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The Supple Body: The New Way to Fitness, Strength and Flexibility
The Supple Body The New Way to Fitness Strength and Flexibility Author:Sara Black Fed up with step-aerobics and feeling the burn? Do you wish for a world outside multi-purpose gyms? the Supple Body presents an exercise philosophy leading to fitness, firmness and strength without the sweat and the pain that we are often told are necessary for a healthy body. Sara Black has studied yoga, t'ai chi and other forms of exercise... more » in America and Great Britain since her early teens. In The Supple Body she has drawn upon both Eastern and Western practices to create her own synthesis of the most effective and enjoyable techniques. The book includes exercises that target specific areas of the body. Some of these areas, like the back, are familiar trouble spots for which the right exercise can prevent discomfort. Others, like the face, lend themselves to rejuvenation techniques, by gently working the muscles. All the exercises, an dth accompanying relaxation methods, lead to awarness and control of the entire body. Three hundred specially commissioned photos by award-winning photographer Antonia Deutsch provide the reader with a comprehensive step-by-step guide to each routine.« less