Foam Roller Exercises for Runners
Foam Roller Exercises for Runners
Runners require regular running body maintenance in order to perform at their physical best. Failure to do so will increase their likelihood of developing a running injury, that may have been avoidable. After all 50-75% of all running injuries are attributed to being ‘overuse’ injuries.
Options for body maintenance and tissue management include receiving:
- remedial massage therapy , OR
- Stretching -click HERE for my top 3 trail runners stretches.
- self body maintenance. This can include self massage with trigger point therapy (for example the upper traps-muscles which often get tight for runners-click HERE).
One of the more common and certainly frequent practices that runners have adopted for body maintenance is foam -rollering.
In this video I demonstrate how to effectively use a foam roller for the release of tension in key running body regions such as the: ITB’s, quadriceps, hamstrings & calves.
If you have any running related questions please leave them in the comments below.
Brad Beer (APAM)
Physiotherapist, Author Amazon Best seller You CAN Run Pain Free!, Founder POGO Physio
