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Five Foam Rolling Exercises For Runners

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Five Foam Rolling Exercises For Runners

If you're a runner, then a foam roller should be your new best friend. The repetitive stress of running can cause tight muscles. Left untreated, tight, overactive muscles can cause muscle imbalances, poor posture, improper movement and ultimately injury. 

Foam rolling, known as self-myofascial release, is a technique that uses gentle pressure to break up the knots within the muscle and helps release muscular tension or tightness. Foam rolling is a form of self massage.

Why do runners need to foam roll?

FAST ABS: FIVE MINUTE CORE CIRCUIT FOR RUNNERS

FAST ABS: FIVE MINUTE CORE CIRCUIT FOR RUNNERS

You want to be healthy and injury free so you are looking to incorporate some strength moves into your routine, but you don't want to spend hours and hours in the gym (because you'd rather be running). I know how you feel, so I created this strength training for runners series just for you. I've developed five minute circuits that target the muscles that runners need to strengthen the most. It's a great place to start when you want to be a better, faster, less prone to injury runner! The first in series is my personal favorite, core exercises.