The tech is at least reliable, as it is just a straight up medical sensor that’s pretty much essential to millions, so that differs a bit to other sports devices measuring stuff.
If the app, and the value of monitoring while you exercise is there I’m more unsure what actionable info you can really get, it seems to me pretty odd to have got to a stage where eating can be got so considerably wrong…
So how does this Sapiens stuff square-up to equivalent medical kits? Is it essentially the same hardware, but with sports targeted software and marketing? What’s the price difference.
It’s cheaper hardware than the continuous ones I think, I don’t think it does full on real time readings that the continuos kits with a pump does, so there’s some difference / money saved in that part, but not much, actually, looks like 4 quid a day for sapiens, 5 quid + VAT for the medtronic CGM with pump, that already syncs with the garmin, guess you’d have to work out what to do yourself, and guess you pay VAT if you’re using it for sport… And throw out the pump too, although I guess you could use it, just need to not hear the doorbell if anti-doping turn up.
Coming to a MAMIL near you soon. We must be close to the stage where there are so many wearables we will end up with one and done triathletes with about 10 different bands on their arms, what with WHOOP, This, Garmin, apple watch so you can have live tracking , your livestrong band.
they were on about tech using drones and GPS for draft busting in some article I read somewhere, although currently problem with GPS is that the signals would need to be almost continuous stream to a satellite not just pinging it every x seconds.
What’s everyone making of this then? I must admit I just thought it was a load of or nonsense, and was surprised that they actually organised a race. Can’t really see the point personally. But there we go.
BE13 are involved, so I guess that will have links to Macca and Super League etc. which means the production will likely be good. Especially with only 2 people to concentrate on!