One trend we saw very much this year was how technology is being used to reduce injuries. We’ve seen new improvements in helmets and sensors for football, baseball and hockey. We’ve seen helmets being used in skiing and snowboarding, as well as cycling of course.
But we’ve seen improvements in shoes, fitness attire and of course eyewear. Several companies are leading the way, and this week UK-based T3 offered a story noting Nike’s role.
“I think technology and gadgets are actually helping modern day athletes stay healthy,” Paul Winsper the SPARQ Performance Director at Nike told T3 in an exclusive interview. “We were always trying to look at the next best thing to help recover our athletes.”
Of course, as the old saying goes, “you ain’t seen nothing yet!”
[Via T3: Technology in sport preventing athlete injury says expert]