Roll The Pain Away

Foam Roller! I bet at this point a lot of you have heard about this amazing fitness tool. Foam rollers are the latest hit and not without a reason.

Foam rolling is self- myofascial release technique that is used by athletes and physical therapist to inhibit overactive muscles. This form of stretching utilizes the concept of autogenic inhibition to improve soft tissue extensibility, thus relaxing the muscle and allowing the activation of the antagonist muscle. 

This technique can be effective for many muscles and it is accomplished by rolling the foam roller under each muscle group until a tender area is found, and maintaining pressure on the tender areas (know as trigger points) for 30 to 60 seconds.*

This is how "Master Of Muscle" introduces with their product - Muscle Mauler Foam Roller:

• WORRY FREE TRAINING - DESIGNED SO YOU CAN GO HARDER FOR LONGER: Releases toxins in the muscles pre-workout so you can drive yourself harder and post workout speeds recovery to improve your performance. Also ideal for Sports Injury PREVENTION as well as REHABILITATION
• PERFECT FOR SELF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE FOR ALL SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS: Crossfit, Pilates, Bodybuilding, Rugby, Boxing, Running, Weight Training, Yoga and Sports Beginners
• ORDER NOW! WORRY FREE! We offer a BETTER than money back guarantee, if there is an issue with your product for any reason we will REFUND you and SEND YOU A NEW ONE.
• ADVANCED DUAL POINT DESIGN TO BE YOUR OWN PERSONAL MASSAGE THERAPIST - Dual Trigger-Matrix Pressure Zones let YOU control the pressure and action. Provides muscle soreness relief where you need it most including all key areas such as Lower and Upper Back, Neck, Knee, ITB, Quads, Hamstrings, Delts, and Shoulders
• LIGHTWEIGHT AND PORTABLE: The hollow core and only 13 inches in length ensures it fits easily into any gym bag or travel case- ensuring you get your massage in any time, anywhere

If your training hard or not, foam roller is a healthy and happy life tool. Not only it will ease muscle recovery after workouts, it will help you with other muscle tightness related pain.
Master Of Muscle will send you the manual of how to use the roller properly, how to use it to ease the different pain you're facing and basically all the information you will even need for successful and effective foam rolling.

I've been doing boot-camp for quite some time now. For those who doesn't know it, it's a high intensity workout, targeting practically all your muscle groups. My trainer has been using foam roller for a good while now and she wouldn't stop talking and recommending it to us. So when I was approved for Tomoson.com Muscle Mauler campaign I was really excited to try this miracle product on my own.

I brought my Muscle Mauler to the workout and my trainer loved it! She admitted this one to be more effective compared to the one she's using. Mostly because of the texture Muscle Mauler has, giving better pressure and result.
I'm loving it too. It takes little time to get use to the pressure, it won't be very pleasant, but your muscles will say thank you after. I'm using it after my workout and after jogging. And without a doubt I can say, it makes recovery so much easier.

I have often knee pains, so IT band exercise is in my Top3, along with glutes and calves exercises.

Just an example of instruction you will get along with your Muscle Mauler foam roller.

Just an example of instruction you will get along with your Muscle Mauler foam roller.

There are a lot of great videos available on youtube that will show you the best exercise for each muscle group. I also found few great apps that can help you during your foam rolling journey.
I want to say, don't hesitate to contact "Master Of Muscle" as they are committed to show you how to reach the best results using amazing Muscle Mauler.

Let me know what are your thought about foam rolling. I would love to hear your experience with it.

P.S. If you don't have one yet, don't wait too long and take advantage of this amazing 20% off discount code towards any Master Of Muscle product, I of course recommend to use it towards Muscle Mauler Foam Roller!
Just enter the following coupon code at checkout: K2J3VTJ4 roll that muscle pain away!

- Stay Beautiful -

* this information was taken from Wikipedia

Infrared Knee Support Sleeve

Few weeks ago I got selected for Tomoson Infrared Knee Support Sleeve campaign. 

