How To Use Your Massage Gun
A video tutorial for your neck and shoulders, anyway...
True, I am writing a post that is specific to a subset of self-massagers—I am talking to you today if you’ve got one of those cool massage guns that might be in your guest closet, or maybe it’s in that “extras drawer” in your office or…it’s gotta be where all the other fitness stuff is in the garage, right?
If you use one of these things, then you probably use it often because (and maybe especially the ones made in the last few years, riding the new massage gun wave) they are powerful, percussive tools that make big changes in the tissues and even the way our brains perceive our muscles. However, if you do have one—somewhere—and you’re not using it simply because you don’t really know what to do with it, I have made a lil’ tutorial for you.
The thing also to know about these things is that even though they’re perceived to be intense, they’re really don’t provide deep pressure. I love them for breaking up pain signals, helping to curb achy tissues, or for shaking up the first few layers of tension before going deeper with a foam roller or a ball. Unlike working with a roller, you’ve got to avoid going over bone with a percussive massager, and it’s not productive on tender, sore or inflamed tissues. The foam roller provides deep, long lasting relief so if that feels more up your alley, come roll with me!
So on a personal note, my little stinker is turning 4 next week! Plz enjoy this very unnecessary timeline of how he has changed and how weird time is. Like, 0-2, WHAT?? 3-4, meh? 😆
Hope you all have a lovely, Spring weekend.
Love,
Maggie