by webguy | Aug 12, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
A foam roll, or foam roller, is a useful training tool to use as part of your recovery or regeneration plan. Sizes vary, but this cylindrical piece of tightly packed foam is roughly 5 inches in diameter and typically between one and three feet long. How It Works Foam...
by webguy | Aug 11, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
Foam rolling is a style of self-myofascial release (SMR) that targets tense and overworked muscles. It’s like myofascial release, a typical technique in massage, otherwise referred to as deep-tissue massage. Masseuses use their hands, elbows or different tools...
by webguy | Aug 10, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
Enhance your body-mind connection with foam roller exercises and shoulder stretches that open your shoulder muscles. You’ll ease the load of the world on you shoulders! The body-mind connection is incredibly strong and once you do these exercises, this...
by webguy | Aug 8, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
The muscles of the hip tend to have more issues for woman in comparison to men. The reason being, is that for woman, the hips are the strongest emotional center. Â (The men have their own problems with the shoulders, their stronger emotional center, that I discuss in...
by webguy | Aug 7, 2013 | Fitness
Any person that is new to weight lifting, or even one who has been at it for some time, often asks “What is the best set and rep range to get the most effective results in the gym?”. They often get the same answer from different people – low reps for...
by webguy | Aug 6, 2013 | Fitness
Body weight exercises are very useful and should be part of a complete workout routine. However, too many people focus on lifting weights and forget the many benefits that training with your body weight can provide. Granted, body weight exercises cannot provide...
by webguy | Aug 6, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
Foam roller exercises for the groin muscles will increase your understanding of the body-mind affiliation and how well you’re holding it all together! The adductor muscles of the hip are the muscles that are within your thighs. They are more commonly called the...
by webguy | Aug 5, 2013 | Fitness
Many people who embark on a fitness program think the same way a drill sergeant does on the day he welcomes his trainees – soreness and difficulty in moving after a session is good. However, in the absence of adequate rest in the form of sleeping early, good...
by webguy | Aug 5, 2013 | Fitness, Fitness Models, Health, Performance
Self myofascial release through foam roller exercises will enhance your body-mind connection! When you foam roll your muscles, you perform self myofascial release. Concentrate on the hot spots and muscle knots, or the areas that are sore. As you foam roll focus on the...
by webguy | Aug 4, 2013 | Fitness
A complete fitness program does not only consist of going to the gym three times a day to lift weights. While that would work for those looking to dramatically increase their muscle mass or strength output, just lifting weights neglects other aspects of fitness like...
