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Disclaimer: I received an Addaday roller to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review find and write race reviews!
It’s 6:45 am, and the sun is streaming through the blinds as I wake up to the blaring sound of my alarm. I roll slowly out of bed, my neck, back, and legs throbbing. I hobble away from the bed, sore, stiff, and a little grumpy, overworked by the combination of moving and setting a new biking personal distance record of 70 miles. I’m just aching a bit. I walk into the living room on my way to make breakfast, and my eyes see this on the floor:
It’s my addaday roller. My plans for breakfast get delayed as I flop on the floor to start rolling out my sore muscles. Sure- it hurts and my muscles yell out in protest as I dig away at them, but I keep going, knowing that rolling will help me feel better later today.
July has been a tough month for my muscles- between moving (lots of heavy lifting, walking, and bending at weird angles to clean), long bike rides, hours on the plane and exploring new cities, and running, my muscles have gotten a serious workout! When Bibrave offered their ambassadors a chance to test out the addaday roller, I jumped at the chance, knowing this would be the best time to put it to the test. To tell you the truth, though, I first started using the addaday roller this past fall while training for the Monumental Half Marathon. Melissa had one, so we’d use it after our runs, and I liked it immediately (and was so excited to have the chance to get one of my own!).
The roller has a series of different balls that act as massage and trigger point options to get into each little muscle.
I’m all about being proactive in my health and trying to do my best to prevent injuries from occurring (or at least immediately working on any little injury flares that I notice!), and the addaday roller not only helps me to feel my best, but helps me to decrease my chances of getting injured. The addaday came at the most ideal time of the year, and I can’t wait to use it as I continue to train for races throughout the year!
That little red trigger ball is idea for the sides of my shin, which is an area that gets tight and cramps easily on me!
For those of you interested in the addaday roller, you can check out some great videos of how to use the product here. You can also find them the following places: Twitter, Instagram, their website, and Facebook.
Now it’s your turn to share! What’s one of your favorite recovery tools?
I need to give this a try!
YES! And get a buddy to roll out your legs for you. It’s SO painful and SO good for you 🙂