Target your trouble areas with the highly efficient Lotus Wheel recovery tool

Recovery tools, particularly foam rollers and other devices for manipulating sore muscles, have taken off in popularity as athletes discover their benefits for injury prevention. Spending a little bit of time massaging muscles can go a long way toward keeping them in prime shape for your next workout.

The Lotus Wheel is a convenient, easy way to massage multiple parts of the body, with variably sized wheels designed for specific uses. They’re primarily used as a way to apply focused pressure along the paraspinal muscles and surrounding tissue without putting pressure on the spine. (They resemble a tire with the middle tread removed to avoid contact with the spine.) This design allows you to more accurately target the back muscles you want to massage, and it delivers a feel more like a massage therapist’s “thumb pressure” than that of traditional foam rollers. The wheels can hold up to 500 pounds, are easy to use and can be purchased individually or in packs of up to five (from 13 inches to 2 inches in diameter), intended for different parts of the body. People with back, shoulder and neck issues will find the targeted massage very effective, and those battling plantar fasciitis, arch or heel pain will find great benefit from the 2-inch wheel.

It may mean planning a little bit more time for your workouts, but you’ll be more than satisfied with the results.

Price: $39-$309, thelotuswheels.com

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