Read it cover-to-cover and found it one of the worse written books in my experience. Endlessly repetitive. Author invents words for movements and stretches that are well-known and places them in 'his' system. First part, which is about a quarter of the book in length, could easily have been written in 5 pages. It basically tells you how to stand and what muscles to engage before undergoing a movement. Not useless info, but hardly qualifies as insightful. The second introduces basic lifts. Done much better by others. e.g. [b:Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training|2098799|Starting Strength Basic Barbell Training|Mark Rippetoe|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1332738315l/2098799._SX50_.jpg|2104162]. The third section introduces some (active) stretches. These are largely conventional. A major disappointment.

Excellent read! Very informative.

This is less a book to read from cover to cover, and more a coffee table (or gym, more accurately) resource. I learned a lot from this book in terms of both movement and mobility, and I will return to this as a resource time and gain. I think the beginning chapters are certainly worth reading, however, and I tried to cheat the system by skipping right to the mobility bits and found myself returning to read them. I understand that the format of this new edition is much improved since the previous one, so I think a lot of the kinks were worked out, but I would like to see improvements to the index in future editions. I use indices all the time in non-fiction books, but in this it is especially important, and I think there needs to be more detailed listings for each body part and issues you might be dealing with. I think some of the information is more ideology than fact (simply because there's a lot we still don't know about movement and mobility), so I think that readers need to be cognisant that their movements may never look 'ideal' no matter how closely they follow Kelly's advice. Overall, however, this is an excellent book worth having on your shelves for both active, athletic people and those who spend too much time hunched over desks.

If you are looking for a guide for mobility and corrective exercises, this the the book for your home library! The text is at the right level for the average non-professional user, if a little chatty. I happen to like that myself but some might not. The exercises are very clear and well documented, you can't' go wrong with this reference! I am an older woman who enjoys intense exerciser and this book has been invaluable to mo

Mustread if you ever feel like doing crossfit or anything similar.