If you'll remember last week I shared with you 7 of The Most Important Stretches if you spend your day at a desk. Well as promised here's the other half of the equation. Stretching is only half of the solution to getting out of pain. The other half is Massage. And if you can't get to a massage therapist as often as you'd like, self-massage is the next best thing. It provides many of the same benefits, loosening tight muscles and breaking up scar tissue that accumulates from either working out or from poor posture for long periods of time (think sitting over a desk working).
Truth be known, it only takes 7 minutes to feel the relief of self-massage. But if you really want to get all of the "bugs" out, and really break-up that tight tissue, try 15-30 minutes of the techniques I demonstrate in the videos below. Whether it's 7 minutes, or 15-30 minutes, it's a small price to pay to get out of pain and stay that way. And for those of you that are really serious about kicking pain out on it's ear, do your self-massage followed by your stretching and watch how fast you get results.
And if you don't have your own tube, please visit my store and pick up your Energy F/X Tube. I promise it will last much longer than you're average tube or roller. I use my Energy F/X Tube 8-10 hours a day, 6 days a week with clients and it's still going strong over 1yr later!
7-10 Minutes Is All It Takes
Kurt Elder of Energy F/X Fitness gives a brief description of just what is Self-Myofascial Release (self-massage). http://www.energyfxfitness.com
Kurt Elder of Energy F/X Fitness gives a brief description and demonstration of how to use the Energy F/X Tube to perform self-massage (self-myofascial relea...
Kurt Elder of Energy F/X Fitness gives a brief description and demonstration of self massage for the upper body. http://www.energyfxfitness.com