Self-myofascial release has been gaining popularity over the years as a way to release tight muscles and improve mobility. There are even entire workout classes devoted to foam rolling — arguably the ...

Self-myofascial release has been gaining popularity over the years as a way to release tight muscles and improve mobility. There are even entire workout classes devoted to foam rolling — arguably the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced fitness enthusiasts to work out at home more often, and that has created an interesting corollary: home-based recovery from those workouts. With access to sports ...

The new research aims to discover whether self-myofascial release might have beneficial effects on athletic performance, injury prevention, or recovery. Self-myofascial release takes two forms. In one ...

Which foam rollers for sciatica are best? Shooting pain that radiates down the legs from the lower back is associated with sciatica and can be debilitating. One way to naturally relieve sciatica pain ...

While there are tons of overhyped recovery aids, the foam roller is legit; a 2023 review published in Sports found more positive evidence to support this kind of self-myofascial release (AKA ...

Exercise fads come and go with the regularity of diet fads. Tae bo, Thighmaster and, dare I say, pole dancing, have waxed and waned in popularity over the years. Now there are foam rollers multiplying ...

In the fitness world, the foam roller is a popular accessory to use during the stretching portion of a workout — it can help improve muscle length and joint motion, according to the American Council ...

In a world dominated by high-tech massage guns and expensive ice baths, sometimes the simplest recovery tools are still the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced fitness enthusiasts to work out at home more often, and that has created an interesting corollary: home-based recovery from those workouts. With access to sports ...