Sporting Technology Continues To Advance
Sports have a greater prominence world wide than they have ever had before, and for many people, the only acceptable outcome is victory…no matter what the cost. There have been many cases of people doing unsavoury things to get an advantage, such as blood doping and even poisoning competitors before an event. As sporting bodies crack down on this type of rule-abuse however, many are turning to technology to improve their chances. Here are 3 ways that tech is aiding sport.
Training Conditions. Sports performers of old were sometimes quite limited in their training facility options. This might be in your back garden on the school sports hall if you were lucky. However, now elite athletes can train in special environmental simulation rooms to get into shape. In these rooms the trainers can vary temperature, air pressure, humidity, oxygen levels and whole host of other things using special equipment. This means you can replicate the exact conditions that the athlete will be competing in, allowing the body to adapt to them and giving a better chance of winning.
More Advanced Equipment. There has been a constant evolution of sporting equipment ever since people first started competing in events. In a great many sports, performers are heavily reliant on the quality of their accessories. Just think how far tennis rackets have come on in the last 20 years and how swimmers went from wearing Speedos to full body suits. Advances in technology and materials are arguable as important as the athlete training, and provide us with such amazing things as carbon fibre mountain bikes and hydrogen filled running shoes.
Monitoring Tech. One of the most important developments in sporting technology, and one that shouldn’t be overlooked, is our ability to very closely monitor athlete’s performances. This could be from super slow motion video analysis or the ability to measure heart rate at every second of a marathon. A company in Australia have even developed pressure pads in surfboards that can relay information about a surfer’s board positions and balance. As sports are now so closely contested, identifying and resolving even the most simple of errors can move you into the number one spot.
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