More than a trend: How and why a
massage gun is the best new tool to add
to your fitness routine.
More than a trend: How and why a massage gun is the best new tool to add to your fitness routine.
Wake up. Train. Eat. Stretch. Sleep. Repeat.
Whether you train at the gym, on the pavement, at the slopes, or in the water, you need the right tools to support your body. You need to keep your joints supple, your muscles strong, and your mind right.
At Ekrin Athletics, we understand the high-performance lifestyle. We understand what it takes to stay at the top of your game — whatever your game may be. We understand that what happens before and after training is just as important as what happens during training.
That’s why we stand behind percussive therapy. But you don’t have to take our word for it.
The science backs us up.
The short answer: Yes.
Massage guns work — when they have the right features and you know how to use them.
Percussive massage devices work by applying force to your body’s soft tissues. A hammer-like motion sends rapid pulses of pressure into your muscles, affecting the nervous system, circulatory system, and musculoskeletal system.
To understand how massage guns work, you first have to know the primary components of percussive therapy: force, speed, and amplitude. These three factors represent the inner workings of percussive therapy and understanding them will help you choose the best massage gun for your needs.
Force
Percussive therapy is measured in pounds of force. Our lineup of massage guns provides the perfect amount of percussive force to help you feel better on your sorest days and your best days.
Speed
Generally defined as repetitions per minute, the speed of a percussive massage gun indicates how efficient the device is. The faster the speed, the more intense the treatment. A good massage gun has slow speeds for sensitive muscles and fast speeds for hardy ones.
Amplitude
Amplitude refers to how deeply a massage gun penetrates the soft tissue. Our massage guns reach past the surface of the skin, effectively loosening fascia and muscle fibers.
The proof is in the pudding. Physiology explains how massage guns work on the body to relieve pain, reduce soreness, and improve performance.
Your circulatory system includes all of your veins, arteries, and capillaries and is the main route of transit for oxygen, nutrients, and hormones. Percussive therapy profoundly impacts the circulatory system, delivering essential compounds to the muscles that need them most.
Your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and peripheral nervous system (everything else) work together to transmit and receive pain signals, allow you to react to stimuli, and generally complete all human functions.
Your musculoskeletal system includes all of the connective tissues in your body: muscles, joints, ligaments, tendons, bones, cartilage, and fascia. It’s here percussive therapy has the most profound effects.
Fitness trends come and go: Every so often, a particular device will rise the ranks of the fitness industry and popular culture will establish it as a mainstay. Think the Thigh Master, the original Bowflex, balance boards and sauna suits. Usually, trends fade into the past as newer, more innovative and more effective products crop up.
Every once in a blue moon, however, a product will soar in popularity — and actually stay popular. Now we’re talking items like foam rollers, kettlebells, activity trackers and, yes, massage guns.
Massage guns are trendy, sure, but they’re here to stay. Here’s why.
What happens during training is less than half the battle. The other 22 hours of your day define how you perform as an athlete — as a human. Percussive therapy helps you make the most of your other 22 hours.
The combination of increased blood flow, expedited metabolic waste removal, and muscle relaxation make percussive therapy one of the most efficient, most effective methods for augmenting the body’s recovery process.
Elite athletes, recreational exercisers, outdoor enthusiasts, and busy professionals alike are all turning to percussive therapy to enhance their lifestyles. Here’s how a percussive massage device can enable you in your pursuit of fitness and health.
Wake up. Train. Eat. Stretch. Sleep. Repeat.
Whether you train at the gym, on the pavement, at the slopes, or in the water, you need the right tools to support your body. You need to keep your joints supple, your muscles strong, and your mind right.
At Ekrin Athletics, we understand the high-performance lifestyle. We understand what it takes to stay at the top of your game — whatever your game may be. We understand that what happens before and after training is just as important as what happens during training.
That’s why we stand behind percussive therapy. But you don’t have to take our word for it.
The science backs us up.
Force, speed, and amplitude:
Understanding these terms will help you choose the best percussive massage gun for your needs.
