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Figure 7-5. Total Body Post-Exercise Stretching Program 1. Standing

2. Sitting

Lateral/Forward Neck Flexion

Swimmers Stretch

Upper Back Stretch

ITB Stretch

Posterior Shoulder Stretch

Butterflies

Overhead Side Stretch

3-Way Hurdler’s Stretch

Triceps Stretch (and side bend)

Seated Head to Knee Stretch

3. On Back

4. On Stomach

Supine Back Stretch

Prone Quad

Hip Stretch

Torso Prone Stretch

Hip Cross-Overs

5. Kneeling

6. Standing

Shin-Quad Stretch

Iliopsoas Stretch

Achilles Stretch

Gastrocnemius Stretch

Forearm-Wrist Stretch

Soleus Stretch

Kneeling Lunge with Pelvic Tilt

Resources "

Alter, MJ. Sport Stretch. Champaign, IL: Leisure Press, 1990.

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Anderson, B. Stretching. Bolinas, CA: Shelter, 1980.

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Appleton, B. Stretching and Flexibility: Everything You Never Wanted to Know, 1995. Available: chesapeake http://www.ntf.ca/NTF/papers/rma/ stretching_toc.html.

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Tritschler, T. Stretching and Strengthening Exercises. New York: Thieme, 1991.

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