I used to have three rollers: a 24-inch high-density smooth roller, a 12-inch soft-density smooth roller, and the 13-inch TriggerPoint Grid Roller. Today, I just use the TriggerPoint.

I 've used so many foam rollers throughout my 12-year running career that I've grown accustomed to thinking of them ... the soft blue Melt Method model that's super-flexible and made with memory ...

Density: Foam rollers are available in soft, medium or firm densities. Which one to choose depends on how experienced you are with foam rolling techniques and the intensity you're after.

Foam rollers are everywhere these days—at the gym, ... and two, it's going to be painful,” Martinez says. Stick to soft tissue areas like calves, quads, glutes, and lats.

First, you need a foam roller, which range from cushy-soft to denser models. It all depends on how sensitive your muscles are to touch and how deep you’d like your massages.

The foam roller can be used the same way with a general roll of the body before or after exercise, or it can be used to push on muscle knots and other soft-tissue tightness in specific areas of ...

Foam rollers can also cause injuries in some people. People with arthritis can damage their joints, for example, and rolling on an injury, whether a broken bone or torn muscle, could exacerbate it.

1. "Find tools that actually feel good on your body," Miller says. "Soft tools like squishy foam rollers and soft pliable balls actually have an 'edge' over harder tools that might look like they ...

Foam rolling may be a bit uncomfortable at first, but it shouldn’t be painful. Hayes says, “It’s important to listen to your body and avoid rolling over bony areas, joints, or areas with ...