Foam Rolling and Injury Prevention

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Do you know what a foam roller is? If not, it’s a long, dense cylindrical piece of foam.

It looks like a huge log depending on what type you have access to.

You have probably seen someone at the gym use it one way or another.

It’s a handy, low-cost way to do deep tissue massage on yourself. The benefits:

• You can use it for injury prevention
• You can use it as part of your recovery from different injuries

In this article, you will learn:

• What a foam roller does to your body
• How to use a foam roller properly
• Common foam rolling mistakes
• The best time to foam roll
• Speed of foam rolling
• Foam rolling when sore

What a Foam Roller Does to Your Body

A foam roller is used to give yourself a deep tissue massage.

Let’s get one thing straight: for massage, nothing beats a qualified practitioner, with a great knowledge of anatomy, and strong hands. That offers more precision than anything else.

But since it’s not practical to get a deep tissue massage every day, or even 3–4 times per week, your…