Feature. The Technology Behind Sports Success, Fitness & Health. A Primer For Sports & Athletic Achievement.

Don’t let motion sickness hold you back from fun in the air, at sea and on land. Use Reliefband® for any motion-sickness >> www.reliefband.com

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With Summer ‘17 coming, thrill-seekers are looking forward to another epic season filled with fun and adventure. While summer activities such as parasailing, jet-skiing, speed boating, drag racing are “the musts” especially while on vacation, some people have challenges in being daring due to nausea.

Don’t let motion sickness hold you back from fun in the air, at sea and on land. Today, you can now get “relief” from any motion-sickness and make memories while enjoying bucket list adventures and sharing your story online.

Innovative wearable technology brand Reliefband® tackles the mysterious science of motion sickness even on turbulent flights. The groundbreaking neuromodulation therapy provides relief from nausea in minutes, without any side effects unlike prescription medication. The FDA-cleared, wearable and rechargeable Reliefband® uses the body’s own neural pathways to turn off nausea.

Simply, it delivers gentle pulses to the median nerve at a pressure point located at the wrist. The pulses transmit a signal to the nausea control center of the brain to resolve the conflict between what we see and what we feel to dispel all feelings of nausea.

Now with Reliefband®, you can now sport with fun and ease – free from nausea and motion-sickness woes. Reliefband® is available on reliefband.com.

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What Sets HawkGrips Apart? HawkGrips are precision-engineered to be the ideal Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) products for any practitioner, and have been created with direct input from clinicians and patients >> www.hawkgrips.com | HawkGrips are utilized by the Scottish Rugby Union, Welsh Rugby Union, and several Premier League teams!

What Sets HawkGrips Apart?

HawkGrips are precision-engineered to be the ideal Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) products for any practitioner, and have been created with direct input from clinicians and patients>> www.hawkgrips.com

Hawkgrips are utilized by the Scottish Rugby Union, Welsh Rugby Union, and several Premier League teams!

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HawkGrips are precision-engineered therapy instruments designed to detect and treat soft-tissue injuries. Treatment with our instruments results in an immediate increase in mobility/range of motion and a decrease in pain.

Top-quality stainless steel IASTM instruments, available in sets as well as individually, along with a range of emollient, accessories, and apparel.

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HAWKGRIPS ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION

Conshohocken, PA — HawkGrips, leading manufacturer of IASTM instruments, announces its official entry into the international market, naming Nicky Archer as Director of International. Archer has several years of experience in this area, most recently as Co-Director of Kinesio Taping® Association International. Of this new expansion, Archer says, “It is time for us to broaden our horizons. A world of opportunities awaits outside the US and interest has already been growing organically. Word is spreading about HawkGrips and clinicians from all corners of the world are reaching out to us directly in search of education and tools. Now we are implementing a plan to capture and expand that interest and create a global network to support our mission beyond US borders.” She states that her plan is, in short, “Connecting HawkGrips with the world and offering the same quality products, education and customer service that we pride ourselves on here in the US. With the support of the US Commercial Service and the World Trade Center of Philadelphia, we are already in active discussions with distributors from multiple countries across the globe.”

HawkGrips manufacturers a high-quality line of surgical-grade stainless steel instruments designed for Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization therapy (IASTM). The instruments are utilized by physical therapists, chiropractors, athletic trainers, massage therapists, occupational therapists, and many other healthcare practitioners for treatment of a wide variety of soft tissue injuries and limitations. HawkGrips tools differ from others on the market in several aspects, most prominently the unique cross-hatch grip on each instrument that is designed to prevent the tool from slipping in the hands of practitioners, as well as reduce the amount of force required for proper use. In addition to these instruments, HawkGrips offers educational courses that enable individuals to increase their understanding of IASTM, practice instrument utilization, and earn continuing education credits. Courses are taught by highly experienced industry leaders, and held across the United States throughout the year. Prospective attendees may register for a course in their area, or arrange to schedule a course at their own location.
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For more information, contact HawkGrips via phone (484-351-8050) or email: info@hawkgrips.com

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CozyPhones are headphones with ultra-thin speakers inside a comfortable headband, and come in Sleep, Relaxation, Kids & Active Options. www.cozyphones.com

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This product, which was initially created as a sleeping aid, has become a top seller in the United States. It is ideal for travel, relaxation, sleep, study time, and during exercise. The headphones are super comfortable for all workouts and come in fleece or a cool Lycra Mesh for hot summer days. They can also double as a sweat band and our product is machine washable!

Cozy Phones is veteran owned, a U.S. based family business, located in Ashburn, VA, and promise 100 percent satisfaction with their products.

To learn more, visit their website at www.cozyphones.com.

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SMARTER! Posture Mat ! Sit Better ! >> www.smarterposture.com

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SMARTER POSTURE MAT. DESIGNED TO SIMPLY AND EASILY IMPROVE YOUR POSTURE.

With more and more people spending many of their waking hours at a desk in an office chair hunched over a keyboard, its unsurprising that their posture can suffer and sitting has been described as ‘the new smoking’. Help is at hand however with the new Smarter Posture Mat.

Wigan Warriors tackle diet with first-of-its-kind sports nutrition trial with YorkTest food intolerence experts

A personalised ‘diet DNA’ approach adapted for food intolerances helps rugby team to the top

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Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club clinched the Super League title in 2016 – after completing an in-depth nutritional trial that is the first of its kind in sport.

