triathlon coaching. He’s coached elite level and world champion athletes from sports as diverse as triathlon, motor cycle racing, roller skating, squash and baseball. And he’s lectured extensively on sports injury prevention, treatment and management.<\/p>\n
Brad has written more books and articles on stretching and flexibility than any other author; including the Stretching Handbook, the Anatomy of Stretching and the Anatomy of Sports Injuries. His stretching and sports injury articles have been published in numerous health and fitness magazines and extensively online at sites such as About.com, Athletes.com and BodyBuilding.com.<\/p>\n
Magazines such as Runners World, Bicycling, Triathlete, Swimming and Fitness, and Triathlon Sports have featured his work. Amazon has listed his books on 5 Best-Seller lists; Google cites over 100,000 references to him on the internet; and satisfied customers from 122 countries have sent him 100’s of personal testimonials.<\/p>\n
Brad has been involved in the field of stretching, flexibility and sports injury management since the early 90’s and over that time has built a reputation as the go-to-guy for all things stretching and sports injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The\u00a0Ultimate Guide to Stretching & Flexibility<\/i>\u00a0is the book you keep with you wherever you go. It’s an easy-to-use, quick reference guide for anybody involved in health, fitness and sporting activities. Written to minimize the likelihood of sports injury and increase athletic performance, it gives coaches, trainers, athletes and fitness enthusiasts a complete reference handbook to assist with the planning and implementation of their training and rehabilitation sessions.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Ultimate Guide to Stretching & Flexibility<\/i>\u00a0includes 144 pages in a convenient A5 size (5.8 x 8.3 inches or 148mm x 210mm), featuring 150 photos of 135 unique stretching exercises. Chapter 1 provides a basic overview of physiology, fitness and flexibility. The many benefits of stretching are outlined in chapters 2 and 3. Chapter 4 details the different types of stretching. While stretching guidelines (i.e., rules and “how to”) are presented in chapters 5 and 6. Chapter 7 deals specifically with flexibility testing. While the final chapter and ultimate strength of the book, contains 135 photographs of each stretch with step-by-step instructions.<\/p>\n
A unique spiral binding allows the book to lay flat without closing on itself, which means you don’t have to hold the book open with one hand while you’re trying to do the stretches.<\/p>\n
The author, Brad Walker, is a Health Science graduate of the University of New England and has postgraduate accreditation’s in athletics, swimming and triathlon coaching. He has coached elite level and world champion athletes from sports as diverse as triathlon, motor cycle racing, roller skating, squash and baseball, and has lectured extensively on sports injury prevention and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":10955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_cat":[29],"product_tag":[],"yoast_head":"\n