Foam rolling can be a great way to work out tension in the body, and a common area of tension is the sturdy and unyielding IT band. But whether or not we should be rolling the IT band is up for debate. We weigh the pros and cons in this episode of Explore Your practice, which was adapted from Rachel Scott’s article Foam Rolling the IT Band: Should You? You can read it in full on yogainternational.com.

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