Cooling, heat and massage: that's the promise of the new recovery tools from Nike and Hyperice
What is the biggest difference between amateur athletes and professionals? Exactly, in the quality of their recovery. The Nike and Hyperice brands have now jointly developed two new tools to help with recovery and preparation for training.
From the outside they look like futuristic trainers, but inside the new boots from the sports company Nike and recovery specialist Hyperice hide a sophisticated system of air-controlled pressure and heat-generating panels.
The second product from the collaboration, the waistcoat, looks as if it could easily hang in the wardrobe of a spaceship. It contains high-tech mechanisms for temperature regulation.
Pre- and recovery products
Nike and Hyperice, who are best known for their "Normatec" compression sleeves, set out to develop high-tech clothing and shoes that can be easily integrated into the everyday lives of athletes.
In concrete terms, this means that dripping ice waistcoats and energy-sapping warm-up routines may soon be a thing of the past. This will benefit amateurs in particular. After all, who, apart from the pros, has enough ice and an ergometer available for cool-downs at the finish line?
The shoes do the warm-up before competition and training
Keep cool: Waistcoat with temperature sensors
The waistcoat is designed to keep the body temperature constant at a self-selected value. This is achieved with the help of temperature and pressure sensors as well as an air bubble that moves the corresponding thermal modules towards or away from the body. This should not only provide the ideal warmth or cooling, but also ensure comfort when worn.
The waistcoat and shoes are still only available to top athletes such as basketball legend LeBron James and multiple gold medallist in the heptathlon, Nafissatou Thiam. According to information from Hyperice, both wore them while preparing for their competitions at the Olympic Games in Paris. Further information on availability for non-professionals will follow, according to Hyperice.
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