When you spend most of your day on your feet walking around or standing, nothing beats coming home to a nice foot massage. Sadly, not every spouse, girl/boyfriend, or partner is willing to put their hands all over your feet. Thus mechanic massagers swoop in to save the day and today we take a look at the Mountrax Foot Massager with heat and compression to see how well it gets this job done.
This actually looks a lot like one of our favorite models to ever come across. Not so much on the outside, but definitely when it comes to modes and what’s on the inside.
As for the outside of the unit, it isn’t as bulky as some of the options we have come across. This should allow it to fit under any desk situation. Meaning it is good for use at work just as much as it is at home. It has a strip of touch-sensitive buttons that control turning it on and adjusting its various modes. Like most, it is top-loading (for your feet) and comes in three different colors (we have been testing the silver/grey model).
As for it being similar to one of our favorites, the kneading and air compression systems are quite identical. Everything feels familiar when sliding our feed into this one.
You’d almost think that the company sources its parts from the same company (if they don’t do everything in-house). Regardless, this is a good thing as we love the performance of the other model we’ve been hinting to. Thus this model should perform just as well, right?
Mostly, the answer is “yes”. It absolutely does, making for quite a comforting and refreshing experience. The compression feels quite encompassing and the kneading system doesn’t hold back at all. In fact, it does so well, some might not find themselves turning it up to the max.
As for the options within the control strip, you find your most expected features. Beyond compression and kneading adjustment, you can add heat and set the amount of time it operates for. There is nothing else outside of a power button.
The amount of heat is ok. Just enough without making things awkwardly sweaty while still providing enough to have an effect. Heat is either on or off, so there are no variable options to pick from. Increasing the kneading speeds up the system (it doesn’t increase the pressure of the kneading system). Upping the compression increases the amount of compression being applied. So if the kneading isn’t pressing hard enough, you’d want to increase the amount of compression so it presses your feet firmly against the kneading system as it is working.
Kneading focuses mostly on the mound area and the outer arch section of the foot (as illustrated in green in the image to the right). It can reach the toe area when compression is at its highest but unsure if the feeling is what you want. So maybe dial compression down if it feels too much. As long as it doesn’t feel awkward, there is nothing left but a positive experience to help relieve the stress of a day’s activities.
The compression can also be taken a little too high for some, so don’t get too carried away if you have big feet else it might take away from the experience a bit if it becomes too much.
You can use the controls to dial everything just right based on your preferences and the size of your feet. Bringing us to one thing worth noting, which is the size of the openings your feet slide into it. It can be a tight fit compared to some other models. At least for those with big feet. We didn’t have anyone that didn’t fit and there are some big hooves around here to put that to the test. However, I am sure there may be some abnormally large feet out there, and if so, this model might not be the best fit. For everyone else, it seems it would be just fine.
Of course, a good massager doesn’t make you bend over to reach the controls. That would take away from the experience a little, right? So like the better options, it does come with a remote to help control it from a seated position. The remote is small and thin, so don’t lose it. But it does give you control of everything without taking up a lot of space on your desk.
It is powered via a coin cell battery and the unit itself is powered via a normal power cable that runs between it and the wall.
Our Conclusion
Definitely, one of our favorite options to make use of and I am sure it is going to continue seeing a lot of “testing” now and in the future. So we will update you with anything else we may find. It features a decently small footprint making it easy to hide it under a desk without taking up too much space and it does come with a remote.
The amount of pressure it applies to the foot is nice. So much that it can be too much if you turn things up beyond what your feet can handle. Like getting a firm or deep tissue massage after a hard day of work.
The holes for your feet are a little narrow, meaning the largest feet out there might find it a bit tight. But it should be good for any to all those average sizes. Turning up the compression does put the kneading mechanism into the toe area a little which feels a bit off, but isn’t a problem if you don’t turn the compression up too much.
Finally, our score is heavily dependent upon the current price (at the time of writing this), which is $129. For the price, this is a great massager. Even better since it has a $20-off coupon, which only makes it sweeter. The listing shows the MSRP is $179, which feels like a little much. So our score would come down a little if the price heads back up.
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