Top 5 smart health connected objects for combat sports

January 29, 2020

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Whether you're a budding Rocky or a martial arts professional, rest assured that technology hasn't left you on the sidelines. Discover our ehealth selection of the 5 smart health connected objects for combat sports.

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1 – IPunch: to strike a big blow in the field of boxing

With its two sensors, which allow measure speed and power blows, iPunch gloves communicate to the user's smartphone, via Bluetooth 4.0, data from quantified self. The application gives audible instructions to the fighter, to allow him to improve his technique and even challenge other users to then establish a ranking. 

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2 – Reebok: fight without taking the lead

The impact sensor Reebok Checklight was designed to inform athletes, their coach or their family of the severity of a blow during a fight. During an impact, the light helmet determines the probability of head injuries and displays a color code by means of three LEDs, going from yellow (moderate impact) to red, in the event of a more serious impact requiring the combat to be stopped.

3 – Jolt: safe clip

Just like Reebok, the clip Jolt aims at the safety of the heads of the sportsmen. Smaller, it is associated with a mobile application for IOS and Android who connects via Bluetooth to the user's smartphone. Jolt can be clipped to a helmet or headband, measures theintensity of blows received by the athlete and, if necessary, warns him in the event of an impact which could endanger him. Still in the state of project on Kickstarter, Jolt can be pre-ordered for $ 99.

4 – FITGuard: protected to the teeth

A smart health connected mouth guard on the athlete's phone via Bluetooh, in order to reduce the risk of concussion. The idea came to Anthony Gonzales, one of the two creators of FITGuard, after temporary amnesia in 2011, due to a violent shock. Thanks to a color code located on the front of the protection, the force of an impact is measured and displayed on the athlete’s smartphone, so that he knows when to stop.

5 – Lorica: Ave César, the fighters 2.0 greet you

Thesmart health connected armor Lorica has something to give back youth to sports that we thought were too dangerous to be practiced. The many sensors present in the suit measure the accuracy of shots received in real time. A integrated camera even lets you follow the fight as if you were there! Some improvements are nevertheless necessary in terms of fluidity of movements. For combatants, be patient, the female version of the armor is being created. 

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