I am PT and had specifically bought this Blackroll for training with my clients in order to have different hardnesses available can. For untrained and pain for sensitive people this Blackroll is probably a little too hard. For private use, the fascia can alternatively be rolled out with more affordable wheels, but in business I do not want to experiment with alternatives that smell u. U. strange or quickly show signs of use, because they come out of the building equipment. Therefore I have decided for the original and do not regret it!