The Warriors threw everything they had at last season’s Super League competition, and their cause was boosted following a significant health trial involving 24 first team players who each put their bodies and diets under the microscope for three months in a bid to reach peak performance.

The Club’s nutritionist, Ed Tooley, enlisted the help of food intolerance experts YorkTest Laboratories, to put the players through their paces. With the support of YorkTest’s Tom Cookson, each participant underwent blood tests to identify food intolerances that could be impacting upon their health and match fitness.

The trial began in January 2016, with the aim of tackling symptoms such as fatigue (an issue flagged by 87% of the players), muscular-skeletal pain (a complaint for 75%) maintaining weight gain (67% identified as a problem), alongside migraine, low energy, joint pains, skin and respiratory conditions and digestive complaints. The study revealed that:

• 58% of the players participating felt their symptoms negatively affected their on-pitch performance
• Some team members had been experiencing problems for over 10 years
• 67% felt their performance improved as a direct result of their new diet
• 83% vowed to stick to the dietary changes made.

England international Dan Sarginson (pictured) was advised to avoid eggs, yeast and soya in a bid to keep fatigue at bay. He explained: “For more than a year I’ve felt that tiredness has had an impact on my performance on the pitch. Since limiting my reactive foods, my energy levels totally improved – I felt a 100% improvement within a week. And when I ate problem foods my symptoms came back.”

Highly rated centre Oliver Gildart had suffered debilitating migraines for more than ten years, with episodes several times per month. After limiting reactive foods, including cow’s milk the migraines have stopped completely.

Dr Gill Hart, Scientific Director of YorkTest , who led the pilot, advised: “It’s important not to generalise or assume that certain symptoms mean you have the specific intolerances – your ‘triggers’ are as unique as your DNA.  After all, we all have digestive systems that are specific to us. This type of study with a team of professional rugby players has never been done before and what we found is that a diet personalised to account for food intolerances can have a crucial, proven and lasting impact on sporting performance, as well as individual health and wellness.”

The players completed questionnaires about their health, performance and fitness levels at baseline (Day 0) and then after 1 month and 3 months, with medical metrics also captured.

Results of the blood tests (which measure food-specific IgG antibody reactions analysed at YorkTest’s fully accredited UK laboratory) revealed some players had sensitivities to up to 20 food items, with an average of seven intolerances among the team members.

Under supervision of the team’s Performance Nutritionist Ed Tooley, players were provided with individual strategies, eliminating their personal ‘trigger’ foods thanks to team chef Marti Cameron supporting the dietary changes required with bespoke meals at their training ground.

Ed, who has spent seven seasons working with the Warriors, explains: “I’ve recommended YorkTest programmes with other professional sports players, from footballers, athletes to tennis players, and seen first-hand the results it can deliver to improve performance. For this particular study, we took it to the highest level and had the backing from the entire Club, including the performance team, players and catering.  With nutritional guidance sometimes sports professionals have so much to focus on that they’ll adopt new practices in a phased or ad hoc way rather than making an habitual change, so the fact that the majority of the first team have committed to new diets to eliminate their personal intolerances is a great endorsement. We hope the results continue to be reflected on the pitch and sets the Warriors on course to win some silverware this season.”

Mark Bitcon, Head of Performance, added: “Nutrition is fundamental to helping the team compete during a busy, sometimes punishing match schedule, as well as for support recovery and regeneration. It’s something that it’s crucial to get right. The performance team is always looking at new techniques and with this approach the Club is showing it will leave no stone unturned to get the team out there performing to our very best.”

Dr Gill Hart commented: “As sports professionals, the importance of diet to performance can’t be underestimated, so it’s vital to acknowledge the impact of food intolerances on the body.  If the immune system is reacting to foods it sees as hostile, this may result in symptoms that present a barrier to these players being the very best they could be.

“Importantly, this isn’t about just following a nutritious eating plan because it’s possible that ‘healthy’ foods could be causing problems. At YorkTest we passionately believe that when it comes to diet one size does not fit all, and this is especially true for sports players whose life and livelihood depends upon being at a peak of health and fitness. This research backs up our belief in the importance of a personalised ‘food fingerprint’ to aid wellbeing.”

YorkTest’s Food & Drink Scan programme, priced at £299, analyses a person’s IgG reaction to 158 food and drinks. After identifying intolerances, the company’s team of experts provide nutritional advice to replace problem foods whilst maintaining a balanced and healthy diet.

Find Out More At :- >> www.yorktest.com

Muse, the brain sensing headband that combines the benefits of meditation with modern technology, review data and set goals to help build a deeply rewarding meditation practice. >> www.choosemuse.com

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This brain sensing headband combines the benefits of meditation with modern technology, and will help any athlete improve performance by helping to tackle the mental aspect of sports, lowering stress and anxiety levels, boosting endurance, and helping the player to stay “in the zone!”

Muse is a way to improve sports performance, its a high-tech tools for athletes.

Recently, Shaquille O’Neal had a campaign with another brand, Nabisco, where Shaq used the Muse to help him focus and dunk an Oreo cookie through the power of mindfulness! Imagine if that were a basketball or golf ball!

From improving your golf or tennis swing, to going the distance and beating your personal best, when it comes to athletic performance, energy, focus and confidence are just as important as physical skill. A great way to train? Take a seat and get your head in the game: meditation is quickly emerging as a new exercise to improve athletic performance.

