Massage for weight loss, exercise for relaxation... Is a fascia gun worth buying?

In recent years, fascia guns have become more and more popular!

Use a fascia gun for exercise relaxation, use a fascia gun if you want to slim down your legs, and use a fascia gun if you sit for a long time...

What? You've never used a fascia gun? How can we be friends happily?

Faced with the crazy recommendation of friends, the electrical engineer of Dad Review began to think, is the fascia gun useful? Is it a new generation of IQ tax?

Next, we will start from the principle and unveil the mystery of the fascia gun for you——

Muscle fascia refers to the large sheet-like and reticular fibers that penetrate into or surround individual muscles. It is a type of connective tissue, also known as the connective tissue network.

Sounds complicated? Think about the beef tendon we often eat. The white film on its surface is the fascia.

Fascia is distributed throughout our body and plays the roles of sensing, connecting, stabilizing, and coordinating movements.

Without fascia, we would not be able to feel the state of the muscles during exercise, and we would not be able to make the muscle groups function stably.

The fascia works diligently every day, but it may also become "worn out and aged", causing fasciitis, leading to pain, muscle tension/weakness, muscle spasms, etc.

To talk about what the fascia clearing gun is, let’s first take a look at its prototype - the Deep Muscle Stimulator (DMS Deep Muscle Stimulator).

Doesn't it look like Thor's hammer?

The principle of DMS is to rely on high-frequency vertical mechanical vibrations to act on deeper muscles to accelerate local blood circulation, promote lactic acid metabolism, and accelerate the repair of local damaged soft tissues.

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However, the frequency of DMS is relatively high, and it is generally necessary for a professional doctor in the hospital to diagnose the patient and then perform periodic operations.

The fascia gun is like a civilian version of the DMS, which is gentler and easier for ordinary people to operate.

The fascia gun is indeed useful, but not everyone needs one. Next, we will help you plant grass/pull grass for the fascia gun——

Using a fascia gun to lose weight?

The fascia gun only relaxes the muscles through vibration. Forget about wanting to "beat away" the fat. And the fascia gun must never be used on the abdomen, as it may hurt the internal organs!

There are also rumors that fascia guns can slim down your calves?

The fascia gun can only help you relax your leg muscles, but it cannot reduce leg muscles or fat.

If you want to lose weight, you should control your diet and move your legs.

Many people buy fascia guns to relax their stiff bodies caused by long periods of sitting at work.

The fascia gun does have a certain effect on relaxation. If you often work in front of a computer and have stiff and sore shoulders, you can really use a fascia gun to relax them.

Several sisters in the office pooled their money to buy a fascia gun, which is really good! You can also earn money for a cup of milk tea in the office.

Friends who exercise can also choose fascia guns and become the most fashionable people in the gym to relax muscles, relieve fatigue and reduce soreness.

Literature research shows that DMS, the big brother of fascia guns, is effective for delayed muscle soreness, which is the muscle soreness caused by sudden exercise after you have not exercised for a long time.

Therefore, if you have arm pain, leg pain, or buttock pain within a day or two after exercise, getting a fascia gun and "shooting" it may help relieve the pain.

Is it really cost-effective to use a fascia gun that costs hundreds or thousands of dollars to relax muscles? Isn't static stretching and foam roller relaxation enough?

The fascia gun and static stretching are not substitutes for each other.

However, the fascia gun can save the time of static stretching and relieve pain in a short time.

However, the functions and principles of the two are different. Even if a fascia gun is used, static stretching still needs to be done.

Studies comparing stretching and vibration have shown that vibration training has the effect of accelerating recovery, and that static stretching and vibration training work best when used together.

The foam roller can replace the fascia gun to a certain extent. (There is no big disadvantage, but it is a bit painful.)

Friends who have the conditions can use both and use them flexibly.

Use the foam roller to deeply stretch a large area, such as the back and abdominal muscles. It can also specifically strengthen the ductility and flexibility of the thoracic spine.

Use a fascia gun to relax local muscles in a targeted manner.

If you are a beginner in sports and don’t want to feel sore all over after exercise, it is best to follow this exercise sequence:

If you have successfully purchased a fascia gun and saved money after reading this, just scroll to the end and click "Reading"!

If you are more interested in the fascia gun, don't miss the purchase suggestions and usage methods——

Even if you buy a fascia gun, don't use it where it hurts, or you will get hurt!

Editor | Tang Tang

Design | Damao

References:

[1] Han Xiulan, Xu Yi, Tian Xiaofei, et al. Study on the efficacy of deep muscle stimulation therapy on delayed onset muscle soreness[J]. Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2015, 30(011):1144-1147.

[2] Liu Beixiang. The influence of vibration wave direction and frequency on vibration training[J]. Journal of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education, 2011, 45(006):83-87.

[3] Xia Yu, Liao Yuanpeng. Comparative study on the effects of foam roller exercise and static stretching on sports muscle fatigue[J]. Journal of Chengdu Sports University, 2019, v.45;No.258(05):125-129.

[4] Li Yikai, Mu Weihua, Wang Aihua. Myofascia and trigger points[J]. Journal of Cervical and Lumbar Pain, 2002(01):80-81.

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