Tight Hamstrings - When Does Foam Rolling Work?

Does foam rolling work for tight hamstrings? Not always! In this video, Maryke explains why foam rolling sometimes helps to alleviate tightness in your hamstrings and why it sometimes appears to be ineffective.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:38 When foam rolling helps for tight hamstrings
00:01:47 When not to foam roll your hamstrings
00:04:36 How we can help

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[lax]

is foam rolling good for the hamstrings when your hamstrings are taking over your glutes? every time i do a lower body workout, my hamstrings take over and i find it super hard to feel it anywhere but there, i can’t ‘‘activate’ the glutes like people say and i believe it could be down to the fact my hamstrings are too tight? x

[michaelrichmond]

What about anterior pelvis and hyperlordosis of lumbar spine as cause tight hamstring

[marisavalentini]

Hi, I have been dealing with Chronic glute med tears bilaterally, lower back pain and pelvic pain from psoas tears, bulging disc. l5S1 and spondylolisthesis L5l5 now neck tightness on right side for 3 years. Honestly I’m beyond frustrated. Tried Physio, chiro, massage, accupuncture, osteopath and personal trainer. I am 62 years old and have been a fitness instructor for over 20 years, yoga, pilates and spinning. I tried PRP ago for left gluteal tear recently(psoas tear on that side. Any ideas. I have so much going on. Love your videos. Any advice? My main problem is walking for longer than 15 min I start to feel pain in front left pelvic lower belly and left side of back. I had a bad fall on bicycle and since then I have one thing after the other. Pain shifts from lower si area to ql as well. I have always been active, marathons cycling skiing just love been active.

[matthogg]

I’m a middle distance runner, and I follow a programme in which we run everyday, but some sessions are much harder than others. If say, on Monday we have a fast speed session which is relatively stressful, is it ok to continue running very easily on the Tuesday and Wednesday for recovery purposes before another harder session on Thursday, or is this just limiting the extent to which the body can recover, and therefore the risk of overtraining is high (you say it may take up to 72hrs for recovery)? Not sure if that makes sense haha😅

[deloneyd]

I’ve been walking in a very hilly area since July of this year (3 months). I was doing minimum stretching most of the time before walking hardly any after walking. A month in my left calf became very tight so I started doing some stretches with one foot behind the other and leaning against the wall. That relieved a lot of tightness then I stopped doing that consistently. About a week ago I started walking up a slight incline felt a tightness in the back of my right thigh. I stopped message it felt better. Walked another five to ten minutes started tightening again. Return home immediately put ice on it. Later noticed that the knee was swollen Iced that and took naproxen. I’ve been doing mild stretches since Sunday and just walking in house. Any other suggestion.?