From fear, stress and anxiety to a lack of focus and confidence, meditation has shown to help tackle the mental aspect of sports by lowering stress and anxiety levels, boosting endurance, and helping the player to stay “in the zone” – which is critical to any athletic endeavor, whether it’s for leisure or professionally.

Muse, the brain sensing headband that combines the benefits of meditation with modern technology, can help any sports player build their meditation practice to improve athletic performance. This lightweight meditation headband uses brain wave-detecting EEG sensors and provides real-time audio feedback on what’s happening in your brain while you meditate. Sounds of changing weather let you know when your mind is wandering and gently guides you back to your breath, helping you to regain focus. You can also review data and set goals to help build a deeply rewarding meditation practice.

Muse Brain Sensing Headband, $249.99 at Target nationwide and Target.com.

Take a tip from the Pross: Athletes including Canadian soccer star Stephanie Labbé, skating gold medal champion Javier Fernandez, Olympian world record holding cyclist Sky Christopherson, professional golfer Andrew Parr, and 2014 World Junior figure skating champion Nam Nguyen all “choose Muse” to help them get their head in the game. Respected sports psychologist Dr. John Sullivan, who has worked with NFL teams, also recommends Muse as part of athletic conditioning.

For more information on Muse, visit www.choosemuse.com.

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ABLE

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An exciting new training device can boost performance for rugby players and all athletes. This month, Fitness Hardware launches the ABLE which uses freedom of movement to hit all those tiny muscles you need for competition, but can’t get with traditional machines. Here’s Fitness Hardware CEO and founder, Luke Brown, on why the ABLE belongs in every rugby player’s training routine.
Luke, start by telling us how the ABLE platforms work.
ABLE is an acronym for Advanced Bodyweight Leverage Equipment and it works by adding multi-directional movement to a pair of platforms designed to be used with the hands or the feet. Rotating handle grips, a Toe Lock feature for the feet, and a proprietary roller ball, bearing and retention system provide for an unlimited number of challenging moves for building strength, mass and explosiveness for athletics. To get the most of the ABLE, Fitness Hardware also created dozens of great upper and lower body exercises for all skill levels.
How does ABLE help athletes train for competition?
ABLE requires constant core engagement whether you are using the platforms for upper body moves like chest flies, or using the platforms on your feet for moves that work your abs, core and legs. Smooth movement and Toe Lock features allow for low impact, explosive moves that build strength, endurance and athleticism.
Can anyone use ABLE or is just for athletes?
ABLE can be used by anyone, from elite athletes to beginners. Our workout move library provides dozens of videos showcasing upper and lower body exercises for all skill levels. These include workouts with dynamic lunges, pushup flies, shoulder press and lat pull, and more. A filtering option on the Fitness Hardware website lets beginners sort moves for their skill level or by muscle group to find workouts that meet their goals. Many of the intermediate and advanced moves can also be modified for novices.
What inspired you to design ABLE?
I was inspired to create ABLE when I realized that the pushup platforms on the market would be infinitely more functional if I could roll them around in any direction. I added the capability to use them on the feet to include all of the leg, hip and core moves that currently require athletes to use multiple pieces of equipment. With ABLE all of the functionality of dozens of pieces of equipment are rolled into one simple, effective and portable pair of platforms.
What makes ABLE different than other products on the market?
Nothing on the market allows for 360-degree movement with hand grips and a Toe Lock feature for use with lower and upper body exercises. ABLE is truly in a new category of fitness equipment all by itself.

How can athletes and trainers buy the ABLE?

We begin pre-selling ABLE at a discount in early May 2017. To sign up for more information, see dozens of incredible videos and get updates on the launch, visit www.FitnessHardware.com
Luke Brown is a former college track standout, founder of Fitness Hardware, and inventor of multi-directional fitness platform the ABLE (Advanced Bodyweight Leverage Equipment). Fitness Hardware creates challenging equipment and programs for athletes, trainers and the home workout community based on the leading trends in exercise science. An experienced entrepreneur, Luke has over 18 years of experience in business strategy, product launches and start-ups.

Fitness Tracking Devices

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1. Fitbit HR ($120.00) – PROS: This has all the features I need – heart rate, step and mileage counting, and sleep tracking. The app is easy to use and great for the competitively minded – one can engage in competitions with friends who have Fitbits. CONS: No GPS tracking, and they have a few technical glitches occasionally but luckily support is great to work with.

2. Garmin Vivosmart HR+ ($119.00): This tracker has it all: heart rate, sleep tracking, step counting AND GPS (which is nice if you don’t want to take your phone on a run). It also claims to be waterproof up to 50M. CONS: The app is not nearly as good as comparable trackers and the display leaves a lot of room for improvement.

3. Withings Steel HR ($199.00): This tracker, looking more like a standard watch, does not fall short on features. With a step counter, heart rate monitor and sleep tracker, this good looking watch has features. It also boasts of a 25 day battery. CONS: Price, no GPS tracking.

Sleep is an essential ingredient to fitness and all three of these trackers contain valuable sleep data to make sure you are getting the best sleep for your active lifestyle.

