Yoga Biomechanics - Stretching Redefined

Coverage includes -

Biomechanics Basics; Force, Applied/Modified Loads, and Stress; Progressive Overload and Specificity; Conventional Stretching; Stretching and Performance; Eccentrics; Mechanical Properties of Connective Tissue; Tissue Behavior, Structure, and Composition; Tissue Adaptation, Capacity, and Tension; Exploration into Soft Tissue Injuries; Alignment and Posture

Features include -

Highlights meaningful, evidence-based applications and examples of yoga and/or stretching.

Provides guidelines for non-researcher''s critical interpretation of research, helping them to avoid making poor choices based in well-worn beliefs and hackneyed assumption.

Pushes teachers to a deeper understanding of biomechanics, beyond simply memorizing anatomy, empowering them to make smart choices for instructing a variety of populations in both private and group class settings.

Encourages variety in popular modern-day asana, using props and a keen eye, given our understanding of how the body''s tissues adapt to applied loads.

Educates yoga teachers to think beyond the scripted yoga education they received, stretching their minds to further understand and redefine stretching of the human body.<...

Product details

• Authors: Jules Mitchell
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.02.2019
• EAN: 9781909141612
• ISBN: 978-1-909141-61-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 192 mm x 248 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health > Alternative therapies; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine