Happy New Year my dear friends! I wish you all much happiness, joy, success and HEALTH! Why did I put ‘health’ in capital letters? Because I find that being healthy and fit is detrimental to everything else. When we are fit, we are happy, we spread more love, which makes everyone else happy, and wouldn’t you call it success? Haha! Anyhow, you get it!
It’s been a while since I wanted to share with you a favorite toy of mine. OKAY, maybe it’s not a toy, it’s just a foam roller, but what still holds true is that I LOVE it! So I figured, what could be better than starting off this year with a nice foam rolling session?!
You see? Even Bella loves is! *Fine! There might have been some liver treats involved…*
There are many benefits to foam rolling, especially for runners.
I also found this image on Pinterest to help you get started on different techniques.
What are your favorite ways to foam roll?
xoxo
Olena
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I love foam rolling and by coincidence I posted a video of foam rolling the shins at, http://fitfor365.wordpress.com/2014/01/02/rolling-shins/
Loved the video! Gotta show it to my husband, he gets shin splints quite often.
I need to stay up on my foam rolling – when I don’t do it, I get hurt! No good and no fun! Thanks for the reminder!
My pleasure, Laura! xoxo Olena
I’ve been seeing more and more posts about foam rolling. I love this diagram! Easily explained for a newbie like me! Do you have a recommendation for a foam roller for a beginner?
Hi Ashley!
I bought this roller: http://www.merrithew.com/shop/ProductDetail/ST06093_Foam-Roller-Deluxe-18-Inch-black . I love it and I think it would be perfect for a beginner since I could count myself as such too 🙂 It’s very affordable and is a great investment.
You can go for a longer one too, but since I’m not the tallest girl out there, this foam roller works just fine for me 🙂
xoxo
Olena
Thank you!! 🙂
Anytime! Let me know if you go ahead with the purchase and if so how you like it 🙂 It’s a life changer! Haha!
I will let you know! 🙂
I love to roll out with my golf ball muscle roller, best roller i have ever used!! Lemme know what you think? http://zzathletics.com/Golf-Ball-Muscle-Roller-Massager-GBMR1.htm
Very interesting, I’ve never tried anything like this before. I’ll check it out the next time I go to the sports store. Thank you for stopping by! xoxo
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