Gaiam Essentials Foam Roller, High Density Firm Deep Tissue Muscle Massager for Back Pain & Sore Muscles

This feels so amazing when I get home after a workout. I workout regularly, & I'm not getting any younger, and noticed I was feeling tighter and needed a little longer to recover between workouts. This feels so great after a workout, & it definitely helped with muscle soreness. I got the smaller size, & it's wide enough that I'm able to use it on my back. It feels just as good as the more expensive brand name ones, like the ones they have at my gym.

I’ve had the issue for years that if I raise my leg especially the right, it makes a front popping sound right at the hip flexor. All the stretching in the world didn’t it fix it. But this, this has been great. I rolled every night for about two weeks and the popping was gone! I weight 123lbs and it’s held up just fine since purchasing this almost two months ago. Once I stopped rolling, however, the popping came back. I’m hoping with time I won’t have to roll as much but for now I’m happy to since it gives me the relief I’m looking for. Especially after a long walk, the hip flexor can be quite sore. I also use this on my hamstrings sometimes and back, it feels great!

For 20 years now I've had back and neck pain. I've been to physical therapy, a variety of medication, and even shots in my lower back. I was, in my younger days, an Infantryman machine gunner. I would carry at times a 100+ lbs durning training exercises. Years and years I've had chronic back pain and would occassionally throw my lower back completely out. The VA has never recommended an item like this and this one item was a game changer for me. First use, I could instantly tell it had deep penetration and it was working extremely well. My back and overall well being is much better and hopefully using this over time will continue to relieve the pain I've had. Definitely worth buying! For the creators of this product, It may be a good idea to hand out a few of these at the VA physical therapy department, could make your product very popular since most vets I know have back issues. Could land you a big contract

I own 4 different foam rollers : soft density, medium density, textured and this high density firm foam roller. The high density firm roller and the textured are the 2 foam rollers I use almost daily. The black high density foam roller is very firm and gets into tight fascia and muscle in my thighs and glutes. With a super firm foam roller you can do deep tissue work and break up tight muscle knots. The only issue I have with this black roller is that the surface is very slippery and can be difficult to stay on it while rolling certain body parts. Very durable and has held up to almost daily use for over a year now.

A must have for my back pain. I use it every day to stretch my back and roll out knots. I also use it after CrossFit workouts on my legs.

Compared to the amazon essentials equivalent of this product, I found this one had a much less if at all pronounced seam. Moreover, compared to the Yes4All brand, I found the quality to be about the same. Overall excellent light weight product that can be used to roll on after working out or just to get a good stretch. Do bear in mind for the older and perhaps more sensitive folk, this product is firm, its designed to be firm, I prefer it firm and so I bought it. It doesn't have any "give" so if you prefer something that isn't very firm, then perhaps consider a product that is advertised as "medium" firmness. But as for me, I love it in the black color, and it is high quality, light weight, and exactly what I was looking for. Cheers Gaiam Essentials on a good product!

This foam roller was perfect for all the athletes in my house! It was easy to roll out on after a game or workout! Definitely worth the money! Very easy to store as well!

This things is as hard as a rock! Other ones I've had were way better, this roller is painful.

Excelente compra recomiendo el producto.

Lo uso como relajacion y masaje al finalizar mis rutinas de ejercicio.

Bastante firme, de buen tamaño y precio, comparado con otros que encontré que eran muy pequeños, o algunos del mismo tamaño que costaban el triple. Ideal para estirar la espalda, recomiendo ver tutoriales en la web para saber cómo usarlo de mejor manera!

se le ha dado uso desde que lo recibimos y es delicioso poder usarlo, es de gran utilidad, me parece bien la resistencia que presenta. me siento contenta con la compra

Super buena compra, bueno bonito y barato