I’ve mentioned the AURA Band a few times in passing so here is a little bit more information to whet your appetite. It’s currently a Kickstarter project (£13k raised vs £71k target as of 18/2/18) and has a nice focus on providing some key insights to certain types of people interested in a slightly deeper…
My last update was that LVL hydration sensors were in ‘alpha’ round about now and that the data that had been produced so far has been good. A recent update seems to now be setting a schedule for one year hence (2018). There also seems to be a round of investment from Samsung and that…
WARNING: COMPANY MAY BE IN DIFFICULTIES April’s update on Kickstarter for BSX’s LVL Hydration monitor shows that BSX are pretty much on schedule…always good news. The original schedule I believe was for a product in June 2017. That’s soon and they are on Alpha devices now. I was aware sometime ago that some studies had…
Triathlon gear to make us better, faster, stronger and prettier (well the first 3) in 2017
WARNING: COMPANY MAY BE IN DIFFICULTIES BSX’s Kickstarter campaign for the LVL hydration monitor is over 12.5x ahead of their initial funding goal of $50,000 This will be an activity tracker that also has optical HR and hydration level measurement. The solution will be brought together by a smartphone app and I have seen…
The clever little optical sensor in TomTom’s highly successful Runner2/SPARK was developed by South African company LIFEQ – seen here on the right. Whilst we have all figured out by now that optical HR on the wrist has its limitations, TomTom’s implementation was good. Indeed, LIFEQ’s measurement solution is validated (here). All well and good. Presumably…
Ladies, of course, merely glow rather than sweat. Yet this old adage reflects a lot of truth about our mutual sweatiness. We are all quite different in the amounts of the stuff we produce whilst exercising. Whilst dehydration caused by a 30 minute jog or gym session is very unlikely to impair performance; once we start…
Looks like Sunday could be pretty warm. Above 16 or so degrees your performance will start to suffer. If you become dehydrated then your performance will suffer EVEN more. I just did a quick FREE online sweat test with Precision Hydration and may well put some of it into action for Sunday. We’ll see. One interesting…
If you are serious about getting a superb IronMan time then you will have some form of hydration system that is integrated into your bike frame to both improve aeroness and lower the centre of gravity (hmmm!). 99% of us are faced with the less aero choice of standard frame/seat mounted bottles/cages or an aerobar…
It’s always great to find someone who agrees with you! Nicely written article. Recommended reading. In the last article I discussed the importance of fluid consumption during exercise, which makes for a nice transition into this article, in which I’ll examine the role of sports drinks on exercise performance. We are constantly bombarded with television…
Here’s another angle on a post I wrote about hydration. As we’re in the midst of summer, it is more important than ever to stay properly hydrated for optimum health and performance. But why? Considering the human body is made up of roughly two-thirds water it is simple to see why we need to replace…
Yes. I would definately enter I represented GB in Age Group Duathlon and genuinely was worried that I may well have come last. As it turned out I wasn’t. There’s always someone somewhere that will be slower than you. You just have to hope they are in the same race!! But really who cares? Think…
Slightly off topic this one. Maybe you could help. I have trained faster and harder for a duathlon (10k run 20k cycle 5k run) than I needed to. I am properly hydrated and maxed up with Lucozade sport. Yet after a fast but not excessive 10k I was cramping up like crazy in my calves…
