Men's Health

THE FASCIA TRACK!

YOUR HIP FLEXORS and quads ache, a dull pain that you’ve probably felt before, especially after training. You think you know how to deal with it. You foam roll, you do some stretches, but this only sort of fixes the achiness. That’s because the problem isn’t just about your muscles.

The real culprit: You’ve been neglecting your fascia, the fibrous tissue that was once thought to simply encase your muscles. More recently, it’s been shown to play a key role in how your body moves—and why it occasionally aches. The sooner you learn to take care of this oft-overlooked tissue, the faster you’ll bounce back from that painful

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