Fit Tip: Foam Rolling Exercises for Surfers
How it works: Foam rolling helps break up muscle tightness that can cause mobile restrictions in your body. It increases blood flow to soft tissue allowing muscles to fire at peak efficiency during exercise. When used correctly, foam rolling your muscles releases tension, knots and tightness, while improving flexibility, strength, and muscle release. It decreases injury and leads to faster muscle recovery so you won’t feel sore days after a weekend surf session. How to Foam Roll: Foam rolling can be done before or after exercise. Foam rolling works great before stretching. Let your body weight push down on the roller and roll up and down the muscle. Focus on any trigger points (knots in the muscle). Roll on each area for 30-60 seconds (or longer if you need). Don’t roll over bones or joints. Don’t roll on recently injured areas. Hamstrings: Flexibility in the lower body is essential for full mobility of the entire body.Tightness in the hamstrings or hip flexors can hinder your ability to maintain balance and center of gravity while digging in during your turns or sticking an air or floater. Loosening up the hamstrings can help reduce back pain after surfing, and help you feel better while on the wave by mobilizing your pelvis. …
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