Myofasical release with a foam roller is an effective self-massage technique that will help your fascia and muscles regain lost flexibility, improve your mobility and reduce muscular aches and pains. Fascia is like a webbing that surrounds and intertwines our bones, organs and muscles. It’s similar to layers of cling film that has become too tight and restrictive, suffocating our muscles and limiting our flexibility – no matter how much stretching we tend to do. Unless we loosen and make this fascia more supple we will always feel tight, restricted and more prone to injury. It is caused due to a number of reasons, but most commonly because tightness builds in our bodies over a period of time due to too much sitting, poor posture or a repeated stress on the body. Muscles can become over-worked, fatigued, and when it gets really bad it can make us feel restricted in our everyday movements, effecting even the simple things like putting our shoes and socks on, or getting in and out of the car

I recommend regular foam rolling as a preventative measure to include 3-4 times per week into your normal routine. It doesn’t take too long and your tolerance to the pressure will improve over time as you become more mobile – which is an indicator you’re becoming less restricted and getting better

The areas of the body that respond well to foam rolling is the upper back, hips (glutes) and the legs. To learn more, follow the techniques on my tutorial video below

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