Safer Exercise Approaches: Using Rollers Before And After Running Really Helps

Hi folks,

I’m slowly getting back into shape, after floundering around without a coach for several months. Floundering? Like the fish?

I really like this kit, so I couldn't resist using their picture (no, they aren't paying me to do this!). From: http://goo.gl/yEQKj

Anyway, flounder or octopus, I was getting nowhere, which is surprising considering how long I have been training. Even coaches have to have coaches if they are still competing, so I certainly need one. Today I was finishing an important workout pair from my coach, Chris, a few days late due to a mild flu over the weekend. This comprised a 50+mile ‘hold your heart rate steady for three hours’ bike ride one day, followed the next day by a steady 75-minute run with some technical pickups. Of course, after yesterdays ride my legs were a little stiff and sore, but I recalled my son, Nick, reminding me to roll tight muscles before and after the run. He said, “It really works Dad.”

So I did, and it did. You should give it a try.

-k @FitOldDog

 Important Note: These posts do not provide medical advice. You should always consult your physician before undertaking or significantly modifying an exercise program.

Copyright © 2010 Kevin T. Morgan aka FitOldDog, Old Dogs in Training, LLC.

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About Me: Senior Scientist Ironman Triathlete & Blogger. Carrboro, NC. Mantra: safe exercise for better health through improved mind and body awareness. Business USP: use the experience of an actively competing scientist Ironman triathlete with an abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft to develop a safe approach to exercise for better health through improved mind-body awareness, if you have diabetes, heart disease, cancer, obesity, other health challenge, or you are simply dealing with the effects of aging. Marital Status: Partnered Ethnicity: Caucasian
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