Do massage guns actually work? Theragun, HyperVolt and Pulseroll claim to help with both warming up for exercise and recovery from it. That wasn’t my experience. In this video I run through the claims, evidence, risk of using them and my personal views on this. Not all recovery tools cost money though. At the end, I’ll take you through 3 free ways to improve your recovery.

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OUTLINE
0:00 Introduction
1:06 Claims
1:35 Evidence
4:34 Risks
6:12 My View
7:05 Cold Exposure
7:39 Sleep
8:04 Nutrition