Advanced Mountain Bike Techniques
Sports Performers Are Using More Gadgets
Sports are more competitive than ever and with growing number of countries and competitors going head to head for gold medals, having an edge is very important. It never ceases to amaze just have far some athletes will go to win, and there have been many cases of serious cheating and deception taking place in the past. As sporting bodies crack down on this type of rule-abuse however, many are turning to technology to improve their chances. Below are 3 of the main ways sports are benefiting from developments in technology.
Training Conditions. There used to be a time that you trained when and where you could. You might find yourself training in a nearby field one day and your neighbour’s garden the next. These days however, incredibly advanced simulation facilities can be used by many top athletes to train. In these rooms the trainers can vary temperature, air pressure, humidity, oxygen levels and whole host of other things using special equipment. This means you can replicate the exact conditions that the athlete will be competing in, allowing the body to adapt to them and giving a better chance of winning.
Advanced Equipment. When looking for areas of improvement, many coaches and athletes often turn to the development of their equipment first. Some sports have always relied on high tech accessories, whilst others have evolved into using them. Just think how far tennis rackets have come on in the last 20 years and how swimmers went from wearing Speedos to full body suits. Advances in technology and materials are arguable as important as the athlete training, and provide us with such amazing things as carbon fibre mountain bikes and hydrogen filled running shoes.
Monitoring Tech. Coaches and trainers have always strived for better performance analysis, and now they have a whole arsenal of top gadgets and techniques to choose from. This could be from super slow motion video analysis or the ability to measure heart rate at every second of a marathon. A company in Australia have even developed pressure pads in surfboards that can relay information about a surfer’s board positions and balance. As sports are now so closely contested, identifying and resolving even the most simple of errors can move you into the number one spot.
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