CanDo Black Composite High-Density Roller, Half-Round, 6"" X 36

Great, cheap, and perfectly sized. It really helps my leg pain.

Exactly as what’s used in my physical therapy dept. I use for Pilates as well. Perfect hard firmness. This is not your cheap foam roller. Worth the price. My full roller like this half one lasts forever; never collapses.

I'm very happy. I've been using this for months and it's holding up very well. I may even purchase another one as a gift.The shipping was a mess, though. It took forever with no update to the shipping information. I contacted the company who apologized, and said they would ship out another one immediately. When I contacted them later to get the shipping information there was some pausing and searching... I'm pretty sure they not only didn't ship out the second one "immediately", but that they realized my first order had gotten lost and never left the shipping department in the first place.All's well that ends well, but if you're on a time crunch... be warned.

I’ve been using an item like this in PT and wanted to do some of the stretches/exercises at home. It does a great job of loosening up my chest and shoulders, and is a lot more convenient than a completely round one. Density gets a good workout in and it’s nice and stable on most floors. Length is good to go all the way down spine. Overall very nice.

This half roll is like the one I use in the gym. It is great for doing eccentric calf raises, especially if you are recovering from an injury like a herniated L 5 disk. It also provides the best stretch for calves. My calves can feel fine if I stretch them without the half roll so I keep the roll tucked by my bathroom sink so that I can do a quick check to determine if my muscles are tighter than I think. I also stretch while I brush my teeth so that I dont forget and my calves stay nice and limber. With your heel on the floor and the ball of your foot on the roll, slowly lean forward and breathe...feels so good . I think it keeps calf cramps at bay as well...so a stretch before bed is a must. A great balance exercise is to walk across 2 or 3 rolls placed end to end...like a balance beam only safer. Place them next to a wall or hand rail to steady yourself as necessary. Stand tall, shoulders back, core engaged, chin up, eyes straight ahead and walk deliberately and slowly. Balance will improve within days of doing this exercise. I think everyone can benefit from both these simple exercises.

Works as expected I can lay on it from my bottom to my head and do my exercises

Helps a lot.

I have to agree.... it's like cement! It's exceptionally solid, durable, etc. But it is REALLY hard! I've tried it on carpet, on my sleep# bed, on tile. I've folded a throw blanket double & laid on top of it. It is crazy hard. And I'm very thick skinned. I was using one at PT that seemed more similar to styrofoam you'd find in craft stores, but no local chain stores had any bolsters could saw in half. After using this thing the 1st time I felt like I'd had an excruciating deep tissue massage for 3 days afterwards! I'm still using it with blankets folded on top, but man. I could probably bat a few balls in the yard with it :)