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Everything at a glance with the Smartwatch
The smartwatch is not only a practical companion in everyday life but also in sports. Here you have your smartphone right on your wrist. It doesn't matter whether it's messenger, music, or electronic cash - with the smartwatch you have everything digitally with you. There are also useful functions such as a pulse and heart rate monitor, temperature display, or mileage counter. The GPS function is particularly useful for alpine athletes. So the user can always be tracked. The gadget is now offered by numerous manufacturers.
Smart wearables for a better overview
While the smartwatch was not primarily designed for sports, this is different from the so-called wearables. Wearables are "intelligent" items of clothing or accessories that are equipped with small sensors and can record certain data. The most common are bracelets reminiscent of a smartwatch. With these you can, for example, check your running performance and check how many calories you have burned in a sports unit. The most popular models include the Fitbit Charge or the models from the Samsung Gear Fit.
Smart jerseys and smart shoes are the next steps
While wearables have so far been limited to watches or accessories, intelligent sportswear is now also popular. One of the pioneers here is tennis, which is already working with smart rackets and other performance trackers. Betway Sportsbook took a closer look at the future of tennis and painted a possible future vision. Smart rackets, i.e. rackets equipped with sensors, or smart shoes could transmit detailed performance data in real-time.
Sports gadgets for high-performance sports?
If you want to be very precise, you can also use a special chest strap for sports. This is mainly used in professional or high-performance sports. At this year's Tour de France, for example, more and more cyclists were using a chest strap. And models like the Garmin HRM are also used in swimming to measure heart rate underwater. The efficiency when running or the wattage when cycling is also measured very precisely.
The right apps for every activity with the sports gadgets
In combination with the smartphone of the smartwatch, the right apps are now the digital personal trainer. If the training programs are then fed with current training or performance data, the units can be adjusted even more individually. This means that even amateur athletes can train at the highest level. Thanks to modern gadgets, not only can performance be efficiently increased, but health can also be kept in mind. Pulse, heart rate, and body temperature, for example, are important indicators that should be kept in mind during training.
However, one thing is certain – fitness and sports fans are the newest target group for high-tech trends. How will technology affect the fitness and sports world in the future?
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