The Game is Changing

When the stakes are high and competition is fierce, elite athletes and coaches must always hunt for an edge over the opposition. The top athletes and coaches have been turning to technology for decades but the game is now changing and rapidly. Those that don’t get on the tech bandwagon soon will be left far behind.
The good news it’s not as hard as you might think. The new range of devices hitting the market both affordable and easy to use. So, it’s not if you should use them its which ones are best for you.
What is it so vital to getting the edge?
Before you jump it’s worth recalling why technology is so vital in competitive sport an in fact business.
Firstly, tech devices that gives feedback are a valuable tool for coaches because they drastically enhance the feedback loop to athletes and coaches. This is important because often enough, and for good reason, an elite athlete will disagree with their coach. But the technology can provide hard evidence from live tracking which nullifies the chance of disagreement and improves the coach – athlete relationship and overall performance.
Secondly, athletes and coaches regularly struggle to find the root cause of failure. Because they get the diagnosis wrong the whole re-training plan is off course and the real problem is never solved. E.g. for years I’ve seen hookers and goal kickers miss their target in a pressure match and are then subjected to countless reps of the skill during practice the following week. Incorrect diagnosis and incorrect treatment. The problem was mental – they just got a little nervous and that led to a tightness of muscles and next think you know they shank it.
Until now, athletes used methods like anchoring states and meditation, however, the latest devices like Focusband allow them to practice their fine motor skills on kicking and throwing with the device on the field as they sweat and take knocks. An iPhone and earpiece give live feedback telling them when they’re in flow. So what we get is accurate diagnosis and treatment, an athlete that actually enjoys the training and a boost in on-field performance.
How to get the most out of your technology?
1. Track over time
Modern devices allow you to track progress over time and this can provide insightfull information for the athlete and the coach as they learn to match on-field or practice session performance with real data. This improves their intuitive feel on thow they’re going which means they can self manage in the heat of the moment more effectively.
2. Use data heavily in review sessions and during matches
Athletes love hard data because it isn’t the coaches or anyone elses opininon. Using the data and presenting it in an easy to understand format for the athletes increases their interest, improve their self diagnosis, improves their ownership of failure and getting results and of course makes the coach – athlete relationship a lot more trusting – which is vital with the next generation of athletes.
If you can have an analyst get more advanced stats from GPS and other match stats into one coherent repot at half time you’ll also be showing the athletes you’re driving cutting edge insights. Often numbers are far easier to consume when you bleeding from the eye and having your calf massaged before you run back on the field.

The modern game is changing faster than ever and there has never been a better time to invest in some tech to see how it can transform your performance.
Stay epic
Greg Layton

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CoachTube.com are the largest marketplace for on demand sports training with over 1,000 premium courses from the best coaches in the world on any device at any time. Here is a great Rugby fitness course https://coachtube.com/course/rugby/get-rugbyfit-with-james-haskell/40470.

SportMe

Hands down the best 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon training plans. SportMe is a premium subscription race preparation app with support from live running coaches.

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SportMe uses smart technology to generate customized marathon, half marathon, 5K and 10K training plans for runners, including GPS tracking for outdoor running and accelerometer tracking for treadmill running.

After you answer a few questions about your running habits and physical fitness, our algorithms create a tailor-made training plan that fits your lifestyle and body. With each run that you log, our algorithms re-analyze your progress and make adjustments to your training plan along the way.

Chat with a live running coach and get trips, answers, and guidance, as well as weekly plan progress updates, inspirational running content, speed training programs, and a GPS tracker to measure your distance.

These features, combined with an intuitive interface, make SportMe the best running app in the App Store for marathon, half-marathon, 5K and 10K training.

A PLAN DESIGNED TO TRAIN YOU
—Create a training plan for a Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k, or 5k
—Our proprietary algorithm generates a training plan that fits your schedule and abilities
—The MyPlan calendar makes it easy to see your schedule and add, delete, or edit workouts
—Questions about your training? You can chat with our in-house running coaches from within the app.

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
—Keep track of information such as miles ran, average pace, and calories burned
—GPS tracking allows you to view your location on the map
—Accelerometer tracking means you can even track your indoor treadmill runs.
—SportMe’s Dashboard shows you your overall progress and upcoming runs in an intuitive interface
—Audio Cues provide real-time feedback on your run.

BECOME A BETTER ATHLETE
—Access to various resources such as tips on nutrition, running form, and training advice within SportMe
—Dynamic custom schedule allows you to stay on track with your goals and increase your performance.

MyFizip app

MyFiziq is an app and platform designed to equip users with the tools they need to track their personal progress towards their health goals over time, whether that’s fat loss, muscle gain, or maintaining their current physique.

MyFiziq uses breakthrough technology to build an avatar of the user that is then used to provide accurate feedback on how the user is tracking. I have attached a “How it works” page for you to get a visual on how this avatar is created.

At the moment, scales and BMI are the main tools used to monitor outcomes linked to exercise and diet. However, the number on the scales fluctuates with water intake, and BMI doesn’t distinguish body fat from lean tissue, a.k.a. muscle. When assessing a person’s physique, the only real way to track progress is by looking at… well, their physique.

Many apps and systems exist for tracking calories, exercise, and measurements, but for all the progress it seems we can learn just as much from a mirror as we can from any other source. MyFiziq adds science to this art to create a holistic approach to measuring, tracking, and most importantly, seeing changes to body shape over time.

Body measurements provide more useful information about shape changes than simply measuring weight or BMI. But until now, body measurements have required a tape measure, creating a potential for error. Even official organisations differ on the standards they provide to industry professionals. For example, waist measurements by ISAK (The International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry) are taken from the narrowest point, whereas the IDF (The International Diabetes Federation) measures from the naval. MyFiziq removes this margin of human error to help users keep track as they smash through limits and achieve their goals.

