Looks harmless. Doesn't it. Foamy, squishy, comfortable. Those all come to mind when I see people on these things or when I generally think of foam. I got one the other week and rudely found out the real story.
This little ton of fun is a foam roller. I never really got foam rollers. I saw people in the gym rocking slowly back and forth on them before. I just though it was their way of being "productive" while not really doing anything. I was wrong. Really wrong.
Ever have a bruise that really hurt? The ones that you could barely touch. Or better yet, have a bruise that your wife or girlfriend/boyfriend pushed on asking "Does that hurt?" Okay, you get it. Now, image 75 percent of your of body weight balanced over the bruise. To cap it off, roll back and forth over the bruise and see how that feels. Thats what this little comfy foamy slow roller feels like going over my quads, glutes, and hip flexors.
Honestly, I dread using it, each day I dread it. Badly. It's wild how the body works, but using this thing on my quads is to help my knee. I'm not too flexy in my hips, so it tweeks my knee cap. So, my cure is this foam roller of pain. I would post pictures of the exercises, but they are really not very pretty.
I don't want to know what people think of me when they see me in the gym on this thing. I know what I thought of others on them. Making my slow motions back and forth working out my muscles. To make sure people know I'm "working" on something I make really mean faces, but the rude massage from the foam roller delivers those faces effortlessly. Don't be fooled by foam rollers.
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