Yoga for Climbers: How to Stretch, Strengthen and Climb Higher Contributor(s): Tsong, Nicole (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594859957 ISBN-13: 9781594859953 Publisher: Mountaineers Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Yoga |
Dewey: 613.704 |
LCCN: 2015041155 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.1" W x 5.4" L (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: Yoga for Climbers will show you how to create a yoga practice at home that will keep you healthy, prevent injuries, and support and improve your outdoor passions. This guide feature easy-to-understand yoga poses and sequences designed to address the specific stresses that climbing enact on the body. This guide feature: - Detailed overviews of the areas of the body most impacted by climbing and hiking - Injuries common to these sports that yoga can address - Explanation of yoga's physical and mental benefits, and how it can enhance time on rock or trail - Foundational techniques for creating a yoga practice, including the fundamentals of meditation - Several sequences for a home practice, designed specifically for climbers and hikers - Interviews with climbers and hikers who use yoga to support their physical strength and hone their mental focus--from professionals, such as Steph Davis and Buzz Burrell, to average weekend-warriors For inspiration and visual appeal, the books include panoramas of yoga poses in outdoor settings, studio photos of the specific yoga poses and sequences, and technical drawings related to anatomy and common ailments. |
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