Workshop on E-Textiles for Sports and Fitness Applications
The E-Textiles Network workshop “E-Textiles for Sports and Fitness Applications” was held on the 14th July at the Jurys Inn East Midlands Airport. The workshop explored the role of wearable technology in elite sports and general consumer fitness applications and then identified opportunities for e-textile smart garment based wearables and the corresponding research challenges that needed to be addressed.
Presentations from the day can be found below:
- Agenda – E-Textiles for Sports and Fitness Applications Workshop
- Current State and Future Considerations of Technology in Sports Science – Dr Andrew Callaway (Bournemouth University)
- Technology for Training Load Monitoring in Sport – Dr Stuart McErlain-Naylor (Loughborough University)
- Giving Data a Voice – Peter Lazou (CEO & Founding Partner SportScienta)
- Start-Up Journey – Naomi McGregor (Founder and CEO Movetru)
- The Challenges of Bringing Pro Sport Tech to the Mass Consumer Market – Martin Ashby (Prevayl)
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