Nike is repurposing the Flyknit material it uses for sneakers into a sports bra — and it’s using a very technical process involving heat maps and digital body scans to do it. Nike engineers and designers have put in more than 600 hours of biometric testing to determine how best to knit together materials for […]
Without a coach it’s hard to adjust a workout on the fly. Fatigue puts added stress on your muscles, but how are you supposed to know the small fix that might help? KeenBrace, a fitness wearable, can offer advice in real-time during activities like running, weight training and CrossFit. Depending on the exercise, the device […]
NEW YORK — In an unassuming white house sandwiched between a row of strip malls in Staten Island, a 2,000-foot state-of-the-art facility is churning elite athletes into powerhouse pros. Four weeks after flattening Diego Sanchez in 98 seconds, professional UFC fighter Al Iaquinta is back to his regular regimen at the NY Sports Science […]
Memberships of gyms are rising in many countries, especially in the U.K. Last year’s State of the UK Fitness Industry Report found that for the first time ever, gym member numbers exceeded nine million and that one in every seven people in the U.K. is a member of a gym. As memberships have risen, an […]
You could say DeAndre Yedlin is proud to be from Seattle. Yedlin, a defender for the U.S. men’s national soccer team, recently invested in Seattle-based Volt Athletics, a platform for professional-level strength and conditioning. Yedlin currently plays for Newcastle United and has had previous stints with the Seattle Sounders and Tottenham Hotspur. But when he’s […]
