A full-colour, step-by-step guide to end pain, regain range of motion, and prevent injury using the foam roller.
With this helpful full-colour guide, you can learn how to use your foam roller to remediate muscle strain caused by everything from sitting long hours at your desk to overdoing it at the gym. In addition, special programs will enhance your sporting life, whether you hit the track, the court or the slopes.
Designed to improve your posture, balance and muscle tone, each exercise is carefully explained and includes step-by-step colour photos to guarantee you do it right and gain the maximum benefits, including:
* Increase Flexibility
* Release Tension
* Alleviate Chronic Pain
* Rehabilitate Injury
* Improve Core Strength
* Break Up Knots
Author Biography
Dr. Karl Knopf, or Dr. Karl, as his students used to call him, has been involved in the health and fitness of older adults and the disabled for over 40 years. During this time he has worked in almost every aspect of the industry, from personal training and therapy to consultation. While at Foothill College, Karl was the coordinator of the Adaptive Fitness Technician Program and Life Long Learning Institute. He taught disabled students and undergraduates about corrective exercise. In addition to teaching, Karl developed the Fitness Educators of Older Adults Association to guide trainers of older adults. Currently Karl is a director at the International Sports Science Association and is on the advisor board of PBS's Sit and Be Fit show.
