• Home
  • Services
    • In Home Personal Training
    • Senior Fitness Services
    • Online Coaching
    • Nutritional Coaching
  • Pricing
  • Our Team
  • Success Stories
  • Blog
  • Locations
    • Springfield, VA
    • Fairfax, VA
    • Alexandria, VA
    • Annandale, VA
    • Arlington, VA
    • Burke, VA
    • Centerville, VA
    • Chantilly, VA
    • Clifton, VA
    • Falls Church, VA
    • Oakton, VA
    • Reston, VA
    • Tysons Corner, VA
    • Vienna, VA
    • Herndon, VA
    • Tampa, FL
  • FAQ
  • Run Club
  • Contact Us

702-756-4444

info@onthegofitnesspro.com
On The Go Fitness ProOn The Go Fitness Pro
  • Home
  • Services
    • In Home Personal Training
    • Senior Fitness Services
    • Online Coaching
    • Nutritional Coaching
  • Pricing
  • Our Team
  • Success Stories
  • Blog
  • Locations
    • Springfield, VA
    • Fairfax, VA
    • Alexandria, VA
    • Annandale, VA
    • Arlington, VA
    • Burke, VA
    • Centerville, VA
    • Chantilly, VA
    • Clifton, VA
    • Falls Church, VA
    • Oakton, VA
    • Reston, VA
    • Tysons Corner, VA
    • Vienna, VA
    • Herndon, VA
    • Tampa, FL
  • FAQ
  • Run Club
  • Contact Us

Self Myofascial Release Benefits

Woman foam rolling
Woman doing balance foam roller exercises. Mindful workout holistic health care.

Self Myofascial Release Benefits

Posted by David Nickum Health

It Hurts So Good! Benefits of Self Myofascial Release (SRM)

Don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on a chiropractor chair to get those kinks in your back out? Most people see this as frivolous spending and we are with you. Why waste your hard-earned money when you can soothe your aching muscles by rolling over a foam roller!

Self-myofascial release is a kind of massage for your muscles, which comes under alternative medicine therapy. It helps relieve pain in just a few minutes. Before we tell you about the benefits of self-myofascial release, let’s talk about the basics of this treatment:

What Is Self Myofascial Release?

To understand how self-myofascial release helps with joint and muscle pain, you need to first understand what’s fascia. Put simply, it’s a connective tissue, which runs throughout the body. It holds together most of the organs and covers the muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and even cells.

The theory behind SRM is that it clears up muscle knots and restrictions, whilst breaking down scar tissue. This provides you with increased flexibility. Perhaps, one of the best things about SRM is that it helps with exercise-related muscle soreness such as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). As of yet, there are no studies, which may prove that SRM helps treat chronic pain. However, it is known to treat sore muscles in some way, which beats taking pain pills any day.

Benefits of Self Myofascial Release

  • Muscle Relaxation: It helps reduce tension in muscles, which aids in easing pains and aches. With longer use, SRM can completely eliminate pain
  • Reduction of Pain and Trigger Point Sensitivity: SRM tools allow the body to release endorphins, which helps you deal with the pain
  • Improves Tissue Recovery and Reduces Soreness: SRM increases circulation, which allows oxygen and a couple of other nutrients to flow towards the soft tissues
  • Improves Range of Motion: SRM helps restore your muscle’s length-tension by preparing the joints for loads and a high range of motion, which includes strengthening, stretching, and other exercises
  • Reduces Scar Tissue and Adhesions: SRM improves your muscles elasticity, which improves movement
  • Regulates Cytokines: Cytokines are compounds that help decrease inflammation
  • Increases Mitochondria Cells Activity: The mitochondria cells produce energy, which helps promote growth and repair of muscles tissue
  • Decreases Neuromuscular Hypertonicity: SRM helps control muscle spasms and stiffening of the muscles

All these benefits help decrease the overall stress effects that slow down the human movement system. An important thing to remember when using the foam roller is that the rolling motion is not what helps ease the pain but the pressure on the exercise accessory. You will immediately feel your trigger point when you start rolling. After that, all you need to do is rest and let the roller reduce the pain.

If you want help from a trainer with your first self myofascial release, then visit On the Go Fitness Pro and get in touch with their team of fitness professionals. To know more about their services, call on 702-756-4444.

Philips wake up light alarm clock review

Share

About David Nickum

David S. Nickum is an inspirational fitness professional with over 10 years in the health and wellness industry. What he brings to any workout program is a deep understanding of anatomy, nutrition, and exercise physiology. His programs are unique, innovative, educational, and customized to get the job done quickly. He is a cutting edge professional who builds a program that fits your individualized goals. Starting out in the field of automotive technology industry, David had a lot of problems with pain in the lower back. This led him to the world of health and wellness. David was tired of getting prescribed pills to address his problems and he knew that physical therapy would only be a short-term fix, so he decided to learn about the human body to fix the problem on his own. Being a musician has helped David to also apply an artistic approach to health and wellness. He always told me; “exercise is an art just as much as a science”, he was right, every human is different and needs an artistic touch to get the most out of a workout. Throughout his career, David has developed a deep understanding about the human body. He started out only knowing the basics. Seven years later he has become a leader in the field of fitness, he designed his own style of training which works on posture, metabolism, pain management, and performance. After working with David my life has never been better, the pain in my body is gone for the first time in 10 years. After only 6 months of training I feel like a new person. I feel and look the best I have in years. He gave me the education and the tools I needed to prevent failure in the future. He gave me a new lease on life and I am thankful for that everyday.

You also might be interested in

5 Core Exercises for Beginners

Sep 6, 2017

5 Core Exercises for Beginners  Many of my clients tell[...]

Ways to Lose Weight without Hitting the Gym

Jul 28, 2018

Five Easy Ways to Lose Weight without Hitting the Gym[...]

Philips wake up light alarm clock review

Jan 22, 2019

Most of us must wake up in the morning and[...]

Categories

  • Exercise (72)
  • fitness (7)
  • Fitness programs (41)
  • Health (27)
  • Nutrition (47)
  • Personal Training (46)
  • reviews (8)
  • Running (36)
  • Senior Fitness (12)
  • Uncategorized (95)
  • Weight Loss (45)
  • Workouts (1)

Let's get in touch

Send me an email and I'll get back to you, as soon as possible.

Send Message

Areas We Service

Mclean Fairfax Arlington Alexandria Herndon

Reston Centerville Annandale Oakton

Burke Clifton Vienna Chantilly Springfield

Services

Areas We Serve

Free! From Fat to Fit eBook

Free! A Personal Trainers Guide to Fitness eBook

In Home Personal Training

Get started today!

Find us here

  • On The Go Fitness Pro
  • Fairfax, Virginia
  • 702-756-4444
  • onthegofitnesspro@gmail.com

Useful Links

4 Exercises That Help Reduce Belly Fat
Benefits of Low Impact Cardio

Exercise for seniors

Exercises For Office

Hip Exercises For Runners

How to stop cheating on diet

In Home Workouts

Self Myofascial Release Benefits

Squats for Runners

Weight Loss

Sitemap

© 2021 · On The Go Fitness Pro. All Rights Reserved.

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Cookies Policy
  • Disclaimer
Prev Next
Subscribe to our newsletter for workout and nutrition advice.