MyFiziq recently released version 1.4.2 of its revolutionary smartphone app. The update included new in app image inspection and user specific body contour functionality. New functionality provides instant user feedback and guidance Along with the instant user guidance messages, the app also includes Dos and Don’ts screens that provide best results information prior to avatar creation. When followed correctly by the user, this information aids in returning successful avatars.

Michael Klim, Dual Olympic Gold Medallist and World Champion Swimmer, and keen advocate of MyFiziq, said:

“As an athlete, I know consistency is key so I’m thrilled to support MyFiziq. It’s an essential asset for anyone who wants to track, monitor, and see the results of a healthy, active lifestyle.”

A positive feedback loop is critical to success. Just ask any athlete. Recording every achievement – no matter how small – helps users take the next step, and the one after, until they wake up one day and see that all the hard work has paid off. It’s MyFiziq’s goal to give its users the most accurate tool to see their efforts unfold.

MyFiziq has been developed by Perth-based ASX listed company, MyFiziq Limited (ASX: MYQ). The app can also be downloaded from the Apple App Store. This technology is really set to revolutionise the way we measure health and physique and may just see the end of the BMI measurement.

Les Mills International

Les Mills International is the creator of 20 global group fitness and team training programs, including BODYPUMP® (weights), BODYCOMBAT® (martial arts), RPM® (indoor cycling), LES MILLS GRIT® (30-minute high intensity interval training) and LES MILLS SPRINT™ (high-intensity cycling). With a mission to build a fitter planet, Les Mills inspires millions of people to get moving every week. The company is present in more than 17,500 clubs across 100 countries and includes 130,000 passionate Les Mills instructors that help participants reach their fitness goals.

Les Mills refreshes workouts every three months to ensure content is fun, fresh and engaging, and hosts workshops internationally to educate new and existing instructors. This means that participants can count on Les Mills to deliver a consistent class with a highly-trained instructor anywhere around the world. With the social aspect of group fitness classes, participants can challenge themselves mentally and physically, while enjoying themselves in the process.

BODYPUMP® is the original Les Mills fitness program that propelled the company to worldwide popularity. It is a resistance training program that sculpts, tones and strengthens the entire body. The program uses THE REP EFFECT™ to create a breakthrough in resistance workout training that focuses on low weight loads and high repetition movement to burn fat, gain strength and quickly produce lean body muscle conditioning. Protecting bones and joints from injury, this high-energy class challenges all of the major muscle groups with squats, presses, lifts and curls.

LES MILLS GRIT® Strength is a 30-minute high-intensity interval training (HIIT) plyometric-based workout designed to make participants perform at their peak. This workout uses a bench and combines explosive jumping exercises with agility training to increase explosiveness and to build a lean and athletic body. Using the Les Mills SMARTBAR™, weight plates and the bench, LES MILLS GRIT™ Strength is an intense 30-minute team training session that will blast all major muscle groups and take training to the next level.

To find a class, visit www.lesmills.com/findaclass

SportMe iOs

SportMe iOs app uses smart technology to generate customized marathon, half marathon, 5K and 10K training plans for runners, including GPS tracking for outdoor running and accelerometer tracking for treadmill running.

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A PLAN DESIGNED TO TRAIN YOU

—Create a training plan for a Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10k, or 5k

—Our proprietary algorithm generates a training plan that fits your schedule and abilities

—The MyPlan calendar makes it easy to see your schedule and add, delete, or edit workouts

—Questions about your training? You can chat with our in-house running coaches from within the app.

TRACK YOUR PROGRESS

—Keep track of information such as miles ran, average pace, and calories burned

—GPS tracking allows you to view your location on the map

—Accelerometer tracking means you can even track your indoor treadmill runs.

—SportMe’s Dashboard shows you your overall progress and upcoming runs in an intuitive interface

—Audio Cues provide real-time feedback on your run

—Siri integration

Drift #5: Injury Prevention Technology

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As compensations and contract costs keep on rising in all cases in expert games, group heads and proprietors enthusiastically search out approaches to keep their competitors solid and in top execution condition. One quickly developing pattern in 2016 will surface through using innovation to help avoid wounds. Sports science organizations including Kinduct Technologies, Kitman Labs, and CoachMePlus are conveying comes about by gathering information, enhancing exercise arranges, and concentrating on inside and out appraisals of individual competitors and the ways they move and perform.

These sorts of instruments and the sky is the limit from there (counting apparatuses like wearable microchips installed in attire that screen muscle strands, heart rates, blood stream, and moment development examples) are rapidly getting to be plainly standard issue for expert and school sports groups.

Drift #4: Virtual Reality

Many games specialists including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, and CBS Sports have perceived STRIVR Labs, a self-hailed “Immersive Performance Training” innovation organization, as an offering with industry-evolving potential. Sports Training in Virtual Reality (STRIVR) Labs has marked with a noteworthy exhibit of expert and university groups inside only 13 months of their consolidation in January of 2015.

The logical confirmation that offers help of its techniques could dispatch the gathering into fast achievement and popularity. As virtual reality keeps on picking up intrigue and presentation in different fields including training and amusement, the games world will turn out to be no special case as it enthusiastically looks for new strategies for competitor change. Virtual reality offers the opportunity to rationally prepare and rehearse while maintaining a strategic distance from delayed physical movement and diminishing the dangers of damage, giving a win-win chance to mentors, proprietors, and competitors alike..

