Meet your favourite gym bag staple that will get to your deepest and tightest knots. Our super sleek, all-black foam roller made from eco-friendly, recycled materials will alleviate tension in your muscles, easing you out of pain and into your best lifts.

• Firm grooves for targeting knots
• Side handles help you carry for convenience
• Length: 325mm
• Diameter: 135mm

Outer: EVA(Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate). Inner: PVC.

How Foam Rollers Actually Work & How They Can Help to Optimise Your Fitness Routine

Foam rollers are known as some of the most popular tools for muscle recovery, bringing a wide variety of benefits to your post-workout routine. Ideal for muscle recovery, foam rollers can provide much-needed relief after a challenging leg day, and aid in overall well-being and flexibility, too!

While stretching is a great before-and-after workout habit to nurture, foam rollers help us take it one step further. Beyond helping our muscles to retain and keep flexibility, these rollers can also provide significant relief when it comes to knots and kinks that may arise as a result of our workout regimens, from your neck muscles to your calves.

Optimising our post-workout routines can be more beneficial than we think! Not only does this help our muscles recover faster, but it also promotes increased overall benefits to our bodies. Effects such as improved posture, stability, and core strengthening are a few of the added bonuses of this tool.

The Ryderwear Way

Our is an essential muscle recovery tool to have at home, ready to smooth out all of your annoying kinks and bring you some much needed relief. This sleek, all-black roller is made from recycled, eco-friendly materials, and features firm grooves that can get in anywhere. Side handles make it easy to transport - get ready for your new go-to post-exercise ritual.

While they are certainly well-known for their functionality, there are still a few popular questions amongst gym-goers regarding how exactly they work, and we're here to help answer them. Let’s get into it!

How do Foam Rollers Work?

Foam rollers help you to apply pressure to certain areas of our body, encouraging the release of muscle tension and other consequent benefits. Both the pressure and the rolling motion applied when using this tool create what’s called a form of self-myofascial release, also known as SMR. This helps to release tension, reduce muscle tightness, and improve overall muscle function. In other words, foam rollers work through applied pressure on soft tissue, stimulating blood flow and loosening tight muscle.

Beyond their main function of enhanced muscle recovery, foam rollers feature a range of other benefits. These may include things like increased flexibility over time and neural stimulation. Rollers are also beloved for their ability to reduce soreness, increase your range of motion, and prevent future injuries!

“Why am I so sore after foam rolling?”

While certainly effective, foam rolling can also be uncomfortable at times, possibly causing or even amplifying already existing muscle soreness. It’s important to note that feeling soreness after using a foam roller is normal, especially if you are new to this practice or are targeting specific areas of tightness.

Applying pressure to these tense spots may cause a micro trauma response from your body, stimulating its inflammatory response and resulting in muscle soreness. The resulting pain is likely to be like the sensation you get after a tough workout but causes no real harm to your body. Once you adapt to this process, your muscles will grow accustomed to the practice and become less sensitive overtime!

“Is it good to roll out my sore muscles?”

Well, it depends! Sore muscles can definitely benefit from foam rolling at times, but the real answer lies behind the cause of the initial soreness. If it is the result of muscle tightness, rolling can provide relief by releasing the tension and promoting blood flow in the area. If, however, the injury is the result of something like a muscle strain or acute injury, foam rolling may worsen the situation. At the end of the day, it’s all about knowing how to listen to our bodies and reach out to healthcare professionals when needed!

When initially using the foam roller on your trigger points, don't be afraid to start slow! Gently massage the area with the roller at your own pace, making sure to target your tissue and apply the right amount of pressure.

All in all, foam rollers are a great habit to integrate into your training routine, both before and after your exercise. By properly learning how to use this tool, you’ll be able to use it in areas of discomfort and adjust things like pressure and intensity as needed!