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San Diego Gulls Reaping Benefits Of Polar Team Pro System

San Diego Gulls head strength and conditioning coach, Justin Roethlingshoefer, is keenly aware of the difference between training professional athletes on an individual basis and in a team setting. This acknowledgment from a coach is critical in differentiating a good team from a great team. When it comes to keeping the Gulls in peak condition […]

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Fitbit Unveils Adidas Edition Fitness Watch With Coaching Program

Fitbit announced an Adidas-branded special edition Ionic smartwatch on Tuesday with built-in coaching tools and workouts targeted specifically at runners. At $329.95, the watch, initially teased last summer when the Ionic was released, features the advanced health and fitness features of the Ionic with the addition of Adidas clock faces and Train, a coaching experience […]

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STATSports To Provide Irish Rugby With Tech To Measure Performance

Every senior professional rugby player in Ireland will soon have access to performance monitoring and GPS tracking technology thanks to a new partnership. The providers of the technology, STATSports, has inked the deal with the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), the authorities of the sport in Ireland. Players will have access to STATSports’ “Apex” device. […]

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AURA Band Tracks Live Body Composition And Rewards You

There’s no shortage of fitness bands on the market. Most claim to aid you with real-time coaching and post-workout advanced analytics. Until the AURA Band‘s introduction, none have supplied live body composition tracking and authentic rewards for working out. AURA doesn’t just benefit you financially; data gained is available to be sent to your insurance […]

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Omega Installs Player Tracking For Olympic Hockey, Could NHL Be Next?

As the U.S. women’s ice hockey team skated to its first Olympic gold medal since 1998, stitched into the sweaters on the backs of every player was a small motion sensor weighing fewer than 10 grams and transmitting reams of data over a dedicated frequency to antennas installed throughout the arena. Combined with camera-tracking of […]

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