Self-myofascial release has been gaining popularity over the years as a way to release tight muscles and improve mobility. There are even entire workout classes devoted to foam rolling — arguably the ...

You can foam roll before or after a workout to release tension in areas like your hip flexors and calves. Here's how to foam ...

Self-myofascial release has been gaining popularity over the years as a way to release tight muscles and improve mobility. There are even entire workout classes devoted to foam rolling — arguably the ...

Recovery is the key word, and it’s important to understand that rest and recovery are very different. With “Netflix and chill” now a known mainstream reset—and because our work culture is productivity ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced fitness enthusiasts to work out at home more often, and that has created an interesting corollary: home-based recovery from those workouts. With access to sports ...

The new research aims to discover whether self-myofascial release might have beneficial effects on athletic performance, injury prevention, or recovery. Self-myofascial release takes two forms. In one ...

We just had 1,000 women participate in the Girlfriends Half-Marathon to benefit the Susan G. Komen For a Cure. That means a number of them probably feel a little stiff this week. We thought this would ...

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 ...

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 ...

Which foam rollers for sciatica are best? Shooting pain that radiates down the legs from the lower back is associated with sciatica and can be debilitating. One way to naturally relieve sciatica pain ...