58/365 The Stick is Superior!

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

After talking about it and wanting it, my dear boyfriend Kelby gave me the Stick...

It's one of those products that make you ask yourself, why on earth didn't I think of this? Alas, The Stick beat you to it. This product is a device used by elite athletes, Olympians, professional athletes, and people like you and me. It is essentially a rod that has giant, 1 inch spindles that you can use on yourself or someone else to roll out the knots and relieve trigger points in your muscles. You can do this before, during, or after activity.

The manufacturers claim that, "The Stick improves strength, increases flexibility, extends endurance, accelerates recovery time, reduces muscle soreness and stiffness, and prepares and flushes muscles from rigors of activity." It's able to do this because the spindles can penetrate deep into the muscle tissue. The Stick massages out all the kinks and can physically remove byproducts of bio energetics (the processes that make ATP which fuel your cells especially while you exercise) which would otherwise result in stiffness and soreness.

This is not to say that you shouldn't stretch before and after exercise or that you shouldn't warm up or cool down. This is merely a tool to enhance your preparation for, performance of, and recovery from exercise. If you get the chance, give it a whirl because it's awesome.

I seriously love it. I went running this morning and used it before and after. My muscles feel great, not stiff or sore at all. There are other products out there like the Tiger Tail and the GoFit Massage Roller. I can't vouch for those. I guess the point is that we should all get massages; The Stick is an awesome way to get it done.

In health,

Lauren