Work out hard, recover hard.

Your workouts might be on point, but what about your recovery regimen? If you're spending more than a second trying to think of what you do to help your tired muscles repair themselves postworkout, then it's safe to say you need to work on it. One way to do that is by incorporating foam rolling into your routine. It's important to make sure you're doing it properly, and that's where the below how-to comes in. 

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8 Foam-Roller Exercises to Improve Mobility

If you’ve never invested in a foam roller — commonly found at sporting goods stores for 20 to 40 bucks — you’re doing your muscles a major disservice. Regularly using a foam roller offers many of the same benefits as a sports massage, including reduced inflammation, scar tissue and joint stress, as well as improved circulation and improved flexibility.

“Foam rolling helps with increasing muscle flexibility and joint range of motion, especially when used in conjunction with an active warm-up routine,” says Heather Jeffcoat, DPT, certified facial stretch therapist and owner of Los Angeles–based Fusion Wellness & Physical Therapy. “It also helps with muscle-force production when done before exercise, reducing exercise-induced muscle soreness, reducing delayed onset muscle soreness, increasing pressure pain threshold and reducing trigger-point sensitivity.”

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