I Tested The Hyperice Venom Go For 6 Weeks & It Instantly Relieved My Muscle Soreness

As a marathon runner with an avid workout schedule (and a desk job that entails long periods of sitting), I’m no stranger to body aches and pains. Thankfully, I’ve found a few remedies to ease that tension.

My latest obsession, the Hyperice Venom Go, is a heated massage pad that instantly soothes my sore muscles. I’ve spent the past six weeks testing the Venom Go, and it’s even become my go-to for relief from back pain and menstrual cramps. 

Like every Hyperice product I’ve tested, the Venom Go fits seamlessly into my recovery routine. The device arrived fully charged and (too impatient to check the instructions) I quickly deduced how to use it.

The box contains the Venom Go pod, three adhesive pads, and a USB-C cable for charging. To operate, you’ll simply slide one of the adhesive pads into the pod, peel off the tape, and stick the pad to the area of your body you’d like to treat.

From there, you can press the power button and select your head and vibration settings using the buttons on the side of the pod (or via the Hyperice app). There are nine combinations of heat and vibration, making the device extremely customizable!

Last month I tested the Hyperice Venom 2 Back, and my only complaint was that I wished it was more portable. Whelp, the Venom Go is the answer to my prayers. 

The Hyperice Venom Go takes the soothing sensation of a traditional heating pad to a new level. I first tested the Venom Go six weeks ago after a tough interval run, when my knee was feeling particularly tight. I peeled back the tape, placed the device on my leg, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. 

Heat therapy is a research-backed method for preventing and treating delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) from exercise1, and vibration therapy has been shown to improve muscle performance and eliminate DOMS2. 

I do wish the Venom Go covered a bit more surface area—but then again, that would take away my favorite feature (its portability). Venom 2 Back (read my full review here). And if you really want to penetrate deeper into the muscles with a more intense massage therapy, I’d opt for a massage gun such as the Hypervolt Go.

My only other qualm is with the sticky tape, which predictably attracts fuzz and hairs and loses its stickiness fairly quickly.

If you want faster recovery from difficult workouts, or quick tension relief from a sedentary lifestyle, the Venom Go is a worthwhile investment (especially with our discount code MINDBODYGREEN). The $129 device offers instant relief and has significantly reduced my muscle soreness, pain, and tension—and it’s saved me a ton of money on chiropractic visits and massage appointments.