Building off research from more than 100 faculty members and students, the University of Michigan recently launched the Exercise and Sport Science Initiative, a program designed to maximize physical performance for athletes everywhere. The research stems from a variety of disciplines including medicine, kinesiology, psychology, social science, nutrition, bioengineering and data science. The University of Michigan […]
OMsignal has released a smart sports bra that will help cut down on the amount of gear a woman will need while out on a run. The device — the OMbra — is reported by the Canada-based company to be the first sports bra that combines both heart and breathing rhythms to deliver data during a workout, eliminating the need […]
There are currently two Gatorade Sports Science Institute locations, one being the headquarters in Barrington, Ill. and a satellite performance laboratory at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Fla. But as Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones alluded to last week, there there may be a third on the way — and it could be right in his […]
The Pennsylvania-based sports safety equipment company, Unequal Technologies, is hoping to be the first company to effectively help prevent Commotio cordis. A study conducted by Tufts Medical Center and Mark Link, MD said, “Unequal HART protection is the only effective chest protector I have seen that has the potential to significantly reduce the risk of sudden […]
“Test results and numbers are informative, but are of limited use without context.” That is the philosophy of Orreco, a science-based athlete training company that works to improve athletic and coaching performances. Last year, IBM Watson teamed up with Orreco to use data and cognitive computing to help top athletes optimize their overall performance. To find this data, Orreco […]
