Memorial Day weekend is one of the better recovery-gear sale windows of the year. Not Black Friday levels of chaos, but the brands that actually matter — Therabody, Hyperice, Plunge, Mirror, Beam — all tend to run quiet 15 to 30 percent off promos. The trick is knowing which deals are real markdowns versus inflated MSRPs that get “discounted” right back to the regular price.
Here’s what we’re actually paying attention to this Memorial Day, and what to skip.
What’s worth grabbing
Theragun Pro Plus (Memorial Day price typically ~$549, regular $599)
Hyperice Normatec 3 Legs (typical sale ~$649, regular $799)
Plunge All-In or Plunge Pop-Up (varies, but watch for $200 to $500 off)
Cold plunges are weird because the “regular” price often is the sale price, just relabeled. Plunge specifically usually offers a “Memorial Day savings” code that stacks with their occasional rebates. Worth grabbing if you’ve been waiting. The Pop-Up is the value pick if you’re tight on space. Not sure cold is your thing at all? Start with our cold plunge vs ice bath breakdown.
BIOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough (often 25% off)
Mirror by Lululemon Studio (varies wildly)
Not a recovery tool exactly but the new mobility and stretch programs added in 2025 are solid. Worth grabbing only if you’ll actually use the studio classes, otherwise this becomes the world’s most expensive coat rack.
Therabody RecoveryAir compression sleeves (~30% off most years)
What to skip
A few categories where the “deals” are usually nonsense:
- $99 to $149 budget massage guns from Amazon brands you’ve never heard of. The discounts look big but these things die in 6 months. Our massage gun roundup has the actual budget pick that’s worth getting.
- Red light masks under $80. The light power is too weak to do anything. Ulike, Solawave, and CurrentBody are the only brands worth Memorial Day money on this category.
- Foam rollers on sale. Foam rollers are already $25, you don’t need a deal. Just buy a TriggerPoint Grid and move on.
- Cold plunge “tubs” under $300. These are inflatable bath toys with a chiller hooked up. The water gets contaminated fast and the units crack.
How to actually shop the sale
A few rules I’ve learned the hard way:
Check the price history. Camelcamelcamel for Amazon listings, Honey for direct brand sites. The number of Memorial Day “deals” that are literally the regular price with a strikethrough is depressing.
Don’t bundle. Almost every brand will try to upsell you a “bundle” at the cart. The bundle savings are usually 10 percent off accessories you don’t need. Buy the main product, skip the bundle.
Wait for the email code. Direct brand sites almost always email a 10 to 15 percent stack code two or three days into the sale. If you’re not in a hurry, sign up for the email list, wait for the code, then buy. I’ve stacked Memorial Day pricing with email codes for an extra $40 to $80 off on more than one occasion.
Buy refurbished if available. Therabody sells refurb units during sales and they come with the same warranty. You’ll save another 15 percent on top of the sale price. Same goes for Hyperice’s certified pre-owned program.
The actual play
If I were buying one thing this Memorial Day for general recovery, it’d be the Theragun Pro Plus. If I had a specific running or cycling goal, the Normatec 3. If sleep quality was the bottleneck, the magnesium stack. Pick the one that maps to the actual problem you’re trying to solve, not the deepest discount.
Most recovery gear sits in a closet after the novelty wears off. Buy what you’ll actually use three times a week. Thats the only way any of this pays for itself.
Browse our recovery products archive for full reviews on the picks above, and check back closer to the holiday weekend for live deal pricing once the brands push their official codes.
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