It includes information about which attachment to use on which muscles. The entire body is made of plastic, but we like the quality. As we opened the case to reveal the gun neatly tucked inside, our first impression was undeniably positive, enhancing our anticipation for the product’s performance. When you unwrap the packaging, you find a gray zippered carrying case that we must admit is a nice touch for a sub-$100 massage gun. Either way, even under $50 guns come in a carrying case at this point, so this shouldn’t be surprising.
Almost as if I had taken an entire day off from working out. I felt like I was able to, with the varying head attachments and percussion intensities, finally get sharper image massage chair into the areas of my body that the foam roller doesn’t. A thumb-oriented power button controls the speed adjustment, and three LED lights indicate the speed.
During testing, we looked at the quality of the massage gun, its different features, the amplitude, noise levels, variability of settings and more. Use this guide to help you find the best massage gun to fit your lifestyle, budget and needs. According to our calculations massage gun has a stall force around 20 to 30 pounds maximum, and an amplitude of 8mm.
The Hypervolt 2 is the lightest massage gun on the list (excluding the minis), weighing 1.8 pounds. It’s the second edition of the popular Hypervolt massage gun and has three speeds. With its QuietGlide Technology, it’s quieter than some of its competition.
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Instead of the same boring straight handle, it has an adjustable handle that is generally better to hold. For perspective, it takes very minimal pressure to significantly slow down the percussions (at low speeds). But should it have enough stall force and rapid percussions, then 10mm can be good enough to go deep-tissue. But if you have a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, it may interfere with the circuitry. If you’re pregnant, you should also avoid massage guns or first get clearance to use one from your doctor. If battery life is important to you, the Ekrin Athletics B37S can last up to eight hours before needing to be charged.
So, this device looks neat on the outside, but does it have what it takes to do a decent job? We check for performance by looking at amplitude, stall force, and percussions per minute – or power, collectively. You can use a massage gun on big muscle groups like your quads, hamstrings, glutes, back muscles and even your neck, hips and calves. However, you want to avoid using a massage gun on any injured areas, bones or joints.
It probably looks smaller than most full-sized guns out there. The mounting system is push-n-pull, which tends to require a bit of force. The instructional manual is helpful if you care to read it.
Your body needs time off to heal itself and to build the muscle you’ve earned from your workouts. Though a big part of recovery involves resting, eating well and getting plenty of sleep, there are some things you can do to help speed up your recovery. Using a massage gun as part of your cooldown or even as part of the warm-up can relieve sore muscles or prep them before a workout. Massage guns are considered percussive therapy, a form of soft tissue massage that uses vibrations to relieve muscle tension.