Drift #3: Smart Phone Apps

Hailing at number 17 in the “Overall Survey of Fitness Trends for 2016″ study distributed by the American College of Sports Medicine, advanced mobile phone applications are turning into a standard methods for following, training, and detailing in the endeavors of wellness devotees at each level. From utilizing GPS area administrations to track times and separations for running and cycling to downloading libraries of exercise exhibition recordings and prompts to reference while in the rec center, the volume and assortment of advanced mobile phone applications accessible to upgrade your wellness endeavors is on the double freeing and stunning.

As telephone innovation including GPS area following and movement detecting keeps on honing and enhance, these devices will turn out to be significantly more precise and valuable. Likewise, the additional advantage of having the capacity to record information after some time permits anybody, from the end of the week lifter to the propelled competitor, to track and enhance their exercises and, at last, their execution.

Slant #2: The Ever-Present Sports Arena

The times of games happening in a specific place (the field, field, court, or arena) and at a specific time are a distant memory and games business is hotly investigating how to gain by the mechanical playing field in which today’s games fans exist. The Standford Graduate School of Business distributed an investigation of the way dons groups and establishments try to gain by innovation to rethink fan-ship and games inclusion. Devices like automatons, tablet shows, cameras, RFID innovation, projection screens, area based SMS informing and more are being tried in stadiums and different games offices to give more customized encounters to their fans.

Outside diversion day and conventional games occasion participation, groups and groups the country over are trying advanced online networking efforts, promoting procedures, and applications to additionally connect with their fans and increment their introduction. Executing these advancements will wind up plainly crucial as games associations compete for the consideration of their fan bases.

Incline #1: Wearable Technology

As indicated by the ACSM’s report specified above, wearable innovation is the single biggest pattern that will impact the wellness world in 2016. Gadgets like keen watches, wellness trackers, GPS watches and GPS beacons, and heart rate screens have detonated in prominence in the course of the most recent quite a long while and the quantity of individuals using these instruments keeps on climbing. A lot of gadgets and alternatives are accessible to suit any wellbeing lover’s needs — from watches that aid progressed long-remove preparing to straightforward wearable wristbands that permit their wearers to track the quantity of steps they take.. These gadgets can give supportive understanding and information driven objectivity and help you change your exercises for ideal outcomes.

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CoachTube is a video coaching platform connecting athletes with instructional videos from the best sports coaches in the world.

CoachTube is about giving every athlete in the world access to the instruction, knowledge, and the motivation they need to grow and progress as athletes and students. We do this by providing access to online training from the world’s best coaches. These lessons are available on-demand, so that students can learn when and where it’s convenient for them.

Tathata Golf

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Imagine if muscle memory could take over and allow you to be great at golf. Imagine being able to walk up to the ball and hit that crisp shot you dream about or get once in a blue moon, without having a million swing thoughts running through your head. Imagine if playing golf could be like driving a car or riding a bike, to know who you are and where you are going.

We all know how frustrating the game of golf can be, but it doesn’t have to be anymore with the implementation of Tathata Golf’s 60-Day In-Home Training Program. Seems too good to be true? For only $3 a day, people of all ages and skill levels can learn (or improve) golf in the comfort of their own living room.

Tathata Golf is designed to break the barriers that stand in the way of game enjoyment and improvement: time, expense and difficulty. In the program, golfers learn more than 140 incredibly detailed but easy to perform movements through 15 different movement routines to build their full swing, short game and putting motions. The movement routines introduce golfers to a completely new way to train and improve within the game of golf without needing to hit a golf ball or even go to the course, allowing full swing, short game and putting motions to all rapidly improve at a speed rarely seen in the game of golf but common to martial arts and other sports.

But where does this all come from? Tathata Golf’s founder, Bryan Hepler, combined his 30 years of training with the best mental thinkers, spiritual leaders, golf professionals, and martial art masters into the 60-day in-home training program. The fundamentals and principles within the program are not “made up” but rather fundamentals that stand the test of time. By simply sharing how the greatest golfers and athletes of all time have moved, the training is validated and confirmed, providing students with a training program to rely on months and years from now.

In just 18 short months, Tathata Golf has become the global leader in golf training, with a consumption rate of over 1,000 hours of instruction per day. In January alone, users completed over 33,000 hours in 75 different countries.

Students across the world are finding real success with Tathata. Below are a few testimonials of their experiences:

“I’ve been studying golf for decades and although I have almost every book/CD there is out there, I have never seen such an excellent explanation on how the body moves. What’s best, it is easy to apply and works!” — Javier L. | Madrid, Spain
“What I like is that it breaks the mould of traditional teaching where we are told about specific positions we must get our body and club into. This would result in me having to manipulate either the club or my body into a false position. This course explains every movement required and makes it physically and mentally possible to have a great golf game. The improvement in my golf game, confidence on the course and understanding of the golf swing and associated movements and pressure required has brought me to a place I have never been before.” — Steven S. | Aberdeen, UK
“Sound reasoning to demystify golf swing with courage to challenge status quo.” — Sam L. | McDounagh, GA

Stealth Performance Communication

www.stealthperformancecommunication.com

Stealth Performance Communication is THE premier wearable technology device, designed to enhance game play & user experience. Most recently, HYPE Global Sport Innovation named Stealth Performance Communication “Top 50 most innovative sport technology companies in the world.”

WE passionately believe in innovation by fusing the realm of technology, to the world of sports.

We accomplish all of this with a user-friendly system that is protected by military-grade encryption and most importantly, maintaining traditional play, increasing competitiveness, and substantial impact on marketability of “team assets”… THE PLAYERS! This ultimately means greater revenues for the team, and, when properly orchestrated, more WINS! With the current communication issues in sports, Stealth Performance Communication is your solution in the technology revolution.

Amanda Dale www.thisfitblonde.trainerize.com

​My personal training and endurance sport clients can only see me in the gym once, maybe twice per week – and as athletes know, that’s just not enough accountability when you’re training for serious results. Trainerize allows me to design custom workouts and nutrition programmes and deliver them directly to the client via a user-friendly and free app – meaning they have my advice and coaching at their fingertips, 24 hours a day. There is a chat feature to make sure we still have the kind of dialogue and support I offer in person, and short videos explaining each and every exercise in detail.

Vision training in sports

www.senaptec.com

The eyes truly lead the body. If your eyes are not maximally functioning, this could lead to poor depth perception, slower reaction times, inaccurate eye-hand coordination, poor eye tracking and poor peripheral vision. We use the Senaptec Sensory Station (http://senaptec.com/) to assess 10 visual skills use in sport. The vision profile is then analyzed to a database of athletes from high school to professional. After analyzation, we make a training protocol for the athlete to follow, to improve any areas that need attention. Much of the time, we use stroboscopic glasses that cut out visual information to make the training task more difficult. After the player gets used to less visual information, the athlete removes the strobe glasses and the task seems to be much easier as the game should be moving slower.

Medichecks Sports Hormone Check giving detailed insights to health and fitness enthusiasts! >> www.medichecks.com

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Sports Hormone Check

 

Medichecks has created a complete sports profile consisting of core hormone and metabolic blood tests designed to give detailed insights to health and fitness enthusiasts.

As the health and fitness industry continues to grow, many more people are taking control of their own health by monitoring and tracking important biomarkers in their blood in order to meet their fitness goals.

Technological advances have been a factor in this, with one in 20 Google searches now for health-related information, according to the search engine. We now have access to information that was never previously available and many people are now researching their health and fitness online.

Helen Marsden is the Director of home-testing company Medichecks, and believes this trend will continue to increase in the future.

She said: “Technology has not only made information about our health more widely available, it has completely changed our mind-sets about the degree to which we are now prepared to take responsibility for our own health.

“For sports men and women, whether they are elite athletes or just weekend warriors, gaining the insights into your health that a comprehensive blood test can give you can make the difference between performing at your top level or falling short on the day”.

With many more people searching online for information about their health, online-testing has continued to emerge over the past few years with Medichecks able to provide access to blood tests that top athletes use to optimise their performance.

The Medichecks Sports Hormone Check tests core hormones such as; testosterone, oestradiol and thyroid stimulating hormone.

There are 39 tests included, which gives sports enthusiasts the chance to check the state of their health from the comfort of their own home.

A qualified doctor will interpret the results and will tell you what to do next if any of them are outside the normal ranges.

Medichecks offer over 1200 online blood tests and health screens in total, many of which can be done from the comfort of your own home. Results are shown on a secure personal online dashboard so that you can monitor and track results over time.

If you are interested in the Sports Hormone Check or any of the other Medichecks tests then please visit: www.medichecks.com.

Introducing the Garmin® vívosmart® 3, a smart activity tracker with

wrist-based heart rate and new fitness, wellness monitoring tools

SYDNEY, Australia – 12 April 2017 – Garmin Australia today announced the vívosmart 3, an activity tracker1 with an ultra-slim design and a hidden display that’s only on when you need it. The vívosmart 3 brings high-end fitness monitoring tools such as VO2 max and fitness age, and wellness monitoring with all-day stress tracking, to the popular vívosmart family. Thanks to Garmin Elevate™ wrist heart rate technology, the vívosmart 3 provides 24/7 heart rate monitoring1 and automatically tracks activity including steps, floors climbed, calories burned, intensity minutes, sleep and more. It also features smart notifications to keep users connected while on the go. The vívosmart 3 boasts a battery life of up to five days, and can be worn while swimming or showering.

“Health conscious customers are becoming more interested in the meaning behind their activity stats,” said Adam Howarth, General Manager Garmin Australasia. “As in, I like seeing the data, but how does it correlate to my overall wellbeing? With its new fitness and wellness monitoring tools that tell you things like fitness age and stress level, the vívosmart 3 is able to provide users with those answers, and that is a game changer for the activity tracker industry.”

The vívosmart 3 introduces exciting fitness monitoring tools designed to provide customers with a better understanding of their body’s overall physical performance. It’s the first product in the Garmin vívo family to estimate VO2 max, a measurable indication of aerobic performance previously available only in higher-end Garmin running watches. Users will see their VO2 max score translated into a fitness level, ranging from poor to superior. VO2 max is also used to calculate fitness age, a relatable metric that puts a user’s fitness level in terms of an age. Through hard work and exercise, users can increase their VO2 max and reduce their fitness age.

The vívosmart 3 also includes a new Strength Training activity that lets users stay focused on their form and does the rep counting for them. Strength Training keeps track of reps, sets and even rest times during user’s free weight and bodyweight exercises. This data gets sent to Garmin ConnectTM where it can be reviewed later in greater detail.

For those seeking to live a healthier life, improving one’s emotional wellbeing can be as important as increasing time spent at the gym. To this end, the vívosmart 3 adds wellness monitoring with the all-day stress tracking feature. When users are not on the move, the vívosmart 3 tracks heart rate variability, which in turn is used to calculate and measure stress level, displayed as a wedge graph right on the device.

Stress levels high? The vívosmart 3 features a breathing exercise that users can access from the device to encourage relaxation and help lower stress level. A longer timeline of stress level is accessible on Garmin Connect which can help customers identify patterns and make lifestyle changes to avoid or better cope with stress-inducing situations.

In addition to tracking steps, heart rate, floors climbed, calories, distance and sleep, the vívosmart 3 also measures activity intensity through Intensity Minutes which are measured against goals recommended by leading health organisations. And thanks to Garmin Move IQTM, users don’t need to worry about starting or stopping a particular timed activity for it to get recorded. Move IQ automatically recognises activities like walking, running, biking, swimming and elliptical training without any action on the part of the wearer. Once synced with Garmin Connect, these recorded activities are viewable as part of a detailed timeline.

The vívosmart 3 automatically syncs with the Garmin Connect mobile app throughout the day to save stats for easy access later. In Garmin Connect, a free online community, users can track their workouts, strength training activities, stress levels, sleep patterns and join online challenges to compete against friends and earn virtual badges. They can also receive Garmin Connect Insights, smart wellness insights personalised to each user that provide cues to help them reach goals, a pat on the back when milestones have been met, and relevant healthy tips from experts. For extra motivation, Insights also show users how they stack up in comparison to other people like them.

Connection meets convenience with smart notification vibration alerts delivered right the wrist for emails, texts, calls, calendar reminders, app alerts, social media updates and any other notification from a compatible smartphone2. Users will also benefit from the ability to control music on their smartphone from the vívosmart 3, send an alert to locate a misplaced smartphone, and remote control a Garmin VIRB camera (sold separately).

With its inconspicuous band and new slimmer profile, the vívosmart 3 complements every athleisure style. The device features a hidden display only visible when activated via gestures, alerts or notifications. When not in use, the screen disappears from view. Available in black (small/medium and large) and purple (small/medium), the vívosmart 3 is the perfect companion for the office, the gym, the pool, the studio and everywhere in between. The vívosmart is available from late April with a recommended retail price of AU$229.

The ever-expanding Garmin fitness segment develops technologies to enhance and promote healthy and active lifestyles. Whether users are runners, cyclists, swimmers, multi-sport athletes, or simply looking to stay active throughout the day, there is a Garmin product that can help them reach their health and fitness goals.

For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation. For more information visit, http://www.garmin.com.au, and facebook.com/garminAU/.

Video Gaming is Now a Sport – a Win for Brāv

Robert Morris University, a private school in Chicago, just became the first to recognize video games as a varsity sport. That means video games are now eligible for privileges coveted by sports teams, including athletic scholarships.
Esports are increasing in popularity each year and understandably so; they are often interesting, exciting, and studies show they can cause increases in the brain regions responsible for spatial orientation, memory formation and strategic planning as well as fine motor skills.
That’s why we believe that training to become a Brāv One should incorporate esports. Imagine a Grand Theft Auto version of your life, and learning to better navigate issues you and others face daily.
Depending on how quickly you successfully reach each level, you are one step closer to getting certified, which looks good on school, volunteer and work applications.
The best part for college applicants is that training also helps to hone in on your esporting skills…and sets you apart from other qualified candidates applying for athletic scholarships.
…but the best part for everyone is…helping others in conflicts.
Just do it: sign up at brav.org
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“Robert Morris University Becomes First To Recognize Video Games As Varsity Sport”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06/video-game-scholarship-varsity-sport_n_5940898.html#
http://www.mpg.de/7588840/video-games-brain
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Claudia Matles

Yoga, Pilates & Health Counseling

Claudia channels her vibrant, compassionate energy into creating tough sessions that will elevate you to new heights. She will masterfully guide you through using your breath as a vehicle to expand your mind and body awareness, while affirming your individual needs and aspirations.

Attending her first yoga class as an undergrad student she fell in love with yoga followed by pilates and nutrition.

She has learned many styles of yoga with a variety of instructors including viniyoga with Gary Kraftsow in Hawaii and vinyasa with Julie Kleinman/Shiva Rea at Yogaworks in Santa Monica.

Claudia’s classes range in size from a bachelorette party to one-on-one classes in yoga, pilates, and nutritional health. Based in the Hamptons, she travels all over the country to teach.

Her classes are both demanding and gentle. She focuses on the gentleness of the ends of the breath as well as pushes the client to connect with their inherent strength and discipline.

With a deep knowledge of various types of yoga and her soft compassionate approach she lets the client’s needs drive and shape each session.

Claudia was voted Dan’s Hamptons ”Best of the Best” for Yoga Teacher and Pilates Teacher 2010-2014!

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Core Flyte dynamic stability trainers (CoreFlyte.com) are used by professional athletes, Navy SEALs, weekend warriors, and fitness pros to increase balance and stability by activating the core. We use patented Ball Transfer Technology to facilitate Omni-Directional Stability Training.

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