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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Rage rooms: can smashing stuff up really help to relieve anger and stress?

Nicola Davis in protective gear weilding a bat in front of some items
Nicola Davis smashing things at the Rage Rooms in Leamington Spa. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian

If you find it hard to count to 10 when anger bubbles up, a new trend offers a more hands-on approach. Rage rooms are cropping up across the UK, allowing punters to smash seven bells out of old TVs, plates and furniture.

Such pay-to-destroy ventures are thought to have originated in Japan in 2008, but have since gone global. In the UK alone venues can be found in locations from Birmingham to Brighton, with many promoting destruction as a stress-relieving experience.

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