Netball is a game similar to basketball played between two teams of seven players and primarily by women in commonwealth nations. The England Roses — currently ranked third in the International Netball Federation (INF) rankings — recently brought on lead strength and conditioning coach Jools Murray to use Catapult Sports technology to improve the team’s performance on […]
Fitbit has extended its Coach app, an at-home fitness app that was previously only available on Android and iOS, to TV screens via Xbox One on Windows 10. The basic membership for Fitbit Coach, which includes access to one personalized program and a selection of audio and video workouts, is free. A premium subscription, which […]
While watching a New York Yankees game a few years ago, Ryan Clements was struck by how long reliever Dellin Betances was taking between pitches. To be fair, Betances habitually takes only a little longer than most big league pitchers, for whom a deliberate work rate has become an endemic issue affecting Major League Baseball’s […]
A new swimsuit is challenging Apple Watch with a stealth sensor built into the lining that will track and log swim workouts, alleviating the need for third-party wrist-worn devices. Swim.com and Spire announced this week a new collaboration in which the Spire Health Tag wearable can be permanently installed onto existing swimsuits on SwimOutlet.com […]
The president of the NFL Players Association said on a panel held at the annual Consumer Electronics Show that data collected from wearables technology belongs to the athlete. Eric Winston, a 12-year offensive lineman most recently with the Cincinnati Bengals, gave the example of a running back’s 80-yard run. While the performance (i.e. the rushing […]
