Foam rolling: why it’s my favorite health technique

STRAIGHT SHOOTING ON HEALTH BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL
STRAIGHT SHOOTING ON HEALTH BY ALEXANDRIA RANDOLPH MURRELL

Try something for me. With your fingers, firmly massage the space between your neck and your shoulder. Did that make you say, “Arrrrrrgh”?

We all have aching places and hot spots on our body. For most people, these sore areas are usually in the lower and upper back, but there are a lot of other places where the body can hold tension, including the hips, buttocks and calves.

While stretching can be v…