"Endurance sport is a bargain you make with your body: you get the joy of long days, but you owe it recovery. I rode 30 miles today and pushed it. Quads and calves lit up, hips cranky. Ten focused minutes on a foam roller didn't make me brand-new-but it flipped the next-day script from hobble to ready. If you ride, run, swim, hike, or stack bricks of training, this simple tool belongs in your kit."
"More blood in, junk out: Light pressure + movement improves local circulation. That helps shuttle nutrients in and waste out after tough sessions. Fascia loosens up: The connective layer around muscle gets sticky after hard work. Rolling helps reduce that "bound up" feeling so joints move the way they should. Hit the hotspots you actually feel: It's self-massage with a steering wheel. You control pressure and time on the exact sore line of tissue."
Foam rolling increases local circulation, helps remove metabolic waste, and loosens sticky fascia to restore joint mobility. Light pressure plus movement targets hotspots, allowing precise self-massage and control of pressure and time on sore tissue. Short daily sessions prevent compensatory movement patterns and reduce next-day stiffness after long rides, runs, or hikes. Targeted areas include quads, hip flexors, and calves, using long slow passes and gentle rotation to find tight bands. Reflective ankle bands improve cyclist visibility by leveraging leg motion and can markedly increase safety.
Read at Theoldguybicycleblog
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