Let's Foam Roll | .
With the increase of home workouts these days, we need to make sure we’re incorporating both stretching and foam rolling (self- myofascial release) to our routines.
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Foam rolling is a stretching technique where gentle force is applied to muscle fibres that are clustered together in a knot. This added pressure allows for the knot of muscle fibres to go back to their original alignment, releasing muscle tension.
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Foam rolling can be done both before and or after your workout.
🔺Pros before a workout:
• Will increase the elasticity of the tissue.
• Increase ROM!
- great to do before a big leg day to get nice and deep in your squats.
• Increases blood flow to the muscle.
🔻Pros After Workout:
• Increasing blood flow and oxygen to to the worked muscles helping with recovery time.
• Always compliment foam rolling with regular stretches for your worked muscle groups.
Here is some foam rolling you can incorporate before or after a leg day!
1. IT BAND
2. QUADS (Double & Single leg)
3. HAMSTRINGS
4. GLUTES.
Enjoy!
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