EveHarrington
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Just wondering if anyone else does muscle rolling...?
It’s been well known in the fitness world for awhile now, but more recently it’s gone mainstream.
I started doing it a few months ago for muscle tension, using a nubby foam roller. A few days ago I expanded and bought three more types of rollers, one a smooth foam roller, and two hand held rollers.
I must say, the effect that muscle rolling has on my body is AMAZING. I hold much of my stress/tension in my shoulders and back. Sometimes it’s so bad that it feels like my nerves are on fire. Muscle rolling calms my nerves down to the point where I don’t feel any of this physical anxiety anymore. I can actually sleep!
It was originally thought that muscle rolling was just a way of prepping for a workout or soothing muscles after a workout, but researchers are finding that it has an effect on the nervous system and can have a calming effect on the body.
It’s pretty interesting stuff! I don’t know exactly how it works, but I know it works for me.
I know that a lot of us hold tension in our muscles so that’s why I thought I’d start this thread on muscle rolling and how it has benefited me. I’m making it a part of my daily routine.
Rollers aren’t that expensive, and for me it was worth spending some money to see if they’d help me. My cheapest roller was about $10 and the most expensive was $20. I bought them off of Amazon. So much more beneficial than many of the other much more expensive things I’ve tried! Lol.
It’s been well known in the fitness world for awhile now, but more recently it’s gone mainstream.
I started doing it a few months ago for muscle tension, using a nubby foam roller. A few days ago I expanded and bought three more types of rollers, one a smooth foam roller, and two hand held rollers.
I must say, the effect that muscle rolling has on my body is AMAZING. I hold much of my stress/tension in my shoulders and back. Sometimes it’s so bad that it feels like my nerves are on fire. Muscle rolling calms my nerves down to the point where I don’t feel any of this physical anxiety anymore. I can actually sleep!
It was originally thought that muscle rolling was just a way of prepping for a workout or soothing muscles after a workout, but researchers are finding that it has an effect on the nervous system and can have a calming effect on the body.
It’s pretty interesting stuff! I don’t know exactly how it works, but I know it works for me.
I know that a lot of us hold tension in our muscles so that’s why I thought I’d start this thread on muscle rolling and how it has benefited me. I’m making it a part of my daily routine.
Rollers aren’t that expensive, and for me it was worth spending some money to see if they’d help me. My cheapest roller was about $10 and the most expensive was $20. I bought them off of Amazon. So much more beneficial than many of the other much more expensive things I’ve tried! Lol.
