Comments on: Managing the Aches and Pain Biking Can Cause http://roadtobikeacrosskansas.com/managing-the-aches-and-pain-biking-can-cause.html busy mom's journey into long distance cycling Sat, 12 May 2012 13:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://roadtobikeacrosskansas.com/managing-the-aches-and-pain-biking-can-cause.html/comment-page-1#comment-99 Jeff Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:16:34 +0000 http://roadtobikeacrosskansas.com/?p=174#comment-99 Thanks for the link! I added you to my blogroll on BikeCarson.com. Jeff Thanks for the link! I added you to my blogroll on BikeCarson.com.

Jeff

]]> By: Luke Wold http://roadtobikeacrosskansas.com/managing-the-aches-and-pain-biking-can-cause.html/comment-page-1#comment-98 Luke Wold Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:38:25 +0000 http://roadtobikeacrosskansas.com/?p=174#comment-98 Hi Jackie! This is a great blog, congratulations on your journey. A really, really cool thing about massaging your foot with a tennis ball is that it will loosen up all of the muscles along the back of your body. Calves, hamstring, back, and neck. This is called your "Posterior Chain" and binding in your plantar fascia pulls this whole chain tight like a bowstring. A cool test: Bend forward into a hamstring stretch (trying to touch your toes). Don't hold it, just note how deep you go. Then stand tall and massage the bottom of your feet hard for 60seconds each. Stretch forward again. Lots of people DOUBLE their hamstring flexibility with this one technique. Thank you for your great blog, and I'll see you on the Facebook! ~ Luke Wold PS - Here's a picture of your superficial back line, the muscles that will be relaxed during the foot massage: http://woldfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/superficial-back-line.jpg Hi Jackie!

This is a great blog, congratulations on your journey.

A really, really cool thing about massaging your foot with a tennis ball is that it will loosen up all of the muscles along the back of your body. Calves, hamstring, back, and neck. This is called your “Posterior Chain” and binding in your plantar fascia pulls this whole chain tight like a bowstring.

A cool test: Bend forward into a hamstring stretch (trying to touch your toes). Don’t hold it, just note how deep you go.

Then stand tall and massage the bottom of your feet hard for 60seconds each.

Stretch forward again. Lots of people DOUBLE their hamstring flexibility with this one technique.

Thank you for your great blog, and I’ll see you on the Facebook!

~ Luke Wold

PS – Here’s a picture of your superficial back line, the muscles that will be relaxed during the foot massage: http://woldfitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/superficial-back-line.jpg

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