Roller!

[Anren]

I wish I'd got one ages ago

I kept getting little niggles here and there, each run would be something different and every 10k I was running was slower than the last.

I was doing yoga for strength and stretches but being hyper mobile I was starting to feel tendon pain with the stretches rather than lengthening the muscles.

When I kept googling my niggles or hurts I kept reading about foam rollers and so I got myself a cheep set on amazon.

Just wow! I wish I'd got them last summer

Within a few days of using them, pains I'd had for months were rolling away, the free knobbly ball that came with the set got rid on a knot in my shoulder that was causing pain and tightness on long runs.

My high hamstring pain is almost gone and I can stretch again into poses that have eluded me for over a year now.

The tendon tightness and pain round my ankle and foot is gone too

Runs are once more enjoyable and pain free and my speeds nearly back to were it was a few months ago. £13 well spent!

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Thanks for your post. I suffer from muscle tightness despite stretches and yoga. Like you I’ve read about them but done nothing about it so far. Your post has given me the push I needed...... Next stop Amazon!

[Granspeed Graduate10]

Useful post. Many thanks, your hope-to-be-flexible friend. 😄

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

I agree. Like you, I’ve been able to get rid of aches and niggles with using a roller. I have three different ones. Masochistic magic I call it 😩🙂

[Anren Graduate10]

Hahah Yeh, it can be a little brutal