Bob Anderson Biography -
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Published on: 3/14/2006
Last Visited: 6/7/2008
After several years of exercising and stretching with Jean and a small group of friends, Bob gradually developed a method of stretching that could be taught to anyone.Soon, he was teaching his technique to others.He began working with professional teams, then college teams, other amateur athletes, and with a variety of people at sports medicine clinics, racquetball clubs, athletic clubs and running stores throughout the country.
Bob and Jean first published their book Stretching in 1975 and in four years sold over 35,000 copies by mail.
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A second major revision was published in July 2000, with over 1000 new drawings by Jean Anderson.
Jean Anderson was born in 1945 in Long Beach, California and has a B.A. in art from California State University at Long Beach.She began running and cycling with Bob in 1970.She developed a system of drawing the various stretch positions as she and Bob worked on the different stretches through the years.Jean was the typesetter, illustrator and editor of the first edition of Stretching.She also designs, hand-dyes and knits multi-colored wool hats.