The One Body Part You’re Not Foam Rolling but Should, According to a Physical Therapist

“Everyone understands that they need to stretch their back, but rarely do people stretch the front of their body—in particular their stomach area—and that’s a big mistake,” he says. “Your stomach tissue often gets tight and compressed over time due to long periods of sitting or endless set of crunches.”

When you have a compressed midsection, Pham says it will limit the ability for your ribcage to stay upright. This, in turn, pushes your neck forward. “It gives you a hunchback appearance—the dreaded forward head posture,” he says. The good news is foam rolling your stomach can counteract this from happening, and then some. “Opening up your stomach tissue will not only help you feel more relaxed overall, but it might also relieve some of your chronic neck and shoulder stiffness that you feel from working at the office all day.”

Because your ribcage will be more mobile, Pham says foam rolling your stomach can even help you breathe easier by allowing you to take deeper breaths. Something that not only benefits you in your day-to-day life, but also when you’re working out, meditating, and

doing breathing exercises to fight off anxiety

. The next time you’re going about your foam rolling routine, add your stomach into the mix by following along with Pham’s instructions below.

你應該用泡沫軸滾你的胃——具體方法如下

進行此練習所需的只是

TriggerPoint GRID 泡沫軸

（35 美元）和硬表面之類的東西。

1. 
   拿起泡沫軸並將其放在地上。
   
2. 
   面朝下以平板支撐姿勢躺下，將腹部放在泡棉軸上。
   
3. 
   從胸腔正下方到腰帶線正上方，上下滾動腹部。
   
4. 
   在任何敏感部位暫停幾秒鐘，然後深呼吸兩次。
   
5. 
   確保覆蓋整個胃部並持續 1 到 2 分鐘。
   
6. 
   完成後，站起來並深呼吸。您會注意到呼吸會更容易，而且您也會感覺更加直立和協調。
   

為了獲得更多好處，您還可以側躺在泡沫軸上並打開胸腔的一側。

根據普拉提專業人士的說法，
以下是

如何使用泡沫軸為脊椎減壓的具體方法
。如果您想隨身攜帶泡沫軸，

請拿起這個水瓶，它可以讓您的恢復飲料保持涼爽並放鬆肌肉

。