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 ...
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 ...
If you wake up every morning with an aching lower back or find yourself rubbing sore shoulders several afternoons a week, you’re far from alone. An estimated 50 million Americans suffer from some kind ...
Foam rollers are a simple and affordable way to enhance your workouts. Though most just use them as a tool for post-workout recovery, foam rollers can also be extremely useful during warm-ups. Rolling ...
Recovery is my least favorite aspect about exercising. After finishing a long workout, I'm sweaty, I'm tired and I'm almost always starving. The last thing I want to do is stretch and foam roll, but I ...
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, ...
How can you use the foam roller lying unused in the corner as a key bit of strength kit? If you're working out from home, the chances are you don’t have a great deal of kit. This full-body workout ...
Foam rolling is more than a fad. Sure, it may seem like everyone from fitness influencer to reluctant gym novice (aka me) has been talking about foam rollers recently, but that’s because they have ...
‘"Today" fitness expert Kathy Kaehler offers some ideas for adding a little variety to your workout with foam rollers. Here are her tips. Foam rollers were once used for packing heavy equipment. Now, ...