Stealth Align Foam Roller - Deep Tissue Massage - Align The Back - 24"L x 8"W x 8"H - Maximum Range of Motion

I wrote this company (MUUV) an email before I purchased this to ask if the product contained any of the manufacturing chemical "Thiourea", to which I'm allergic. In a day, I received an authoritative, straightforward answer: --- Hi Sierra, Here is some information to your question. Our EPE products do not contain thiourea. Thiourea is a sulfur containing derivative of urea. Some compounds used in textile processing contain thiourea. Other compounds like ethylene thiourea are used as curing accelerators for certain types of elastomer adhesives. Again, our EPE products are free of thiourea. We hope this answers your question. Thank you, The MuuvSport Support Team --- So I went ahead and ordered this roller. As promised, it's not triggering any touch allergic reaction for me, nor does it smell like formaldehyde, which is a deal breaker for me. At least half the fitness equipment out there offgasses formaldehyde or puts chemicals onto your skin, or both. It's pretty brutal looking in the picture, but it does have give to the foam and the bigger diameter makes the roller gentler to use than the six-inch rollers can be. It's perfect for rolling the spine of a healthy person. As far as other rolling uses, I haven't yet tried them. I'm hoping this roller lasts for a long time. I think you could crack the foam in two over your knee if you really tried, but with reasonable care, this should stay in nice condition indefinitely. Potential improvements: Maybe make a silver one in softer material, scaled down 10% for the ladies. This thing could work for a professional linebacker, which says something about its quality. Also, a softer one might be nice for physical therapy for elderly arthritis patients like my father.

I bought 4 other rollers/stretchers trying to get rid of my lower thoracic back pain. After a long day my back is a painin' and I'm not getting any younger. I am a large (265lb, 6'3") 46 year old male. I lead an active lifestyle. I'm guessing I have crummy posture, but I find that if I'm leaning over to prepare food at the counter, or pushing a lawnmower or even standing in one spot fishing my postural muscles in the middle of my back get really sore. I noticed that having a massage helps it, so I thought maybe I could roll it out ot stretch it.. I tried the Chirp rollers ($120) and felt like I was going to injure myself because of how thin they are, like I was going to fall off or maybe it would flop on it's side. They put too much pressure on my back and never felt like they were doing much. I tried my wife's foam roller with little to no results, it wasn't sturdy enough and just kinda mushed under me. I tried one of those adjustable back stretchers that are kind of semi-circular with almost no results. They might be better for lumbar stretches, or maybe for women or smaller frames men. I tried a rigid foam semi circular lower back stretcher with similar results.. I thought to myself there had to be something out there that could give me the same relief that a massage does. I saw this foam roller thinking well maybe it'll be okay. If it works it's worth it. When it showed up I was surprised to how large it was. I thought it was going to be too aggressive, but it turns out the large diameter actually works to my advantage in that it's not aggressive in massaging my back. I thought the fact that it was made out of some kind of fancy styrofoam was going to make it weak and brittle, but it can handle my 265 lbs just fine. I love how wide it is so that I don't feel like it's going to tip over on me and I can actually lay my arms on it if I feel like I need a little bit of extra support. Whoever designed this is my new hero. After using it for less than a week I'm already noticing substantially less back pain. I mowed my lawn today and used it right after, and while I don't feel perfect I feel so much better than last week when I didn't have this at my fingertips. If you've tried all the other stuff and have thoracic back pain this is a godsend. I wish I could give it 6 stars

I lift weights and do quite a bit of different exercises and have found as I get older that mobility/recovery is becoming more and more important. That being said, I quite often have a stiff back and need to stretch it out. I have tried many self massage tools, but could never find one that felt like it could really do my whole back and provide a substantial stretch until I tried the Stealth roller. This roller is very firm, something I was not sure of until I actually received and tried it out. Following the included guide I was able to get a great stretch all the way from my lower to my upper back. What really caught my eye with this tool is that it will stay aligned all the way up your back as you roll and really gets the muscles along the spine. I am not aware of any other roller design that does this. I have also tried it on my upper legs and it works well also. My only recommendation is that when starting out on your lower back with this tool -- Go easy at first as it will definitely stretch you out and you may feel some soreness the next day. It definitely does what it is supposed to do. This is a heavy duty massage tool and worth getting to increase mobility. I use it several times a week.

Not bad. I love how high it is - makes hamstring rolling easier, as well as more of a fuller back stretch. Rolling the IT bands is also very nice, the angle of the sides really hits the spot nicely. The middle of the roller is great for that hard to reach middle back area, and offers a good dig on the knots. My only complaint is that (for me personally), its overall too soft... I love the design and how well thought out it is for hitting important areas with lots of room to get creative. If this company ever makes an overall stiff/solid version with a VERY solid middle, it would be heaven for me. Will keep an eye on this company.

