Anatomy & essential stretching exercises for tennis
Subtitle: and other racket sports, including paddleball, squash, and badminton
By: text, Guillermo Seijas ; english translation by Eric A. Bye ; scientific review, Prof. Victor Götzens ; illustrations: Myriam Ferrón
Contributors: Bye, Eric A., translator; Götzens García, Víctor, science editor; Ferrón, Miriam, illustrator
Edition: First edition for the United States, its territories and dependencies, and Canada.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781438009698
Subjects: Stretching exercises; Anatomy; Tennis; Racket games
Other titles: Anatomy and essential stretching exercises for tennis; Anatomy & 100 stretching exercises for tennis; Anatomy and one hundred stretching exercises for tennis
Work titles: Anatomía & 100 estiramientos esenciales para tenis
Description: "Find 100 stretches that will take your racket game to a whole new level. From the occasional tennis player to the high-performance athlete, everyone can benefit from knowledge about biomechanics, ergonomics, stretching techniques, and more. Discover guidelines and advice designed to help tennis players, as well as paddleball, squash, and badminton enthusiasts improve their safety and performance. Beginners and advanced players will find: Instructions on choosing the right racket to fit your specific needs for greater comfort and performance; Knowledge about the biomechanics of racket sports, including the anatomical descriptions of the muscle groups involved; 88 specific stretches to help players achieve optimal performance; 12 dynamic warm-up stretches to delay the onset of muscle fatigue and avoid discomfort due to prolonged playing; The basic history and evolution of tennis and other racket sports, and more. Includes detailed explanations, full color photographs and illustrations, step-by-step descriptions of each exercise and technique and its impact on anatomy. Tennis players and racket enthusiasts will be glad they learned how to improve formand reach new performance heightswith every serve, volley, and passing shot."--
Notes: "The racket, basics, techniques, sets of stretches, precautions, advice."--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page 152) and index.