I started using 2 yoga blocks, mostly with the lower body foam rolling movements to help me elevate and also to help with wrist issues and I must say, it really does help strain on the wrists and helps me get greater range of motion, like on hamstrings, glutes, etc. Sometimes I might put my elbows on them or my hands, depends..... I don't really use them for the upper body rolling, but sure takes some of the pressure off on lower!
Foam rolling & yoga blocks
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firemedic
Cathlete
Good to know. I do a lot of yoga and use my blocks more than they even suggest. I really like them for downward dog because it really helps me with my wrists, but helps me make my back longer and helps me straighten my legs more.
Debinmi
Cathlete
This reminded me: has anyone tried something like these to help with wrist/hand issues? I haven't purchased them ... there is a less expensive option also. I'm curious as to whether they help.
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I think I ran across these in my recent searches 
…kinda pricey…..I just wonder too, how
much they would really help….and if your hand didn’t fit in that indentation exactly right,
to me that might be uncomfortable. If I really thought they would be a help, I would try
them.
ETA: I went back & watched the videos on them and they are really nice. OMG!!!
now I want them….. maybe Hazlady will know something about them…I did see in the
videos, that they are marked for right/left hand.
still on the topic of yoga blocks, I found a neat little 10 min. Core workout on YT that
uses a yoga block. Wanna try it out soon.
…kinda pricey…..I just wonder too, howmuch they would really help….and if your hand didn’t fit in that indentation exactly right,
to me that might be uncomfortable. If I really thought they would be a help, I would try
them.
ETA: I went back & watched the videos on them and they are really nice. OMG!!!
now I want them….. maybe Hazlady will know something about them…I did see in the
videos, that they are marked for right/left hand.
still on the topic of yoga blocks, I found a neat little 10 min. Core workout on YT that
uses a yoga block. Wanna try it out soon.
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No, I've never come across these before. They don't look very stable. I have Wrist Assisted Gloves that I use sometimes for yoga. They have a pad in the heel of the palm that raises it a bit and puts your wrist in a less flexed position.
Debinmi
Cathlete
Hmmm, I may have to look into those ...
Debinmi
Cathlete
One of these?
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Yes, those are the ones. I have the WAGS Ultra as these were the only ones I could get in New Zealand, but there are different types. I only use them for Yoga. I have tried using them on my Pilates reformer when doing planks but because of the pads I can't grip the foot bar properly and it doesn't feel safe. For this reason, I also can't use them for planks on the Fit Tower. I find they are best when used on the floor with exercises such as down dog to plank to cobra or up dog as they help take some pressure off the wrists.
That's why I never got them, because I thought using them would be very limited and again,
like using the hooks, I would need to put on & take off for certain exercises.. Same with
Cathe's micro load gloves, although I do have a couple pairs of them and like them. In one
of the CatheLive's some of them do use the micro-loads, and she allows time for putting on
& taking off (mostly using them for Chest & Back) and that makes the world of difference.
Also, in that same class, she says that you can leave your thumbs out of the little holes
and it's safe and same effect with the gloves and that made a big difference in getting them
on & off quicker and personally, I like that better....I think that class was Upper Body Burn?
or something like that....
ETA: correction on the CatheLive…it was Wicked Upper Body, not Upper Body Burn..
glad I thought of it, cause I purchased that one and put it on my upcoming schedule
also thinking about getting the latest too, Upper Body Birthday…haven’t gotten a Live
for awhile….gonna watch it again….or better yet, do it!
like using the hooks, I would need to put on & take off for certain exercises.. Same with
Cathe's micro load gloves, although I do have a couple pairs of them and like them. In one
of the CatheLive's some of them do use the micro-loads, and she allows time for putting on
& taking off (mostly using them for Chest & Back) and that makes the world of difference.
Also, in that same class, she says that you can leave your thumbs out of the little holes
and it's safe and same effect with the gloves and that made a big difference in getting them
on & off quicker and personally, I like that better....I think that class was Upper Body Burn?
or something like that....
ETA: correction on the CatheLive…it was Wicked Upper Body, not Upper Body Burn..
glad I thought of it, cause I purchased that one and put it on my upcoming schedule
also thinking about getting the latest too, Upper Body Birthday…haven’t gotten a Live
for awhile….gonna watch it again….or better yet, do it!
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