Comments on: Are You Loving The Foam Roller?

By: Darryl is Loving the Bike

Darryl is Loving the Bike — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 11:34:00 +0000

Thanks Kris…..it might be a little painful at times, but the foam roller sure is great.

By: Kris

Kris — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 03:57:00 +0000

I use a foam roller on a regular basis, and it is truly a blessing. This video was spot on to what I do, I add the calf stretch, and shins, as well as the quads, and glutes. Foam rollers can be used on the entire body as long as you avoid the joints. And like its been said in your post, when you fight a tight spot, hold there until it releases. If you stick with it, and roll on a regular basis, you wont have as many knots to work out. Kris (200hr Yoga RYT and Cyclist)

By: Loving the Bike

Loving the Bike — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:32:08 +0000

Hey Jim and Cassi….yeah, my Wife told me I should re-shoot the video so that the toys weren’t seen in the background. But Loving the Bike is all about Raw, Fresh, and completely honest materia….so there is no room for re-takes around here. Glad you guys had a laugh. Keeping it real.

Darryl

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:09:19 +0000

D, I too caught the tidy group of toys in the background… combined with something that looked like Santa’s hat next to a globe on your desk, I suspect you are the infamous @loadedsanta (warning tweets from this Santa are not office friendly).

Joking aside, I’ve had IT band problems before and once it flares up it is nasty to keep away. It caused me to cancel marathon plans a few years back. I’ve never used the roller, and my IT problems have not come back since (I’m knocking on fake wood right now) but I may have to look into it as mileage increases for the Twin Cities Marathon in October… so thanks for this info!

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:31:04 +0000

I’ve never seen one of those before but it looks like it would work those painful areas after a long ride. I feel it more so cause I have 3 flights of stairs in my house. Maybe this foam roller will keep me from begging the wife for something upstairs? HA.

By: Cassi

Cassi — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:24:51 +0000

Great video, D! I may have to get one of these – can think of lots of stretching uses (cycling, swimming). Very nice illustration on how to use for IT Band. I have found – especially as I age – stretching makes such a difference.

On a side note – it was great to see/hear the “live” version of you, and I laughed out loud (literally) when I glimpsed the tidy little group of toys in the background for a moment, the little FP garage. Oh memories! Awesome cyclist AND dad! Thanks for the smiles!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:05:32 +0000

Foam roller: call the governor and tell him I said “ow”