Someone convinced you to buy a foam roller and you used it for a total of an hour the first week you bought it. Sound familiar?
Runners Feed Senior Editor, Chantelle Wilder wrote an article entitled “Save Your Money, Use Self-Myofascial Release Tools“. Below is an excerpt that perfectly explains why you should continue to use your foam roller.
Sweep regularly…
Think of it like sweeping your kitchen floor. If you sweep daily the chore is easy. If you wait a week, the grime has moved into the crevices of the baseboards, making this chore increasingly difficult. Wait a month, and you’re spending $90 on hiring a Molly Maid before your parents come to visit! Similarly, if you don’t ‘sweep up’ the junk in your muscles daily, this junk turns into knots and makes a semi-permanent home in your muscle fascia. Eventually your body is uncooperative and in desperation you end up spending $90 on a deep-tissue massage before your biggest race of the season.
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[...] very busy lives and sometimes have difficulty squeezing in a post-run shower, let alone a 20-minute foam rolling session. However, the ugly truth remains: aside from the few genetically blessed individuals, most people [...]