Altus Athletic 36 inch foam roller
The first time I tried a foam roller, it was a different brand, one owned by my yoga instructor acquaintence. I loved how you can stretch your back muscles and how it seems to put the spine into alignment.
I was excited to test this Altus model for Amazon Vine. It is more squishy than the other one I tried. This is like one of those swimming pool noodle floating things but a bit more dense than the pool noodles. I didn't see a weight limit on the material that came with the foam roller. When my husband tried it, it bent inward and went out of shape, permanently. He is over 200 pounds. So there is one problem with it that knocked the rating down to 4 stars from 5. If this can't stand a certain weight on it, the product should be labeled as such.
The product information says "assembly required". Just to clarify, that's not accurate. It's a one piece thing.
Generally speaking about this latest exercise tool, I love it. It can be used to stretch the back and various muscles as well as used in Pilates workouts. I can do back stretches and massage type things that I have not been able to do without equipment. This is even better than the good things that can be done for the back with a balance ball.
There are plenty of free exercises shared on the Internet and even free videos to watch online if you are curious what this is actually used for or if you need ideas about other ways to try it.
I vote this brand's model at 4 stars = I Like It.
Disclosure: I received one of these from Amazon.com for the Vine program, to do a product review on it. I was not paid to write the review, I was not obligated to write a positive review and I was not forced to blog it. For my blog's full disclosure statement see the link at the top of my blog's sidebar.
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