I am active, work out regularly. I also have scoliosis in my back, arthritis in my knees and feel sciatica in my legs probably coming from my pinched S1 nerve. In addition to working out, strengthening my muscles, stretching and yoga, I also use a foam roller on my legs and my back. I tried several foam rollers and liked them but there are limitations. I used a long straight cylinder shaped foam roller, which works pretty well for legs. For some applications a short foam roller is better. But because of the big surface, the pressure of cylinder rollers is not as strong and after a while, the pressure was not big enough anymore for me. I also used a short cylinder shaped foam roller, and another one had a pattern to increase the pressure. The big limitation is the usage for the back because the standard foam rollers are not good for the back. If I roll straight on them, I would roll on my spine which is not good. A good foam roller should roll left and right of the spine and not on the spine. I tried to angle my body on the cylinder shaped foam rollers to roll the sides left and right of my spine but that is pretty laborious with little success. Then I tried the foam rollers which are shaped like two balls with allow to roll left and right of the spine without putting pressure on the spine. That worked ok for the back, but I felt that these are not very stable and the roll effect is random. Also the ball shaped ends of these foam rollers are often small so that rolling on them for the entire back felt weird. Then I saw this foam roller from MUUVSPORT with the two foam wheels which also have over 50 pressure shapes (in diamond shape) to further increase the pressure. I ordered it and it arrived a few days later (it does not seem to apply for Amazon Prime) but it was there in around 5-6 day. I used it on my back and just after a few rolls on my lower spine up to my neck, I felt the difference. This foam roller is super stable and rolls perfectly. Because of the bigger size, it is very easy to roll the entire back in one simple, stable, straight roll without twisting my upper body. So you can easily roll forward and backward and you easily cover the entire back. The big wheels allow that. The two wheels apply strong pressure on the area left and right of my spine while my spine stays untouched. Perfect! The two wheels with its pressure points apply great pressure on the fascia and increase my flexibility and reduce the negative pull forces which are the source of my back pain. My back feels completely stretched and relaxed after I roll it a few times. It does not hurt. It feels awesome. This roller is not small. It is big (7 3/4 inches diameter and 23.5 inches long). It looks like the M1 Abrams of foam rollers and I know that I will never go back to a straight foam roller. This foam roller is not cheap ($39.50 when I bought it) and costs a little bit more than the straight foam rollers but believe me: you will never want to use the straight foam rollers again after you used this one, especially if you want to roll your back. Straight foam rollers work ok for legs but for the back they are not good. But even for legs, this foam roller is much better because it applies more pressure (without hurting). Wonderful product with superb design and quality. One comment about the shape. The ends of the roller are cone shaped. But they are not touching the ground when rolling. They are just there in case you wiggle to one side, to give you immediate support. The foam roller also comes with a poster which shows the key rolling positions (I think the poster is shown in the product photos). One drawback is the size. It is not well suited for travel. For that I will need to use a small two-ball-shaped foam roller. But for home, this is the best foam roller that I have ever used. I am male, 6ft and the size fits perfect for me. But I believe that this roller fits for all sizes.

The innovations in this product are well thought out and executed. I was a long time user of a traditional foam roller, but found certain spots difficult to get to. To work up the spine I relied on a peanut made from taping two lacrosse balls together. The narrowness and density of that peanut was less than ideal. The stealth align roller fixed that problem. It allows me to roll out my spine and see tremendous gains in loosening muscles in that area. It would be wonderful for that alone. But it also provides the ability to get to muscles in the legs and upper body. This really is a one stop shop for foam rollers. The include poster offers helpful guidance on how to position yourself for ideal benefit for each muscle group. Highly recommend.

I am sure that this is a great product for some people, but it doesn't work as well as my Rumble Roller - Full Size Blue 31" does for me. I couldn't make it roll at all on the wall (my Rumble Roller does) and on the floor it seemed too big for my spine, and didn't roll straight for me. I am 68 years old and a 5' 4" woman, and the Stealth Align Foam Roller just didn't fit my back right. Sorry

I’ve been using a foam roller for over 10 years. Wore my first one out and bought a firmer black one which I use on a daily basis. Initially I thought this was designed for a man’s back and would not work for my petite frame. This fits me fine. Digs into my trapezius muscles with great pressure. My back doesn’t crack as much as it does on the standard black roller but maybe thats a good thing. Since its significantly taller it provides more chest opening. Its also provides a superior hamstring stretch. The raised bits dig in and the hieght means you don’t have to lean forward which can aggravate sciatica nerve. It your already using the black roller then this will feel comfortable. If you’re using a softer roller this will take getting use to. I was going to give 4 stars but i cant think of any way this could be improved.