{"id":3097,"date":"2018-06-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/miracles-foam-rolling\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:41:53","slug":"miracles-foam-rolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trifocusfitnessacademy.co.za\/personal-fitness-training-blog\/miracles-foam-rolling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Miracles of Foam Rolling"},"content":{"rendered":"

A foam roller hardly looks like a “miraculous tool of wellness”. But ask doctors and experts, and they’ll tell you that we should all be doing foam rolling\u00a0– every day.\u00a0“Have you ever had those days where you feel like your knee is feeling a little sore, but you don\u2019t remember hurting it while you were training?” asks Kayla Itsines?<\/a>\u00a0“Sometimes things like training and bad posture can cause your muscles and their surrounding fibers to become thicker and tighter, which cause tension and sometimes pain in your body”, she says. The solution? Foam rolling!<\/p>\n

Foam rolling advantages and tips<\/h2>\n

Foam rolling\u00a0gives you a deep tissue massage that reduces inflammation and joint stress<\/h2>\n

The kind of massage you get with a foam roller is termed myofascial release:<\/p>\n

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  • Fascia is the tissue that covers every muscle, organ and nerve (think about the shrink wrap covering stationery), keeping everything together. When you train, the fascia in your body can become tight, or can sustain micro tears. If you don’t release the tightness (or heal the tears), your muscle\/joint mobility will be compromised. This not only affects your performance but\u00a0it could invite futher (more serious) injuries.<\/li>\n
  • Myofascial release is when these fascia are massaged and they soften and “release” the tension, restoring mobility, encouraging healing. This sort of deep tissue massage is ideal for managing inflammation and joint pain.<\/li>\n
  • During foam rolling, you put targeted pressure on your fascia which\u00a0releases your pressure points and reduces pain associated with, for example,\u00a0shin splints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n