Ideal for time-poor people who want to have a toned, healthy body without spending hours in the gym Choose from seven different routines, all fully illustrated with step-by-step colour photography Allows you to develop an individual programme for your body, level of flexibility, and amount of time available

Jacqueline Lysycia is a yoga, Pilates and fitness teacher who has shared her expertise as a consultant and trainer with one of the UK's most successful health club operators LA Fitness. She is the author of several exercise books including 'Wake up Workout'.

INTRODUCTION; Benefits and types of stretches, Your muscles explained and how to stretch safely 1. WARM UPS AND RELAXATION; Stretches to prevent muscle strain and soreness and to promote relaxation and wellbeing 2. DYNAMIC STRETCHES; Get up and go with invigorating everyday stretches! 3. SPINE STRETCHES; Increase your flexibility and relieve backache with soothing spine stretches 4. HIPS AND LEGS; Open up the hips and lengthen the legs with stretches suitable even for beginners 5. SPINE, HIP AND LEG COMBINATIONS; Move on to these more challenging stretches as your flexibility improves 6. THE UPPER BODY; Improve posture, tone your chest, arms and abdomen and banish neck and shoulder stiffness 7. GENTLE THERAPEUTIC STRETCHES; Release tension in the tissues and organs with this easy round-the-body sequence INDEX