Flick through any spa brochure and you ll find descriptions aplenty of the healing properties of massage. A study suggests it could be more than just a pleasurable experience.
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They re the new must-have tool for fitness fanatics, but do muscle guns actually work? We dug into the science to find out
Massage guns, which come in various shapes and sizes, are rising in popularity
Bolstered by celebrity athlete endorsements and viral slow-mo Instagram videos of users pummelling their quads, massage guns – the ‘percussive therapy’ devices that look (and sound) a little like a power drill – have rapidly risen in popularity over the past two years, as a sharp uptick in Google searches demonstrates.
If you care about fitness and wellness, a device that promises to boost your performance, speed up your recovery and rid you of aches and pains certainly has its appeal. But they don t come cheap. Massage guns from leading brands such as Therabody, which manufactures the Theragun range and counts Trent Alexander Arnold and Maria Sharapova among its ambassadors, and Rihanna, Jay-Z and Marcus Rashford among its inv
Eight new presenters get BBC Radio 1 opportunity
Eight of the presenters given a one-off show over the 2020 festive period at Radio 1 are returning to host a month of Early Friday Breakfast shows.
Dean McCullough, Rakeem Omar, Danni Diston, Sam MacGregor, Darcy Kelly, Alex West, Numi Gildert and Robyn Richford will host the programme over the coming months.
First up will be 28-year-old Dean McCullough, who will take on Friday Early Breakfast in April. Originally from Belfast and now based in Manchester, Dean started out volunteering at Wandsworth Radio in 2016 before landing a show on Gaydio, where he currently hosts the breakfast show. Dean hosted Radio 1 Anthems in December 2020 as part of the station’s guest presenter initiative.
Budding DJ Sam MacGregor has received the Christmas present of his dreams this year - the chance to take to the airwaves on BBC Radio One. Maidenhead man Sam, 22 - a former pupil at Claires Court School - has already won a Best Presenter prize at last year s National Student Radio Awards. He and his friend Danni Diston were consequently asked to take part in Radio 1 s Christmas Presenter Search - sitting in for Vick Hope and Katie Thistleton presenting the young adult s advice show Life Hacks and the chart show on December 27. Sam said: It s absolutely wild. “It’s a pleasure to be sitting in the hot seat on BBC Radio 1 and an absolute dream of mine that I get to fulfil, not only alongside my best mate but along with the nation.