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Article: Get on the ball: build flexibility, strength and better balance by incorporating ball into your stretching routine.
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- Men's Fitness
- Article date:
- October 1, 2003
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Having spent hours wedged into an Airbus coach seat one Sunday, I woke up the next day feeling like Frankenstein's monster, only less flexible. Mondays are tough enough, but a Monday after a vacation is about as much fun as doing your taxes.
So it was a good thing I had already scheduled a 10 a.m. meeting with physical therapist Stephen Clark, P.T., to get some tips on stretching with a physioball. Still jet-lagged and stiff, my body needed the boost that best comes from stretching--not a rigorous workout, but a good lube job on the joints and muscles.
Clark is the owner and clinical director of Athletic Physical Therapy in Los Angeles. His clients. ...