The benefits of foam rolling

The benefits of foam rolling

The foam rolling is a self-myofascial release technique used to relieve muscle tightness, soreness, and inflammation. It also helps to improve joint range and motion. There are different formats of foaming rolls. You can take a look at the different types of foaming rolls Athletic we have in our catalog here. 

At first, exercises with the foaming roll might be painful. This usually means that your muscles tissues are tense and hard. Creating a routine with exercises to relax your muscles can be beneficial in many ways and the relaxing muscles technique can be used as a warm-up or as a post exercising combination. Let’s see the benefits of the foaming roll: 

1. Ease muscle pain and soreness – exercising with the foam roll will relax your muscles after the exercise, that ‘s why it might improve your performance.
2. Increase blood flow to muscles – tight muscles can limit the blood flow of that area. So with relaxed muscles you will have better arteries which might prevent cardiovascular diseases.
3. Muscle recovery – when you start working out or when you change your training it’s likely you feel some discomfort pain for one or two days because your muscles are damaged. Using foaming rolls post workout will reduce muscle pain after you exercise.
4. Reduce risk of injuries – foaming roll exercises will stretch and lengthen your muscles. As the tissues of your muscles are broken, it will allow them to stretch further and improve your range of motion. This will make you perform better and therefore prevent injuries.
5. Flexibility – as the pain and soreness decrease. Your blood flow increases, you have relaxed muscles which make your movements deeper, in other words, foam rolls will help you improve your flexibility.

But what is the best type of foaming roll? As you may think, according to the question, there are some types and shapes of foaming rolls in the market. From big cylinders to small foaming balls. Here are its main characteristics:

1. Smooth foam rolls – they are made of dense foam and are less hard than textured ones.
2. Texture foam rolls – they are usually more expensive and you can find them in different textures so you can have a greater variety of textures to work on your muscles. 
3. Vibrating foam rolls – They combine texture rolls and vibrations effects. They improve circulation and muscle relaxation. 

As you could see, foaming rolls are a great complement for exercising no matter which sport you chose to practice. Tight muscles will affect your sport performance and even if you don’t feel it today it might in the future. So to exercise properly you have to work on body maintenance. We tend to lose flexibility very quickly if we don’t practice. It’s not like you have to practice with the foaming roll every single day. But it’s good for your body and your brain to have a workout routine. There are different methods with different types of exercise you can do at home or at the gym. Foam rolls are an easy way to relax your muscles and improve your performance. Start exercising now!