Foam Rolling

Those of you that know me, know that my flexibility is pretty darn awful, compounded by the fact that my muscles are perpetually knotted and tight. So Dani invited me down to Fleet Feet after running last night, to go to a seminar of sorts on something called foam rolling. In spite of being rather skeptical, I decided to give it a shot, not really knowing what I was getting into.

OMG.

Even today, my right leg feels dramatically better than my left. So many people showed up that there weren't enough rollers for everyone to have one, so we traded out halfway through, thus why only my right side got worked on. So here's basically what foam rolling is...

http://www.coreperformance.com/knowledge/training/foam-roll.html

So we got shown a little routine, focusing primarily on the legs, and it was absolutely wonderful. Very painful initially, but I certainly feel much better now as a result of that. That it could make such a noticeable difference was quite surprising, but I could very clearly feel it working out the knots and tightness in my legs. So, I think I may well go ahead and make myself a good hard roller, and continue the exercises.

Anyone who suffers from perpetually tight muscles like I do could do worse than to take a look at foam rolling. My skepticism has been won over, check it out...