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Muscle Tension Relief...

stefanie_lou
Posts: 12 Member
I was wondering how everyone relieves their muscle strains and tension build up. I personally find myself randomly stretching all through out the day and cannot live without soaking in some epsom salt at least once a week. It helps so much. On really bad days when I really over do it a bit - Bayer back & body is my go to - although I dislike taking any medication what so ever so I normally tough it out. Haha.

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I like to make weird faces and complain to anyone around me.0
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I have an 8lb rolling pin that I use to roll out the muscles. It hurts soooo gooood!0
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If I have a strain and back off a bit and do some foam rolling.
Tension, I just hit the gym and get right. Lifting iron loosens me up...0 -
I like to get a massage and rest the next day. I find I need it when my calves get really tight and stretching doesn't help.0
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Regular foam rolling before stretching or even a quick roll when I wake up usually keeps most of my DOMS away. Stay hydrated and keep moving so you don't stiffen up too much.0
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The rolling pin sounds amazing. I normally just stiffen in my legs so that would work perfectly!!0
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ahhh...I just wine and bit-ch and complain ...no one listens though lol0
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I stretch all day and also I take a hot shower. If that doesn't work I'll soak in Epsom salt and rub down in my voltaren gel, it works like a charm0
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