If you've never invested in a foam roller -- commonly found at sporting goods stores for 20 to 40 bucks -- you're doing your muscles a major disservice. Regularly using a foam roller offers many of ...

According to the American Council on Exercise, foam rolling (also known as self-myofascial release) can help you recover from workouts faster and more effectively. Joy Puleo, program manager at ...

A foam roller, which is much cheaper than a massage gun, can provide self-message benefits while alleviating muscle pain, improving range of motion and relaxing the nervous system. Certain foam roller ...

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 ...

Amy Ward, a Beachbody master trainer, does the Foam Roller Hamstring at Little Rock Racquet Club. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/CELIA STOREY) If you've ever wondered why your fellow gymgoers are sitting ...

Foam rollers — those colorful cylinders often tucked into the corners of fitness facilities or home gyms — are used for self– myofascial release, which is essentially a form of self-massage. The ...

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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 ...

Hamstring strains are one of the most common—and frustrating—soft-tissue injuries suffered by athletes. There are two main types: an acute strain and a proximal hamstring tendinopathy, a ...