Tennis Ball Self MassageA tennis ball: The most convenient, least expensive way to give yourself an excellent massage. This is a great way to reach those hard to reach places, and an excellent way to regulate the pressure so that it is perfectly what you want.A super-fast way to relax the entire body is to follow the steps below, using the ball on the bottom of your foot, at the point near where the big toe and the second toe meet. STEP 1: Place tennis ball on the floor. STEP 2: Place body part on top of ball. In terms of the foot, this is pretty self explanatory, but with other body parts you will have to lie on the floor on top of the ball, positioning yourself so that the ball is applying pressure to the muscle you want to massage. STEP 3: SLOWLY apply pressure to the muscle with the ball. Do not go too fast. It is very easy to sink too quickly and do more harm than good. GO SLOW... even if it feels like it's not enough pressure, it's better to be safe. There you go! Instant self massage! If you have been working on the foot you will notice when you stand up that one side of the BODY is relaxed and the other still feels tense. Be sure to balance everything out by working on the other foot.
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