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Battery capacity: You’ll rarely find a mini massage gun that won’t run for at least 2-3 hours on a single charge. You’ll probably only need to charge them once in a week. We would recommend this for people who want to have a massage gun that can relieve slight pain in muscles, break lactic acid build-up, or just get a much needed session after a long day at the office. You’ll find the very reasonable stall force quite useful (we estimate it at upper 20s lbs, if not 30lbs.) Rpms are impressive as well, running at 2000-3200rpm with 3 gears to separate the intensity. This is standard percussions range for most guns in this category, but it feels slightly more stable. We’ve verified the percussion range using our laser tachometer device. We found Shavron's muscle guide particularly useful, helping us identify which muscles we should be aiming for, and target them safely. However, because it's printed on paper rather than presented in an app (as with the Power Plate Mini+), it's a little fiddly to use with one hand while wielding the massage gun in the other. Therefore, here, instead of just looking at how fast the device works, or how long the stroke is, factoring in the amplitude is recommended.
Other noticeable features include a one-button operation which we believe you’ll find very useful and convenient. It also comes with five attachments, the most of any gun on our list (ex-aequo with Bob and Brad Q2 Mini). In fact, some mini massage guns will offer you just one (like Theragun Mini 1.0).This is the measure of how much faster the device can hit. However, these aren’t really the magic numbers. Travel case: You want a device that at least gives you the option to carry your massage gun around easily.
Charging format: A versatile charging format, such as USB-C, is really handy too, because it means you can plug the unit into your phone charger. They also don’t get any points over any of the others as far as portability. It’s worse really, no pouch, no case, nothing!
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Quite obviously, when you shop for a mini massage gun the size and weight are two very important factors. You should know that although most massage gun brands tend to call small massage guns as ‘mini’, there are two main types as far as size is concerned. Among the six interchangeable heads HoMedics includes with its Pro Physio massage gun are a ‘heat head’, which you can set to heat up to 47˚C in less than two minutes, and a ‘cold head’, which you can keep in the freezer. For many, these will make all the difference to training and everyday comfort. The device is also mercifully quiet, and glides smoothly over your skin or clothes, whichever head you use (barrel, ball and arrow are all included, as well as cellulite, hot and cold). The amplitude is a bit of a let-down because it’s only 7mm. But the percussions per minute range is decent and will give you up to 3000 hits. We verified both these values in our test lab. Bob and Brad Q2 vs. Ekrin Bantam – the Q2 is a tad smaller, but the Bantam is stronger.
Perhaps the most important feature, as far as the performance is concerned, is the Bantam’s ability to give an intense, deep tissue massage without slowing down percussions upon pressing it harder to larger muscles. This is where 95% of other mini massage guns fail miserably. They’re just too weak for the job. We independently verified the Bantam’s ability to deliver 3200 percussions per minute. TheR3 Active (formerly the R3 Mini) isnot as mini as the others we looked at but it’s small and compact if only to compare it with any large gun. It’s made of good quality plastic, and finished nicely. Battery and Charger: A good battery means a good product. Convenience in charging, e.g. via USB, is a plus for us as well.As its name implies, this massage gun from HoMedics wouldn't be out of place in the hands of a physiotherapist. Of all the machines we've tested (including those that didn't make this roundup), it's the one that delivered the strongest, most assertive massage – and when you really need it, the optional heated attachment is bliss, aiding in helping tough muscles relax. Provide relief to sore muscles by breaking up the lactic acid accumulation especially after a workout session.
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