CNN —If you’ve dealt with stiffness and pain in the recent past, you may have come across fascia training — an approach that many in the fitness realm are encouraging people to do. Foam rolling is a common technique in fascia training and can help improve range of motion, according to research. Some skepticism remainsDespite the popularity of fascia training today, and many promising study results, some experts say it’s not a real thing. “But people are saying ‘fascia training’ now because the term is hot.”“Fascia training is a bit of a buzz word,” Barnet Simmons agreed. While plenty of studies have been done on fascia training, many experts claim there is a lack of robust studies.

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Persons: proprioception, Robert Schleip, Schleip, ” Schleip, Liz Barnet Simmons, Boris Jovanovic, “, hopscotch, Nick Voci, ” Voci, Barnet Simmons, ” Barnet Simmons, “ I’ve, Voci, ”, it’s, ” Melanie Radzicki McManus Organizations: CNN, Harvard Medical School, Manchester Center, CNN’s, “ Locations: Boston, Glen Rock , New Jersey, Manchester, Manchester Center , Vermont