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Foam Roller Flexibility
 Poster: A snowHead
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The topic of flexibility is more controversial than Sarah Palin. However, foam roller exercise may be the best compromise between stretching and not stretching.
Check out the article and video
http://www.examiner.com/x-618-Colorado-Mountain-Fitness-Examiner~topic19034-foam-rollers
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Very interesting. I do something of the same kind of thing with a tennis ball against a wall, particularly for trigger points in the buttocks, which I find helps lower back pain (which is something I rarely suffer from, fortunately, but early use of the tennis ball trick usually nips any problems in the bud). The tennis ball technique was initially taught to my daughter, by a chiropracter and is very effective. And most of us have a tennis ball about the place. I can see that a roller of the right consistency would make "self help" easier, for some muscles at any rate. My OH has really bad trigger points in his calf muscles, which I do try to massage, but it's hard work, and boring; maybe with one of these he could do it himself!

What size/type of roller is best for the kind of use displayed in that video - that looked a fairly hefty piece of kit. (The roller did, too. wink )
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 Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

pam w,
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I do something of the same kind of thing with a tennis ball against a wall, particularly for trigger points in the buttocks


Shocked Twisted Evil
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JP, can't beat trigger points in the buttocks. wink
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.

pam w, Hope it doesn't have anything to do with Roy Roger's horse. Toofy Grin
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Tennis balls are good too, in that they can zero in on a small area. As far as roller length, it should be long enough to reach from the top of your head to the base of your spine.
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 Then you can post your own questions or snow reports...
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Lisamer, thanks. I think I'm going to get one. snowHead
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 After all it is free Go on u know u want to!
After all it is free Go on u know u want to!

Laughing I'd get thrown out of my gym going that! Laughing
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rollers are really good for loosening up the IT bands along the outside of the leg. It is very difficult to stretch these any other way..
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