The Best Recovery Tools for National Foam Rolling Day
Loosen up after your run with these amazing massagers.
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We know how much you love foam rolling. Each muscle crushed in pain for a brief second before that glorious feeling of relief kicks in.
So on National Foam Rolling Day (yes, this is a real thing), we wanted to help you out and recommend some of the best recovery tools that get the job done all year round.
HyperIce Vyper 2
$199 Buy Now
Runners aren’t always as coordinated as other athletes like Lebron James or Lindsey Vonn, but you can recover like them. The latest from Hyperice continues to offer its smooth and grooved vibrating foam roller, which is excellent for warming up and reducing muscle soreness and stiffness.
Addaday Echo Oscillator
$89.99 Buy Now
While it looks like a basic foam roller, this cylinder has a motor that vibrates at three speeds to loosen stubborn muscles. The Echo is softer and smaller than the Hyperice Vyper (reviewed here), but it still provides plenty of bone-shaking vibration.
Gaiam Restore Deep Tissue Roller
$28.99 Buy Now
Gaiam offers slightly different grooves for its foam roller. The design works deep layers of muscles and its wave-like texture stimulates blood flow to soothe your aches faster.
Moji Heated Foam Roller
$69.99 Buy Now
You’ll never look at that foam cylinder the same again. Moji created a two-piece design that collapses to fit in your microwave. Heat and snap back together for a soothing roll session. The company raised more than $100,000 on Kickstarter, blowing past its funding goal.
AmazonBasics High-Density Round Foam Roller
$19.99 Buy Now
Your standard foam roller remains a versatile choice for injury prevention, rehab, and even just for warming up muscles prior to running. The surface is firm to deliver a massaging effect, but gentle enough to use on sensitive areas. A 12-inch roller is good for rolling out calves and IT bands, while the larger 36-inch model delivers more stability when you apply more body weight.
The Travel Stick
$23.49 Buy Now
There are a lot of Stick-like products on the market, but the original remains a go-to item for day-to-day light massage. We like the Travel Stick’s portable size—at just 17 inches long it fits in most carry-on or checked luggage.
Hyperice HyperSphere
$149 Buy Now
If the typical foam roller isn’t intense enough to target tight muscles, try this softball-sized orb of plastic and rubber. It has a strong motor inside that vibrates powerfully at three speeds. We like the gentlest setting for rolling out back and shoulder muscles, but the stronger setting helps penetrate deep into muscles like your glutes.
Pro-Tec Athletics The Orb
$24.95 Buy Now
Many runners still roll around on rock-hard lacrosse balls to work out serious problem spots. So Pro-Tec tweaked the composition of its two foam balls—a higher density foam makes them firm enough for serious massaging power.
Gofit Polar Roller Cold Compression Therapy
$29.99 Buy Now
Combining the benefits of ice and deep-tissue massage, this stainless steel ball is a chilling alternative to tennis balls. To use it, chill it in the freezer for a few hours before rolling out aching muscles. We like it to soothe an achy plantar fascia.
Roll Recovery R8
$249.99 Buy Now
A spring-loaded frame with Rollerblade wheels clamps around your leg with some force, so you don’t have to use as much elbow grease to knead out sore leg muscles.
Drew covers a variety of subjects for Runner’s World and Bicycling, and he specializes in writing and editing human interest pieces while also covering health, wellness, gear, and fitness for the brand. His work has previously been published in Men’s Health.
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