Gadgets And Technological Devices For Sports

Every day there are more technological devices and mobile applications that come to the market to help us improve sports performance and motivate us in our daily training.

We currently have a wide range of gadgets and products that help us optimize our performance in the practice of various sports. And it is already quite usual to see athletes, even amateurs, on the streets, in gyms or on recreational tracks, carrying different technological devices in their bodies. All these advances have caused a boom in the practice of outdoor sports , since it is possible to monitor our work away from high performance centers.

Nowadays we can use from an instantaneous control of our performance through special bracelets or even in the mobile itself, to the planning of routes and changes of them instantly thanks to the GPS technology that most of these devices have. The current market is very broad and there are gadgets for different sports activities. No Fluff Tech have the essential gadgets to be a full-fledged techno-player, find yours depending on the sport you practice.

Walk - Pedometer

Going for a walk is probably the simplest activity practiced for those who want to maintain weekly activity minimums. Because of this, sports technology companies have focused on it in particular. A simple pedometer is the most appropriate technological element for those who decide to keep track of their walks, since it is able to quantify the number of steps or strides we make and the distance we travel, although there are some more expensive versions that also mark the speed and the approximate calories that we have burned.

It is true that it may seem basic and does not give us a lot of information, but those who seek only a moderate activity will see something that under the premise quality / price (the most basic cost less than five euros) is very useful and motivating to increase, day by day, the number of steps we have completed in a session or a day.

However, if you take your feet a little further and are a regular hiking , it is better to opt for any device with GPS (either a smartphone, GPS watch, etc.) to be able to know where we are, in case of losing the marked route.

Running Watch

The technological devices for running are the ones that are currently being launched for these asphalt devourers. Runners can choose from watches and bracelets (like Nike SportBand , Motoactv , Motorola, or My Coach, of Adidas) that, connected via satellite, monitor the position constantly. Another option for those who do not want to rely on GPS technology (areas without coverage, greater battery consumption ...) is to have a sensor (sold separately) and placed in the shoe, which will be responsible for sending, wirelessly , the information to the watch or the bracelet and later, download all the data in the computer to control your progress.

Either the connected equipment or via GPS sensor, runners can use pedometer, timer, controller calories or run history and if they add a compatible heart rate monitor, can measure the heart rate . Its price (150 euros the most basic) and the duration of its battery (maximum of eight hours) are its two main drawbacks.

For those who also do not neglect fashion, they look for something for the uncomfortable sweat and also can not run without their music, the latest on the market are the RunPhones , an elastic hairband or headband, washable and with integrated headphones and a personal trainer that It motivates you so that you do not stop striding.

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People who like to ride a bike, either on the road or mountain bike , also have specific equipment to control their performance. On the one hand, there are the gadgets that measure only the speed we carry at the moment and the average, the distance traveled, the time of exercise performed and, in some cases, the calories consumed (approximate); while the more sophisticated devices - and also more expensive, logically - also have GPS , which allows us to plan routes and see them on the screen as in cars. The prices of these gadgets without GPS range from 20 euros, and from 150 euros those that incorporate GPS.

For those people who want to enjoy the bike but the physical or age does not allow it too much, the company eBike75 has launched an electric kit that is coupled to the majority of existing bicycles in the market and whose function is to smooth the pedaling , that makes it possible to take a sustained effort so that our heart suffers justly, especially on the slopes.

For those who frequent the road, they can always avoid danger and be seen thanks to various devices such as Blaze Laserlight , which projects a bright light six meters in front of your handlebar; Look at me , a band that is attached to the waist and acts as an indicator to warn of your intentions to turn; or Fly6 and Rideye , both are a small camera that is fixed under the seat and records everything that happens behind you so that you only worry about the horizon.

Swimming Watch

Technology is not odds with water. And the swimmers can also enjoy specific watches that measure the distance traveled, the pace used, the type and number of strokes. All this information can be downloaded to the computer afterwards to analyze it and schedule the training. The pile is usually necessary to change it approximately once a year and its price is around 150 euros.

If you are looking for is not monitoring your performance and you just want to make your swimming session more entertaining, there are already a lot of water mp3s that will allow you to listen to your favorite music while you are swimming. The prices of these devices have dropped rapidly in recent years and you can find the 4 GB capacity for about 20 euros. Of course there are also more sophisticated, and those players take advantage of the technology of bone transmission of sound. Come on, you can forget about the headphones, since the sound circulates through the bone and the cheek to the inner ear.

Golf Watch

Golf enthusiasts can also find GPS watches in specialized shops in online. These clocks have memorized thousands of fields from all over the world with all their characteristics and the location and distance of the holes; Thus, before each launch, you can see the exact distance to the hole and, therefore, you can better hit the necessary shot. In addition, these clocks allow to record all the data that has been obtained and transfer them to other electronic devices such as computers or tablets. In addition, some smartphones can synchronize with these valuable gadgets and watch the notification of calls, messages or emails received. Its battery lasts about ten hours with the GPS connected and its price goes from 160 euros.

Of course, this classic sport is also modernized, and from the typical trolleys that take you from hole to hole you have gone to GolfBoard , a kind of motorized skateboard that takes you in search of your ball at 20 km per hour.

If you are looking to improve your swing, you can try Swingbyte 2 , a gadget that is placed under the grip and records all the information of your stroke (angle, speed, etc) and then transmit it to your Smartphone generating a 3D graphic so that You can study where you have failed.

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For any sport we can use a heart rate monitor that will constantly monitor how the heart responds to the effort thanks to the measurement of the beats per minute. Not only will this allow us to improve our aerobic capacity, but it will also alert us to possible cardiac problems during exercise, for example, our heart rate is triggered.

Of course, there are more and more clothing brands (Under Armor, Gow ...) that bring to market clothing made with smart fabrics , capable of measuring all the metrics and data related to your physical activity during training. Of course, they are usually breathable and, yes, you guessed it, expensive.

For tennis players or baseball players we have the Zepp , an original device that is attached to the racket or bat and thanks to its sensors and gyroscope it is capable of storing data of the whole battery of hits that you make in a match, and then analyze them at Detail with your tablet or computer.

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