If you’re sore from a workout and looking for a productive way to spend your rest day, consider spending some time with your foam roller. Foam rolling is an excellent way to speed up recovery since it ...

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Foam rollers aren’t magic, but they can be handy for certain pre- and post-exercise movements. Here are the two main ways to use yours. Before a workout, in place of stretching If you’re familiar with ...

Foam rolling has been a revolutionary method for self-massage, but is it something we all need? Though the science is mixed in its benefits/lack of benefits to human performance (strength, speed, ...

The deeper you get into your workout routine, the more you reap the rewards — and ahem — the aches and pains, especially if you lean toward a more strenuous approach to exercise — say with running, ...

In our opinion, our rest day is just as important as a workout. Whether you exercise or not, there's never a bad time to give yourself a little TLC. It's time to pull out the foam roller and say ...

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably familiar with the foam roller, or more specifically, health- and wellness-minded people’s obsession with the foam roller. Allow us to introduce ...

Self-myofascial release has been gaining popularity over the years as a way to release tight muscles and improve mobility. There are even entire workout classes devoted to foam rolling — arguably the ...

TUCKED AWAY IN a corner of virtually every gym sits at least one foam roller—a cylindrical, piece of padded PVC that has become a mainstream tool for massaging muscle tissue. There’s nothing magical ...

Foam rollers — those colorful cylinders often tucked into the corners of fitness facilities or home gyms — are used for self– myofascial release, which is essentially a form of self-massage. The ...

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