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When it comes to limbering up or relieving aches and pains, Sue Hitzmann's "MELT" class at Reebok Sports Club/New York can teach people to "roll with it" to help deal with pain.

Hitzmann draws on her background as an exercise physiologist to help focus on repairing and relaxing the body around tough workouts or simply everyday stressful activity.

"'MELT' actually stands for 'Myofacial Energetic Length Technique' and it's a technique that's actually a neurofascial system," says Hitzmann. "It's a technique to stimulate connective tissue to keep your body pain-free."

The class may live up to its name. Special foam rollers are used to help "melt" away tension and improve flexibility. Focusing on key pressure points applied the right way, Hitzmann says the moves can help restore hydration to certain parts of the body.

"I've completely healed my rotator cuff injury," says participant Roslinde Block. "Also, I've had two meniscus surgeries on both knees, and the work that I do with her, it is really keeping my body together."

"If you saw me walking around a few years ago, you'd see me walking around with my elbows bent because my bicep was so short," says participant Terry Williams. "Then, just doing this series in the 'MELT' program, it's a way to bring back some length to something that got too short short from doing too much exercising and too much working out."

Besides using the big foam rollers, there are also special exercises for the hands and feet to aid busy New Yorkers who are constantly at their desks or on the go.

Using tiny balls as props, students follow special charts to roll them along certain pressure points on the feet and hands.

A major benefit is that these exercise props can easily be taken on the go, allowing the "melting" of body aches and pains to take place anywhere.