The Whartons' Stretch Book
 

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The Whartons' Stretch Book

Published in 1996, The Whartons' Stretch Book is considered the touchstone text for active isolated flexibility,  pioneered by Jim and Phil Wharton.  With over 50 stretches, this easy- to-read book provides concise instructions, along with clear illustrations, to assist you in learning this life-changing range of motion technique. Whether you are a serious competitor, weekend warrior, or struggling with injury or muscular imbalance this book will provide you with your road map for success.

Purchase it on this site as part of The Whartons Flexibility Kit or at most major retailerS. A few of the retailers are listed below.

 


 

 
 

The Whartons' Back Book

 

Published in 2003, The Whartons' Back Book is the ultimate back-care guide.  Inspired by Phil's story - self-correction of a 33-degree curvature of the spine -  this work takes you through the necessary movements for back health.  You will be taken step-by-step through both the flexibility and strength exercises necessary for optimal health. 

  • Understand how the back works and why back problems can often be traced to injuries in other parts of the body.

  • Reverse or completely cure back problem stemming from more than 50 conditions, activities, and sports-related injuries.

  • Relieve back-related troubles caused by anything from extra pounds to osteoporosis, work, tension, or the way you sleep.

 

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The Whartons' Complete Strength Book

The Whartons' Complete Strength Book is the definitive guide to ensuring muscular balance and stability, providing postural alignment, preventing injury, and achieving optimum health.  Using the active isolated techniques introduced in The Whartons' Stretch Book, you'll learn how to create a personal training program backed by sound scientific principles and specifically tailored to your unique health and fitness goals.

The Whartons’ Complete Strength Book is a comprehensive catalogue of The Whartons Strength Zone®, featuring active isolated strength exercises, covering all five zones of the body. This head-to-toe  joint-integrity strength system allows you to uniquely target individual muscles, thus addressing key areas that are often missed by other strength training methods.  These omissions of strength are key components of muscular imbalances.  Relevant conditions include but are not limited to back pain including scoliosis and disk issues; hip pain; IT band syndrome; knee conditions including patellar tendonitis; lower leg and foot pain including Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis rotator cuff issues; neck pain, including “text neck”; tennis elbow; RSI and carpal tunnel syndrome. With exercises that can be performed anywhere, this is the ultimate program for the solutions oriented DIYer.

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"The Whartons' Strength Book can serve as a personal trainer in a unique system of working individual muscles to attain not only greater strength but also improved general health.  Having worked with the Whartons, I consider them uniquely qualified as teachers of this method."  - Andrew Weil, M.D.


 

The Whartons' Strength Book - Upper Body

The Whartons’ Strength Book: Upper Body is the go-to reference for those who want to focus their joint-integrity strength program on Whartons Strength Zones® Two, Three, and Four: Shoulder; Neck; and Arm, Wrist, Elbow, and Hands.  Relevant conditions include but are not limited to rotator cuff issues; neck pain, including “text neck”; tennis elbow; RSI and carpal tunnel syndrome. By targeting individual muscles, active isolated strength training allows for point-specific balance and stabilization. 

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The Whartons' Strength Book - Lower Body

The Whartons’ Strength Book: Lower Body is the perfect choice for those who want to focus their joint-integrity strength program on Whartons Strength Zones® One and Five: Upper Legs, Hips, and Trunk (including Abs and Back [extended core]); and Lower Legs, Ankles, and Feet. Relevant conditions include but are not limited to back pain including scoliosis and disk issues; hip pain; IT band syndrome; knee conditions including patellar tendonitis; lower leg and foot pain including Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis.   By targeting individual muscles, active isolated strength training identifies and corrects the source of muscular imbalances.

Note: This is an E-Book