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While it may look more intimidating than your average foam roller, the R8 Plus is the ideal tool for tight IT bands, quads and hamstrings. A unique dial adjustment lets you change the pressure, and the moving pivot points allow for constant contact when breaking up muscle adhesions for improved myofascial release.

The R8 is a spring-tensioned clamp with grooved rubber rollers on each side that squeeze and massage limbs. It applies so much pressure that some people may find it uncomfortable to use. However, if like me you’re someone who loves deep massages and the kind of poking and prodding that others may even think painful, you might find the R8 to be an excellent self-massage tool.

The spring-loaded, self-adjusting R8 Deep Tissue Massage Roller also packs more force, and it can be used while you’re sitting, standing, or lying down to isolate muscle points. Just clamp it onto a sore spot with comfortable pressure, and then draw it back and forth. It’s especially satisfying to do this while watching TV, according to Wirecutter’s Chris Heinonen. He summarizes the experience succinctly: “Hurts but works.”

This massager is one of my favorite pieces of recovery gear because of its sheer versatility and ease of use. The hinged design expands and tightens over your extremities to provide a deep, pressurized massage, and there’s no electronics involved, which eliminates batteries and chargers. Simple twist a dial on top of the roller to either increase or decrease the applied force and tailor the experience to your recovery needs.

I can’t live without a foam roller, and found this one to be a satisfying upgrade thanks to its centered groove that aligns with the spine and neck—allowing those body parts to stay relaxed while rolling out knots in your back. That groove is also great for working on the achilles tendon and your IT band. The roller is dense, moderately firm, and wide—its six-inch diameter at least a half inch larger than other rollers we’ve tried, creating a broader massage surface.

There's a lot about air travel that can leave you feeling tense. With this mini massage gun, you can relieve tight muscles and soothe your stress in minutes. Unlike other portable massagers, this one is seriously powerful and stunningly quiet. Best of all, it's compact size and seven-hour battery life means that it's ready for you whenever and wherever you need it.

Even at the highest level, the gun was quiet enough for us to use on an airplane and not disturb the passenger sitting next to us. The seven-hour battery life is one of the longest among those we tested and a big benefit of this model, especially if you’re planning to keep this in your gym bag and not often recharge it.

As a runner, I’ve used this roller from Roll Recovery as my main training companion. I like this model for its deep center groove, which allows me to roll out my back without putting pressure directly on my spine. When doing IT band stretches, the two ridges on either side of the groove are great because they’re not aggressive or bumpy enough to be painful, but they’re not completely smooth, either. The result is a Goldilocks-amount of pressure for bigger muscles on my body, like my quads and back. Rolling out with the R4 has become part of my daily routine, and it’s definitely helped me prevent running-related injuries.

The R8 Plus requires no such babysitting, and delivers muscle-rejuvenating magic anytime, anywhere. It’s compact enough (13”x10”x3”) for travel by car or air. Its adjustable pressure ranges from deep-tissue intensity to light stimulation. And although we adore using it on our quads and hamstrings after a big ski day, it’s versatile enough to target the calves and glutes.

ROLL Recovery’s R1 Percussion is a portable but powerful massager that was developed with feedback from professional athletes. It uses percussive therapy, and it was designed to help improve one’s range of motion and blood circulation. Also, it has a quiet motor and long-lasting battery.

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The R1 Percussion Massager was voted the "Best Percussion Massager" award by Women's Health, and it’s a good gift for moms who do a lot of intense exercise.

The R1 Percussion is a post-workout recovery tool that’s small enough to fit in a gym bag. This handy gadget uses percussive therapy to help with blood circulation, increase flexibility and accelerate recovery. The small massage gun is quiet and has a long-lasting battery, so it doesn’t need charging often. This is the ultimate gift, because it’s just like having a personal masseuse on call.

There are *tons* of massage devices available, but the R1 attachments on this portable guy are squishier and less ouch-inducing than competitors.

This compact aircraft-grade aluminum iteration is a game-changer. It’s five and a half inches long and weighs only 1.3 pounds, compared to over two pounds and nine-plus inches for most full-size percussion massagers. It’s also refreshingly simple to use: no app or complex menus, just a single button that cycles you through 1800, 2200, 2600, and 3200 rotations per minute. The highest mode is faster than any comparable compact model, and the 40-watt motor—while quiet—is powerful enough that it doesn’t lag even at the highest pressures.

Looking for a sleek, lightweight, packable recovery tool? New for 2022, ROLL Recovery’s R1 Percussion Massager fits the bill. A runner-up for our “most portable” pick, and by far our favorite for those who frequently travel, the R1 uses the force of percussive therapy to improve performance and accelerate recovery.

After trying out this mini massage gun, we were impressed with how lightweight and quiet it is compared to others on the market, particularly since it’s available at such a competitive price. The 1.25-pound device is just under 6 inches long, comes with four heads for targeting different recovery needs, and is superb for treating muscles after a long day on the mountain without waking anyone up from their afternoon nap.

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The Roll Recovery R1 (read our full review) has four heads, four speeds (800 rpm, 2,200 rpm, 2,600 rpm, and 3,200 rpm), and notably quiet operation. There was no loud buzzing to turn heads at the gym. Even at its top speed, it seemed no louder than an electric toothbrush.

The R8 by ROLL Recovery uses massage rollers to target sore muscles with effects similar to a deep tissue massage, so you can dig into those tight calves and promote more all around bloodflow.

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I particularly enjoyed the way it felt on my back and neck because it seemed to be perfectly aligned with the areas I was trying to target.

This FDA Registered Medical Device is designed to help serious athletes with their recovery, boosting circulation, reducing inflammation, and breaking up muscle adhesions

The R8 Plus Deep Tissue Massage Roller from ROLL Recovery makes it possible to adjust the intensity of the massage as you hit both sides of your legs at the same time. For anyone looking to save money on massages, this is an excellent gift.

Elite athletes and physical therapists weighed in during the design process, which explains the Roll Recovery R4's shorter, thicker look. This creates broad sides to its shape, which help cover more surface area.

You can also do some self massage on your shin splints. "If you want to self massage both the tibialis anterior and tibialis posterior simultaneously, I recommend the Roll Recovery R8 tool," says Dr. Bui.

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If pummelling your muscles with a percussive device doesn’t sound relaxing, you haven’t tried the Roll Recovery R1 massage gun yet. A smaller version of these popular handheld tools, which are now ubiquitous in gyms, boutique studios, physical therapy offices and, of course, social media, it puts the ability for an on-the-go massage right in your own hands.

The R1 from Roll Recovery flips the script on that. It is not much bigger than the size of your hand, and it operates with relatively low noise compared to competitors (you can still hear the television well when using, for example).

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Every little detail on the Roll Recovery R4 was optimized to give the most effective foam rolling experience, and it’s easily the best overall foam roller on the market today.

Even more intense than your standard foam roller (and therefore, more effective), the R8 roller wraps around your muscles to attack soreness from all sides.

The ROLL Recovery R8 is very effective at providing self-massage, especially deep tissue massage. Its patented design also makes it an ideal tool for anyone’s gym bag or luggage.

If this recovery roller looks like some sort of medieval torture device, that’s partially because it is. It’s built with a spring configuration, stainless steel hardware fasteners for durability and integrated pivot points, and a selection of interchangeable inserts to customize the intensity to your liking. Tight hammies, IT bands and calves will literally melt after a few pumps of this bad boy.