5" Foam Roller Massage Ball for Healthy Modeling Lifestyle

Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: First time I tried it, the ball split in half. This ball is two equal halves put together. When you get this product, you can see the line down the middle indicating this. So what I decided to do was duck tape it (and glue where the line was). After the duck tape, the product works great! Its perfect! Its the right diameter/height to reach all the muscles, its portable, gets the job done. The duck tape makes no difference on how this product performs. It is made out of foam, but its incredibly hard. I was worried it wouldn't be hard enough, but this isn't a concern.

United States on Dec 17, 2022

ravn: Exactly what I was looking for! I needed a large ball for stretching out my hands as I have carpel tunnel. Works great...good size, firmness and love the numbs on it. Really helps my hands on bad days where normal stretching exercises don't cut it. Used on my neck a couple of times and that also works well...but I really got it for my hands... and I'm very happy with it.

United States on May 11, 2021

Bernadet Rodakowski: This massage ball is even better than I thought because the knobbiness is sort of flat and acts as a way to more easily grip the ball, not so much as to dig into your skin, which I was hesitant about. I like the fact that its bigger than a tennis ball, but works perfectly getting to those myofascial release trigger points around my hips and glutes, even on my medium female frame. It is hard so it wont squish out of shape, but it has a foam outer layer so that you don't bruise like with a lacrosse ball. You can sort of get your fingernail into it, but that's all. The little grips really do help to get your hand on it.

Its running season so I use it about 5 times a week along with a traditional foam roller. This is just more targeted on those large muscle groups than the roller. I also use it (lay on it) along inner and outer parts of my kneecap to assist with my chronic IT Band tightness. Works great.

Tip: I've been strength training and had a particularly tough pecs workout that resulted in a surprising amount of soreness in my chest the next day. Rolling this ball, by hand, with moderate-light pressure, under the clavical and across the upper ribcage along the...

United States on May 01, 2017

dekedeke: this is a fine product for intense, deep pressure self therapy and self therapeutic massage ... though 5" diameter, it is quite firm, so it gives quite a bit of pressure per square inch and is very effective in hitting deep tissues, but it takes a bit of getting used to for those not accustomed to firm, deep tissue massage. regardless of my opinion that this is for those more advanced or accustomed to firm, deep stimulation, this is a very effective self-massage/self-therapy tool for the deep tissues and the little nipples surrounding the ball are excellent for lymphatic stimulation, as well.

if you are not good with discomfort (note that good therapy is not intended or not-necessarily comfortable, as the discomfort is required for healing) or you are not yet willing to get accustomed to the discomfort of deep tissue pressure, then opt for something softer or of a larger diameter. the following double roller may be a good one for you, as there is more body contact with the large roller, thus reducing the deep tissue discomfort, plus a bonus 4" foam roller you can use for (primarily) your upper extremities;  PowerPro 2 in 1 Foam Roller  it has a 5.5 " diameter,...

United States on Apr 26, 2017

Tim G.: I've played a lot of sports over the years and when you do this you eventually have some type of chronicle muscle knots and tightness. I've gotten deep tissue massages which are very helpful, but expensive. I started using a foam roller about 8 months ago and had very good success with that. The roller is good for working large muscle areas, but not so good at targeting a specific point. The foam ball is great at targeting specific points. I've been using the ball now for a few weeks and already bought a second for my sister.

The foam ball applies a lot of pressure, so one way to adjust that pressure is to use the foam roller for support. For example, while laying on my back I place the foam roller under my shoulder blade area and then position the foam ball on one side of the spine on my lower back. Then I can roll up and down (slowly) and target the muscle that runs vertically along that side of the spine. I lift my torso using my legs to adjust how much pressure I want to use. Using this same combination, you can also target specific areas in the glues. Just roll very slowly and you'll find all sorts of trigger points you didn't even know you had.

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United States on Aug 20, 2016