The short answer: Yes.
Massage guns work — when they have the right features and you know how to use them.
Percussive massage devices work by applying force to your body’s soft tissues. A hammer-like motion sends rapid pulses of pressure into your muscles, affecting the nervous system, circulatory system, and musculoskeletal system.
To understand how massage guns work, you first have to know the primary components of percussive therapy: force, speed, and amplitude. These three factors represent the inner workings of percussive therapy and understanding them will help you choose the best massage gun for your needs.
Force
Percussive therapy is measured in pounds of force. Our lineup of massage guns provides the perfect amount of percussive force to help you feel better on your sorest days and your best days.
Speed
Generally defined as repetitions per minute, the speed of a percussive massage gun indicates how efficient the device is. The faster the speed, the more intense the treatment. A good massage gun has slow speeds for sensitive muscles and fast speeds for hardy ones.
Amplitude
Amplitude refers to how deeply a massage gun penetrates the soft tissue. Our massage guns reach past the surface of the skin, effectively loosening fascia and muscle fibers.
The proof is in the pudding. Physiology explains how massage
guns work on the body to relieve pain, reduce soreness,
and improve performance.
The proof is in the pudding. Physiology explains how massage guns work
on the body to relieve pain, reduce soreness, and improve performance.
Your circulatory system includes all of your veins, arteries, and capillaries and is the main route of transit for oxygen, nutrients, and hormones. Percussive therapy profoundly impacts the circulatory system, delivering essential compounds to the muscles that need them most.
Your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and peripheral nervous system (everything else) work together to transmit and receive pain signals, allow you to react to stimuli, and generally complete all human functions.
Your musculoskeletal system includes all of the connective tissues in your body: muscles, joints, ligaments, tendons, bones, cartilage, and fascia. It’s here percussive therapy has the most profound effects.
Fitness trends come and go: Every so often, a particular device will rise the ranks of the fitness industry and popular culture will establish it as a mainstay. Think the Thigh Master, the original Bowflex, balance boards and sauna suits. Usually, trends fade into the past as newer, more innovative and more effective products crop up.
Every once in a blue moon, however, a product will soar in popularity — and actually stay popular. Now we’re talking items like foam rollers, kettlebells, activity trackers and, yes, massage guns.
Massage guns are trendy, sure, but they’re here to stay. Here’s why.
What happens during training is less than half the battle. The other 22 hours of your day define how you perform as an athlete — as a human. Percussive therapy helps you make the most of your other 22 hours.
The combination of increased blood flow, expedited metabolic waste removal, and muscle relaxation make percussive therapy one of the most efficient, most effective methods for augmenting the body’s recovery process.
Elite athletes, recreational exercisers, outdoor enthusiasts, and busy
professionals alike are all turning to percussive therapy to enhance their lifestyles.
Here’s how a percussive massage device can enable you in your pursuit of fitness and health.
Whether you run, cycle, swim, bat, swing, throw, or kick, percussive therapy ensures your most important muscles are primed and at-the-ready — for anything the day’s training might bring.
Use Your Massage Gun:
Notoriously hard on the body, CrossFit takes a toll on your musculoskeletal and nervous systems alike. Percussive therapy reduces the likelihood you get sidelined by soreness or fatigue.
Use Your Massage Gun:
The World Health Organization estimates 60 to 70 percent of the world’s population will experience back pain or already does. At least one half of working Americans admit to having back pain every year. Stop the statistics: Use percussive therapy to relax muscles, improve posture and alleviate back pain.
Use Your Massage Gun:
Outdoor enthusiasts tend to be somewhat minimalist — you can only fit so much in a backpacking pack — and may see percussive therapy as off-limits due to their on-the-go lifestyle.
Not so fast. Thanks to improvements in technology, percussive therapy can be super compact. Take it from the BANTAM, which packs 35 pounds of force into a tiny 1.1-pound massage gun.
Use Your Massage Gun:
Use Your Massage Gun:
