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I have a confession to make.\u00a0 I am terrible about stretching after a workout.\u00a0 I mean, I think about doing it and sort of halfheartedly stretch, but really, I need to do a lot more.<\/p>\n

How do I know this?\u00a0 After a few days of some solid workouts, my legs are a mess of muscle knots.\u00a0 My hip flexors ache.\u00a0 My lower back is sore (something that I’ve discovered happens to me when my hips get tight).\u00a0 So it’s time to get back to basics.<\/p>\n

I spent about half an hour on the foam roller last night.\u00a0 It hurt.\u00a0 A lot.\u00a0 But my hips feel so much better today.\u00a0 Seriously, if you’re a runner\/walker\/whatever-er, get a foam roller.\u00a0 You don’t know how good you can feel until you try it.<\/p>\n

I have a nagging knot in my calf diagnosed by my Coach that has been driving me nuts.\u00a0 I was having shin pain and she said “Hey, roll out your calf, it’s probably a knot there.”\u00a0 I poked around and yep.\u00a0 There it is.\u00a0 I worked on it with a massage ball and my R8 Roll Recovery<\/a> (the most expensive, yet most useful massage tool I have ever purchased) and today it still hurts.\u00a0 I need to spend more time working it out.<\/p>\n

And while stretching wouldn’t solve anything, it probably would have prevented me from getting into such a twisted mess.\u00a0 So learn from my mistakes.\u00a0 Stretch.\u00a0 Foam roll a lot.\u00a0 Not just when you think you need it.<\/p>\n

Ow.<\/p>\n

(Sponsored side note – if you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you know that I’m doing five days of Diet-to-Go<\/a> meals.\u00a0 I will do a full review next week, but if you’re interested, check out the site and use code DTGA110<\/strong> for 25% off your first order of any meal plan.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a confession to make.\u00a0 I am terrible about stretching after a workout.\u00a0 I mean, I think about doing it and sort of halfheartedly stretch, but really, I need to do a lot more. 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