I have been suffering with my knee pains here and there for years now. Usually they appear along with high intensity exercising and running. Anything that would help me to deal with it is something I'm willing to try. 

This knee support sleeve promises to aid with sports injuries, suppress chronic pain, or to provide the needed compression during sports activities etc. 

This is what company has to say about its products uniqueness:

"Free range of motion, stays firmly in place: designed for maximum comfort, there are no hard edges, instead the elasticized fabric is ergonomically designed to provide the needed compression and support while keeping the maximum possible comfort. This product is made with activated Black Turmaline, a naturally occurring semi-precious crystal, containing Baron and complex silicate minerals - known as "Electric Stone" - as it has been shown to produce a weak electrical charge, which is what enables it to produce and emit Far Infrared Rays (FIR) and Negative Ions. Before the Tourmaline is infused into the fiber it is crushed into powder and altered at the nano-scale to better react with lower temperatures (your own body temperature) to safely emit the Far Infrared Rays." 

I was surprised to see that company sends out a pair of sleeves, usually you buy them by piece, so this way it comes up to a great value - $34.95 for both. 

Knee support sleeve that looks and feels like no other. Very cute design/pattern and it's soft with no hard parts in it. Didn't give much of a trust at first, but it worked and works. It actually gives a good support and stop my knee pain. 

I try to run pretty regularly but often I'm limited because of my knee pain. I've been using this product for few weeks now and I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to finish my desired amount of km without unpleasant knee pain. 

It also gives almost like a warming sensation, but not unpleasant. 

I gave it to my fitness instructor to try it, as she also suffers from knee pain and she was impressed with its performance, and is ready to make a purchase.

So I feel confident by recommending it as it worked for me and my trainer. And if you also suffer from unpleasant knee pain, I hope it will help you too. 

Product can be purchased on Amazon by clicking here.
*I receive product free of charge in exchange for my honest opinion.

When the weather outside is frightful

Yeah, when the weather outside is frightful, I still make myself to wake up for Metro Life Fitness workout and put those muscles to work. With long weekend ahead of us, trainer Emma doesn't take it easy on us. I predict more sore muscles in my near future :) 

With extreme temperature in Toronto today, I thought that my sweat might freeze on me while walking home. I was fast enough though, got home before it could happen. Ha ha.

To celebrate Friday, my Keurig morning coffee pick was Van Houtte Vanilla Hazelnut. Coffee filled my kitchen with sweet and strong aroma, that scared me a little, as I'm not sweets biggest fan. What was I expecting, choosing vanilla hazelnut, I had to know that it will be sweet flavored coffee.. Oh well.

Thankfully I was pleasantly surprised that coffee didn't have that overwhelming sweetness to it. I actually didn't taste vanilla as much as I tasted hazelnut that overpowered all the other components. But it was good, smooth coffee with moderate sweet-ish aftertaste. I will probably have an another cup of coffee very soon, as it didn't give caffeine fix this early morning mamma needs so much :)

   

What a wonderful day!

I love those early morning workout days! You fight with your sleep for a little bit, hopefully you win and then it just gets better from there. I always find myself fully charged after working out, that's that energy exchange that we all need so much.

Today after couple months break I finally went back to my Metro Life Fitness boot-camp ( rated one of the best fitness bootcamps in Toronto) I love so much. Here is link to their blog, check it out and get inspired http://ronceymetrolifefitness.blogspot.ca/. Emma is a great trainer that won't let you catch your breath and that is exactly what you want going to your goal and achieving results. My muscles will be screaming her name tomorrow :)

In my pretty Gaiam Tree Of Life Water Bottle (my rewards prize from https://www.bestliferewarded.com/home.aspx ) I have an amazing Vega Sport pre-workout mix, recommended by Emma. It help you to stay focus during your workout. I use sugar-free lemon lime flavor - and I'm liking it! :)