After 20-plus years working as a personal trainer and Pilates teacher, I knew the risks of overdoing stretching and rolling out muscles. But during an American Ballet Theater teacher training intensive, I hurt myself halfway through the program due to too much rolling out.
During this intensive, I stayed at my parents’ apartment. They have a fancy massage chair, and it just called to me every night. I was tired and sore from training during the day, so I’d sit in that chair and let it go to town for an hour, during which I primarily focused on releasing my calf muscles.
