Sports Bra Measures Heart Rate
NuMetrex has a new sports bra, the NuMetrex Heart Sensing Sports Bra, that has heart monitoring technology sewn into the fabric. The bra monitors the heart’s pulse and transmits data to a wrist watch.
The NuMetrex Heart Sensing Sports Bra was launched by Textronics in December 2005, and was named 2006 Sports Product of the Year by the Sporting
Textronics is currently working to expand the NuMetrex clothing collection to include a heart rate sensing shirt for men which will be released to market this fall. Also in development is a larger size heart rate sensing sports bras for women targeted for release in early 2007. Goods Manufacturers Association. The garment features electronic sensing technology that is actually integrated right into the knit of the fabric, which picks up the heart’s electrical pulse and radios it to a wrist watch via a tiny transmitter in the bra. It offers a new level of comfort and convenience for women wishing to monitor their heart rate while they exercise.
NuMetrex uses technology from Textronics, which develops what they are calling electro-functional fabrics. There should be many more developments like this one in the years ahead.
on May 4th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
cool one!