For years, Men's Health's fitness experts have been extolling the virtues of a quality massage gun. It can help relieve sore muscles, and improve post-workout circulation and range of motion. In short, it's an essential at-home tool for athletic recovery.

But with so many new massage gun models, the market has gotten saturated with duds that aren't worth your hard-earned cash. That's why our fitness team tested dozens of them in the past year, and one brand that stood out from the pack is Hyperice, a suite of powerful percussion machines that are lightweight and adjustable, and can easily soothe muscle pains after just a few seconds of use.

Hyperice Hypervolt Go 2

Hypervolt Go 2

Hyperice Hypervolt Go 2

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£129 at Hyperice

And most recently, Hyperice launched a new model, the Hypervolt Go 2, the brand's lightest and leanest massage gun yet. Building on the previous model, the Go 2 is ultra-portable, weighing in at 1.5 pounds. Plus, it's repackaged with a sleeker design and a grippy handle that stays still even when you put the Go 2 on its fastest setting. Hyperice guns are known for being relatively silent, and with its new QuietGlide technology, the Go 2 barely makes a peep. That's why our fitness director, Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S, takes this wherever he goes.

"It's one of my favorite new massage guns," Samuel says. "I get a nice soothing pulse on my sore muscles, and the package fits easily inside my backpacks and overnight bags ... This isn't the most powerful massage gun on the market, but it's quiet and convenient."

Priced at $199, it's Hyperice's most affordable model. Yes, it's still more expensive than most massage guns, but the Go 2's compact design and quiet-yet-effective percussion make it worth the sticker shock.

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