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2. Trainers Say These Foam Rollers Can Help Relieve Tight Muscles

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   For the past several years, Men's Health's fitness editors, led by fitness director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., have been testing the best foam rollers for pre-workout stretching, post-workout ...

3. Being flexible could help you live longer, a new study ... - AOL

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   The first move will stretch one muscle in the calf and the second another. Each of these attach to the Achilles tendon and will help to reduce contractures [a shortening that affects joint ...

4. Foam roller - Wikipedia

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   A foam roller is a lightweight, cylindrical tube of elastomeric foam used for massaging one's own muscles. [1] The roller is placed between the target muscle and the ground, and is rolled back and forth, using body weight for pressure. It may be used for many reasons, including increasing flexibility, reducing soreness, and eliminating muscle ...

5. Myofascial release - Wikipedia

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   Myofascial release (MFR, self-myofascial release) is an alternative medicine therapy claimed to be useful for treating skeletal muscle immobility and pain by relaxing contracted muscles, improving blood and lymphatic circulation and stimulating the stretch reflex in muscles.

6. Tight Muscles Are No Match for These 11 Foam Rollers

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   Foam rolling gives you a deep tissue massage at home, and helps you recover faster from your workouts. Here are 11 great options for your home gym.

7. I Tested 5 Foam Rollers And Found The Holy Grail

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   After testing foam rollers for several weeks, I concluded the 13-inch TriggerPoint Grid Foam Roller slays its competition. It felt perfect for each muscle group I targeted (legs, glutes, and back ...

8. Stretching - Wikipedia

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   Studies have shed light on the function, in stretching, of a large protein within the myofibrils of skeletal muscles named titin. [12] A study performed by Magid and Law demonstrated that the origin of passive muscle tension (which occurs during stretching) is actually within the myofibrils, not extracellularly as had previously been supposed. [13]

9. I Used These Portable Air Compression Sleeves for Calf ... - AOL

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   Along with resistance band exercises and stretch sessions before and after my runs, I also implemented air compression calf massages with the Hyperice Normatec Go. Looking back, I can’t imagine ...