“Trendy life is garbage”. That was the title of Blur’s second album. A possible soundtrack to many British groms like myself, rising up within the 90s. I’m fairly positive Blur they weren’t speaking about posture however bloody hell, trendy life is garbage for our posture. Have a look at any children today on their telephones. Necks consistently curved down in direction of some display screen. Stress has our shoulders all hunched up as we maintain our breath forgetting learn how to breathe. Harm has imbalances taking part in havoc on muscle mass and to prime all of it off, penning this throughout one other COVID lockdown, nobody can get to their common bodywork periods to have a therapeutic massage or sauna! Garbage certainly!
No surprises then, that therapeutic massage weapons have seen document gross sales in current months, permitting muscle aid from the consolation of your individual house. On preliminary analysis, it will seem it is advisable to get a mortgage to personal your individual therapeutic massage gun with costs being in extra of $600. This price ticket alone prevented me from shopping for one nonetheless I at all times loved utilizing them at buddies’ homes who swore by them for muscle restoration. Unsurprisingly, I went to these mates’ homes usually!
I used to be over the moon to be contacted by ExoGun to attempt one among their DREAM PRO therapeutic massage weapons out for Nonetheless Stoked. Being a surfer harboring some nasty arthritis in her neck from a number of snowboard whiplashes, my chiro repeatedly jogs my memory of the advantages of standard stretching and therapeutic massage. The therapeutic massage gun couldn’t have come at a greater time with winter swells making my triceps tender to the touch, and work-from-home vibes exasperating the pains in my neck as a hunch over my laptop on the kitchen desk. After studying the opinions on their web site, I used to be fairly stoked to get the chance to attempt it as I simply didn’t see the worth in spending $600+ to purchase one for myself.
Like most top-of-the-range therapeutic massage weapons, they arrive with a wide range of attachments to focus on totally different muscle mass. The Exogun comes with 4 attachments that are tremendous simple to swap out and in. The spherical ball one might be probably the most versatile and it took me some time to check out the opposite ones however I’m glad I did. The 2-pronged attachment is so good to get both facet of your backbone and to poke explicit troublesome muscle mass. It rapidly turned my favourite attachment as I might actually attain my thoracic backbone and get some aid.
It additionally has 6 totally different speeds which are literally actually helpful. I assumed I’d simply boss it and use the best pace on a regular basis however after taking a giant slam within the skate park, I used to be tremendous grateful to have the ability to decrease the vibrations and use the gun to interrupt down some scar tissue and bruising in my butt cheek! Warning: for those who do that anticipate to cry from ache and laugher on the similar time. It’s a bizarre feeling but it surely’s bloody good to interrupt scar tissue down and WAYYYYY cheaper than going to a physio who will probably do it with their elbow!
One other huge good thing about the EXOGUN is that it’s cordless. Like having a vacuum that you just don’t need to plug in on a regular basis… you’ll use it extra! The battery (USA electrical adapter required to cost it), additionally lasts for a surprisingly very long time. Roughly 5 hours of use which is superior as a result of belief me, it’s completely devastating when the battery dies and you’ve got simply began utilizing it!
The one draw back is that it’s a contact noisy which does make it a bit of distracting to make use of if you end up watching TV however that’s a small worth to pay for 1200-3200 percussions a minute, like little workings therapeutic massage thumbs working their magic into your sore physique. I’ve been instructed by buddies that additionally personal therapeutic massage weapons that my EXOGUN is definitely wayyy quieter than theirs, so there you go! To be trustworthy, the noise actually doesn’t hassle me.
Whereas I’m not a health club junky carrying this unhealthy boy in my backpack for muscle restoration, It does have a everlasting house subsequent to my yoga mat, reminding me to incorporate it in my common self-care routine. After an extended day browsing, it has been an enormous assist in bringing blood to my drained muscle. Serving to me to not be so fatigued the following day. I’ve additionally discovered it an enormous help in relieving tightness in my neck which has helped me sleep higher. The scale of the gun itself makes it simple to succeed in round and place it beneath your shoulder blades, one other tender spot that surfers wish to get to. I’ve taken it within the van on a number of in a single day surf journeys with me which has gone down a deal with within the campsite, though you will have a 240V inverter to cost it 🙂
So for anybody serious about getting a therapeutic massage gun, I’d positively suggest the ExoGun. Particularly for the energetic amongst us that love having these Bali massages in-betweens surfs… that is actually the at-home-version of these candy post-surf massages! Throw a coconut in there for hydration and also you’re nearly in Indo…. haha. Possibly not.
The Exogun Dream Professional therapeutic massage gun is nice worth for cash at $169USD (at present on sale on their web site, down from $699). This worth is on par with a two-hour therapeutic massage right here in Sydney (if solely you could possibly get one). Gifting your self a therapeutic massage gun is an funding in your physique. Even when simply sitting there, it reminds you to pay extra consideration to your muscle mass and restoration, that in itself is value its weight in gold. For a surfer although, I’d say this can be a nice piece of package to have in your quiver: a yoga mat, a foam curler, a shakti mat, and a therapeutic massage gun just like the EXOGUN, these things mixed will enable you to get extra out of your surfs and surf extra usually. Winner winner hen dinner!
The EXOGUN therapeutic massage gun was gifted to Nonetheless Stoked and we liked it. If it was shit, belief us, we’d inform you!
