We all live in our bodies, and our muscles are our key method of locomotion. We often hear our customers wish they could get a massage every day. If that\u2019s not in the cards for you, it can be very effective to use equipment to treat your muscles, break up knots, boost circulation, improve flexibility, and generally keep your body from feeling like a lump of tissue and sinew crammed into a five pound bag. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are two key wellness tools we can heartily recommend to everyone\u2014the foam roller and the massage ball<\/strong>. If you\u2019re an athlete or work out regularly, you’re probably familiar with foam rollers and massage balls, but even if the last time you worked out was walking to the refrigerator, you and your muscles will benefit from their use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So what is a foam roller?<\/strong> It looks like a cylinder, and is typically made of dense foam (hence the name). It is most often used on large muscles like leg muscles and the upper back. You use a foam roller by figuring out where exactly your muscles are sore (knowing that the answer might be \u201call of them\u201d), lowering your body onto the roller, and rolling until you reach the sore point. Then go back and forth until the pressure is relieved. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Keep in mind that foam rolling is not always a comfortable process, exactly. It shouldn\u2019t hurt, but the loosening of muscles and their fascia (the connective tissues surrounding your muscles that often hold them into knots) can be a little uncomfortable at times. Think of it as akin to a deep massage. Now, vibration technology has been added to the classic foam roller in the Vyper 2.0<\/a> by Hyperice<\/a>, making foam rolling much more effective\u2014it\u2019s easier to relieve stiff joints and sore muscles, and loosen fascia through both vibration and<\/em> pressure. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nFoam rollers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n