Rally Orbital Massager Review | A Gentler Alternative to Traditional Massage Guns

The Rally Orbital Massager stands out from the crowd both in form and function. Rather than jarringly beating you into relief, it more gently massages your trouble areas with a firm and controlled circular motion.

It makes sense; if you’ve ever had a massage, 99 times out of 100 the masseuese/masseur uses some kind of circular motion with downward pressure; they don’t make a fist and rapidly punch you in the hamstring until it feels better.

Let’s get into what else makes the Rally Orbital Massager special and just how I used it over the last few weeks.

Rally Orbital Massager Overview

“Targeted relief without the rattle” is Rally’s tagline, and it’s certainly on point.

There is some rattle, especially when cranked up to level three, but the circular motion dampens that feeling.

I’ve had a few massagers that put out so much concussive force I could have sworn I was close to chipping a tooth when working on the knots I sometimes get behind my scapula.

Just the other day I was working in the same area and noted the biggest difference was the lack of rattling in my jaw.

The gentler circular motion is a welcome deviation from the rest of the competition. Because of that gentler approach, it is easier to get serious time on sore muscles.

How the Rally Orbital Massager Feels

I’ve been testing a plated shoe, and I’ve run nearly 40 miles in a shoe I normally would reserve for key workouts and races, and I’ve noticed it in my calves. The calves are one area I have never had much success reducing soreness with a massage gun.

Often the jackhammer motion is too jarring, and I find myself pulling back from getting deep into the sore tissue. That’s not an issue with the Rally Orbital Massager.

The different heads also help with different sensations. The stock flat head works well for general soreness, and you can angle it to utilize the edge to really dig in.

If you’d like more focused attention, the Peak and Echo heads come in handy — however, they are sold in the Pro bundle, not the Core.

How the Rally Orbital Massager Heads Work

The Peak has a central point built with a harder material that really lets you get deep into the muscle, such as that knot I often get in my upper back. The Echo head is a little more gentle and was my go-to for sore calves.

The Echo head is less firm than the Flat and Peak heads, and it’s like a gentle massage just to get the blood flowing. And getting the blood flowing is another area where I found the Rally Orbital Massager came in handy.

At my age, I move like a tortoise through pudding for the first mile, sometimes more, and hitting my glutes and hamstrings before heading out was a great way to get some additional warm-up beyond my usual routine.

I also found that sitting down before bed and doing a few minutes of work on sore areas like my legs, shoulders, and neck really helped me sleep. I’ve noticed less restlessness and better sleep scores over the last couple of weeks.

How the Rally Orbital Massager is Designed

One of the areas I felt the Rally Orbital Massager came up short is the shape, which I can really describe as looking like a flashlight.

It’s great for hitting areas such as quads, calves, hamstrings, upper arms and torso, but it makes hitting something like the triceps, or that trouble area under my scapula I mentioned earlier a lot harder to really get to.

The buddy system comes in handy when absolutely necessary. Traditional massagers and their gun shape work best for those odd areas, while a design like the Rally Orbital Massager works better where the traditional models fall short.

Turning the massager on can be a tad confusing. The instruction booklet doesn’t specify that you have to hold the power button down for a couple of seconds before pressing it once to start it. Once it gets going, you can increase the speed by pressing a second or third time.

The battery could be a little longer-lasting as well, if I could find one other thing to nitpick.

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