Psoas Strength and Flexibility: Core Workouts to Increase Mobility, Reduce Injuries and End Back Pain

I bought this book and "the psoas book" by Liz Koch at the same time. I read this one first and was pretty disappointed. Content was extremely superficial. It was more like a wellness book for a middle schooler and they made a point to mention the psoas when they could. Two things in particular bothered me with the book. First, she criticizes a specific author and that person's book about the psoas. I thought that was completely unprofessional and unnecessary, especially from someone whose only credential is that she is a "certified personal trainer". She criticizes this other book and suggests the author was making up material in order to sell books. Second, she has a part of the book where she states that she doesn't really believe in the strength and flexibility of the psoas. What? Then was is your book called Psoas: Strength and Flexibility? The book that she criticized was the other book I purchased (by Liz Koch) and I thought that other book was light years better than this one.Overall, I was really disappointed in the book. If I had read the Liz Koch book first I would have never ordered this one.One last thing, book jacket says 100s of step by step photos. 100s means "multiple hundreds". There were 160 photos show it should have been 100+ photos. It's misleading.

I’ve worked out with a number of trainers over the years, and they all mentioned the psoas but never really explained what it was. Psoas Strength and Flexibility, however, does the opposite. The book provides an explanation of not only what and where the psoas is, but how it relates to all different types of movements, both those of exercise and simply of daily life. Although the author does dip into the very scientific aspects of the psoas and its anatomy, it is accompanied by a more lay description that even non-scientifically minded people like me can understand. There’s also an extensive list of references used to write the book, and even though I’m not going to seek them all out for further information, I like that confirmation that the author really did her research and knows what she’s talking about. I also appreciate the author's judicious approach to the importance of the psoas to the body's function. She views it as integral to an overall state of health and well-being, but acknowledges that it's not the magical key to unlocking your new beach body or eliminating stress from your life. I particularly appreciate the analogy of the body being like a guitar, whose strings need to be checked and adjusted before use. For me, that really brings home the book's focus on whole-body fitness and health.

Okay, I’m always interested in trendy or exciting new work-out techniques or gadgets to try. I scrolled past this book at first, before I realized- when was the last time I saw a book dedicated to the psoas?? So I went back, read the blurb, and decided to give it a try. I do a lot of walking and running, and I knew the psoas is important in that aspect- as well as in a lot of other daily activities! This book begins with some tests to see if your psoas is healthy, and then ways to maintain a healthy psoas. It gives you several different categories of stretches to try, from flexibility to strength. It also gives some yoga poses that work for your psoas- yes, please! I always love when books include programs I could use realistically in my life- like becoming more flexible, something I am ALWAYS working on. There’s even on for a sedentary lifestyle, which would work well for some of my family members and my boyfriend, who spends all day in an office! This is a great book, give it a shot if you’re interested in learning about the unfashionable but incredibly important psoas muscle.

I bought this book for my husband who suffers from lower back pain. After some research on the internet we found out that he might have an issue with his psoas muscle. He doesn't like taking any medication so we thought this book might be helpful. Not only does it tell you about how to strengthen your psoas muscle, but it gives information of what will help and will not help. It describes the reasons why you need to keep your psoas muscle flexible and strong. How things like sleep, nutrition and hydration are important to keeping you and your psoas muscle healthy.The book contains all the exercises you need. All the stretches and exercises are accompanied by photos and detailed instructions. It goes from flexibility stretches to strengthening exercises. It goes over yoga poses to help your psoas muscle. It covers many of the poses that I've done in many of my classes. It also goes through some Pilates exercises and finally some strength exercises. I think it’s quite a complete book from nutrition to exercise. If this book doesn't help your psoas muscle right away, it will totally get you in shape. Hope my husband takes advantage of it.

This book was exactly what I was looking for. Offering some simple tests to see if your Psoas is tight or weak, as well a variety of exercises so that your routine can be modified to fit your specific level of ability/disability.

My hip flexor/Psoas strain keeps reoccurring after too much sitting. So many of these stretches can be done at work.

Easy to read, clear diagrams

Very well done book

il libro è carino, ci sono foto in bianco e nero di molti esercizi. Avrei però preferito un maggiore approfondimento della parte anatomico-funzionale e dettagli su come i vari esercizi andrebbero posti in sequenza a seconda delle necessità...nel complesso sembra più un manualetto di ginnastica faidate che avrebbe potuto avere anche un altro titolo...Ora ne ho comprato un altro e sono in attesa di vederlo, speriamo sia più tecnico...

Molto utile e completo

Good book