Total Foam Rolling Techniques: Trade Secrets of a Personal Trainer

I teach foam rolling workshops as part of my Pilates business and wanted a book I could recommend for clients. I like this as it is laid out very well and is informative without being too heavy on 'fitness speak'. I've bought 10 so far and they have been very well received. Delivery was quick and books in perfect order.

Easy to follow instructions with good pictures

Within a couple of hours, I was able to use the roller effectively to hit my key trigger points. Book is well laid-out - you read once to learn, and thereafter it is an easy reference book. Simple and clear explanations, good pictures, and easy reading. After reading this book, I found using my roller very effective.

Really good little book. Breaks down each move with descriptions of how it should be done and why with good pictures. Would buy from this author again and a good price with good delivery.

Bought this to go with a foam roller on the advice of my Physio to aid with my rehab. Very informative, full explanation with pictures to assist.

Very comprehensive guide to using the foam roller for maximum impact. Useful for someone like me who has not really used one before especially the part about what not to do.

Very knowledgable and useful guidance on foam rolling and action plan for progression.

Think this book covers all bases as far as foam rolling options and the human body go. Excellent illustrations.

Good book

Libro ben fatto. Uniche pecche sono la mancanza di tecniche per le spalle e qualche imprecisione nelle mini illustrazioni che mostrano le zone "lavorate" dal rullo.

Finally I understand how to use my foam roller. Have purchased at least 3 other books about foam rolling: all lacked adequate pictures and clear instructions. The book itself is exactly as long as it neeeds to be. Although there are 144 pages, the page size is 6"x9", pages are beatifully formateed with many "how to" photos as well as "tricks of the trade" boxes to remind you of the essentials. This book covers 54 exercise. While most people deveop a routine of 10-15 excersise to shut their areas that benefit from stretching before a workout or can be used for "problem" muscles that feel tight or uncomfortable. It is great to have an arsenal of potential stretches - you never know when some strange tightness is going to occur. I leraned the basics of foam rolling as part of an exercise class. I found that my repetoir was limited and it was often difficult to remember exactly what to do. THIS BOOK HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY VAUALBLE RESOURCE. It is one of the few exercise books I have that I use at least 1-2 times a week.

Good book. Very informative with a lot of techniques. Biggest problem is the pictures. They aren't always clear as to exactly what you should do, and some of the pictures look virtually identical in technique to ones in other moves. I wish they were a bit more in depth. But it was still a very helpful book.

The book doesn't cover a lot of areas to foam roller, but it does cover some of the major ones. Instructions aren't that clear or correct. It does tell you that you need to roll from one end of the muscle to the other. For some body parts, it's better to use a ball. Also, pictures don't match the body parts being rolled. E.g. for all parts of the leg its shows the quads Honestly, though, I got way better instructions from classes at the gym and by looking up videos on the internet.