Fashion is creating a bridge straight from the runway to the world of sports and fitness. It all started in 2007 with the introduction of the FitBit. Since then, the company has gained over 25 million users and has paved an incredible road towards advanced fashionable technology. Other companies are now following in Fitbit’s footsteps and creating wearable technology for everyone to stay fit and healthy. Check out these cool gadgets that can help you improve your workout progress and look great doing it.
Nadi X Smart Yoga Pants for a Relaxed Session
Yoga develops inner awareness, strengthens the mind and body, improves weight loss, and lowers blood pressure. One yoga session provides many health benefits, but the right pants can help you go even further. Nadi X Smart yoga pants track its wearer’s performance and provide personalized yoga training in real time. The stylish pants have accelerometers and haptic feedback at the ankles, hips, and knees that guide the flow of yoga through the release of gentle vibrations. The vibrations pulse your body around the essential areas and encourage you to move and hold positions. You can then get additional feedback on your phone through a Bluetooth sync-up. The pants come in four assorted sizes and styles and are sold at many stores around the world.
Lumo Run for Improved Running Posture
Although running has many great benefits for your body, it can also be harmful if you’re doing it wrong. Bad posture is common in many runners and can lead to injuries such as shin splints, stress fractures, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, and Achilles tendinosis. Therefore, a company called Lumo created smart running shorts and capris that monitor bodily metrics to improve posture. The shorts measure cadence, ground contact time, pelvic rotation, and stride length and provide feedback through your headphones. According to the company, 97 percent of runners that wear their technology improved their running form within the first three runs and 80 percent improved their pace or distance.
Polar Team Pro to Improve Team Sports Performance
For sports such as football and rugby, it can be hard to track the performance of every individual player. Therefore, Polar Team Pro has combined fashion with GPS, motion tracking technology, and heart rate monitoring to provide the ultimate solution. The trackable technology is interwoven in a compression shirt that is designed with athletics in mind. It allows each wearer to broadcast their training data so that their teammates and coaches can monitor their condition and training performance. The shirts are currently being used by over 50 professional football teams, 13 national American football teams, and 5 basketball teams.
Comfort is the new style of fashion and it’s infecting the world of fitness. You can expect wearable sports technology to take off in the next couple of years as athletes learn of its extreme benefits.
