You wake up, turn and look at your clock it’s 10 minutes until you’re due to start work… but no stress for you as you slide out of bed, don your athleisure home office attire, turn on the coffee machine and settle in ready for a day of emails, calls and zoom meetings. Before you know it lunch is here and you’re just getting off your chair for the first time. Then the afternoon has completely disappeared and the work day is done. But how often did you get up and move?

Self myo-fascial release is one of many tools that can help reduce pain and increase range of motion. For some reason people just tend to assume that it works by changing the fascia by breaking down myofascial adhesions. However the force required to remove myofascial adhesions is likely to be more like a steam roller then than that of any force produced by a foam roller or lacrosse ball. 

How do i know I’m ready to increase my weights? When should I start adding more sets and reps…