Hypervolt Bluetooth Percussion Massage Gun ($199) from Amazon

Massage guns seem at first like one of those superfluous gadgets you used to see in the annual Sharper Image holiday catalog — but after getting acquainted with one myself, it’s well worth the cost. After all, massages don’t come cheap these days, and this is the next best thing to a trained professional going to work on your tension and repressed stress. Right now you can score the Hypervolt from Hyperice for $50 off on Amazon — a very decent 20% discount and the device’s lowest price in 30 days. 

While massage guns are promoted for athletes as a way to help with both warmup and recovery, you don’t have to be a serious runner or lifter to benefit from what this gadget can do for you. My mom uses hers after swimming, my dad uses it to undo 67 years of stress slowly but surely, and I use it after a day on the sofa hunched over my laptop screen. 

You can cycle through three different speeds with the touch of a button, and it comes with a ton of different heads so you can either pinpoint exactly where a tight muscle is (thanks to the smaller heads), or go all out on broader areas with the flathead or knob attachment. 

Plus, it’s great if you share a house or apartment: The device’s QuietGlide technology is truly quiet, so your roommates won’t be able to hear the massage gun if you get back from a late-night workout and need to do some after-hours recovery during the usual sleeping hours. 

And trust, it’ll become a part of your life quicker than you expect: My partner and I missed ours so much after a few months away that we popped back home and made sure to pack it in our suitcase before our next round of traveling. At 2.5 pounds, it doesn’t take up too much of your luggage limit — and it’s even approved as a carry-on if you know you have some workouts coming up on your next weekend trip. 

Pick up Hyperice’s Hypervolt massage gun on Amazon now for its new low price of $199 — but don’t wait too long, because no one knows when this great deal will end.