Just wanted to share a short video on how to use the foam roller to loosen up tight hamstrings. Your hamstrings attach to the bottom of your pelvis. So tightness in the hamstrings can lead to a posterior rotation or pulling on the pelvis and put undue strain on the back, setting you up for injury in the future.

Many people have worked on hamstring stretching only to become discourage when they don’t immediately become more flexible. I have certainly been there. It is important to make hamstring stretching a part of your exercise routine particularly if you sit at a desk for any length of time throughout the day. Consistency in your stretch will definitely lead to benefits over a period of time.

If you have been stretching and aren’t making progress or if you are just starting out, you may want to add a foam roller to your routine. Using the foam roller can help work out some of the muscle spasms that can keep you from improving your flexibility. Use this technique as part of your stretch routine and you will find your flexibility increasing much faster than by just stretching alone. Take a look:

Improving hamstring flexibility is essential to helping prevent low back problems in the future and using the foam roller is a great tool to assist you in that goal.

Thanks for watching,

P.S. Stay tuned for more ways to use the foam roller to help prevent injury.

P.S.S. Please feel free to share this information with your friends and family to help them on their journey to “Health Freedom”

Tags: back pain, foam roller, hamstring flexibility, hamstring pain, hamstring tightness, low back pain, low back tightness, muscle spasm, self massage

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