If you are foam rolling every day and not noticing any difference in the tension in certain areas of your body, it might have to do with your lack of hydration.
When you foam roll, you are working on releasing the fascia from the muscle (think of the yellowish thin layer of skin on a piece of chicken; that is similar to your fascia) If you are not well hydrated, your fascia becomes sticky and will attach itself to the muscle, which you may feel as a knot or tightness in that area. Your goal is to be drinking enough water to keep your fascia slippery so that it glides over the muscle rather than sticking to it.
Make sure to drink 1/2 of your body weight in ounces each and every day. Increase your water intake on hot summer days, when you workout, if you are drinking sodas, coffee, or alcohol, or if you are doing a lot of talking that day (respiration releases water in the form of your breath as well).
When you foam roll, you are working on releasing the fascia from the muscle (think of the yellowish thin layer of skin on a piece of chicken; that is similar to your fascia) If you are not well hydrated, your fascia becomes sticky and will attach itself to the muscle, which you may feel as a knot or tightness in that area. Your goal is to be drinking enough water to keep your fascia slippery so that it glides over the muscle rather than sticking to it.
Make sure to drink 1/2 of your body weight in ounces each and every day. Increase your water intake on hot summer days, when you workout, if you are drinking sodas, coffee, or alcohol, or if you are doing a lot of talking that day (respiration releases water in the form of your breath as well).
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