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Launched in 2018, Arriste makes premium exercise and recovery products designed to help people perform at their best. The millennial duo behind the brand, Travis Nguyen and Steven Lam, started out by creating the Medik Percussive Massager, a recovery tool that uses rapid targeted pulses to the body to relieve tension, speed up recovery, and increase mobility. It offers a unique combination of features that enable users to effectively massage their entire body without requiring the assistance of another person. Arriste's current product lineup includes the Medik Percussive Massager, along with weightlifting accessories such as fabric resistance bands and lifting straps, as well as men and women's apparel. Products are sold primarily direct-to-consumer but are also sold in select boutique gyms. In 2021, Arriste's product lineup will grow to include home exercise equipment and an expanded premium apparel line.

As a lifelong fitness enthusiast, Travis was pushing himself in the gym day in and day out, only to find that in training his body to lift heavier weights, he was also getting stiffer and less mobile. He tried seemingly every remedy to alleviate the tension, from stretching to foam rolling to professional massages. Eventually, it got to the point that he embarrassingly wasn’t even able to bend at the hips 90 degrees without also bending his knees. Lower back and neck pain became routine struggles for him. In early 2018, “massage guns” began trending, and Travis was in the market for one. But when he looked at what was out there, he found that they were too expensive, too noisy, or compromised on the features he wanted. He felt that he could make one better, so he set to work on creating his own, naming the brand, Arriste. Derived from the ancient Greek phrase, "Aien Aristeuein," Arriste means "Ever to Excel." A year and a half later, hero product Medik Percussive Massager was born, combining the best features of what existed on the market without the shortcomings. Arriste set out to create a tool for elite athletes - but they ended up with a device that could benefit everyone. Arriste continues to help people in the endless pursuit of excellence in fitness, health, and life.‍