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Why Sports Biometrics?
There is no sporting endeavour or excercise program that cannot benefit from a more complete understanding of the biometrics associated with it.
Though sports biometrics (often erroneously labelled simply as biomechanics) is most commonly thought of in terms of purely athletic sporting performance (e.g. Olympic style competitions), Sports Biometrics apply equally to weight-loss excercise routines and fitness programs for racing car drivers.
If the endeavour involves human fitness and motion, Sports Biometrics can be used to improve and fine tune the results.
Biometrics is the gathering of biological data.
(from the ancient Greek: bios = "life", metron = "measure")
Originally this meant (in the context of the biological sciences) the study of living organisms and/or communities of organisms which involved the gathering, analysis, synthesis and management of quantifiable data.
The far more specific (and restrictive) recent use of the term refers to the measurement of human biological features for the purpose of individual recognition and identification. (see also: Wikipedia)
Sports Biometrics is the implementation of Biometric Data to increase and refine athletic performance through inclusive (rather than exclusive) synthesis of information from the diverse fields of: human Biomechanics, Neurology, Biochemistry (and related Dietary Science), Biotechnology, Information Technology and Computer Science.
In effect Sports Biometrics is an interdisciplinary or holistic approach to advancing human sporting performance (without recourse to illicit substances).
Ranging from simple (and already common) forms of monitoring (heart-rate, glucose, etc.) through to advanced motion analysis using 3D computer modeling.
Sports Biometrics can be as significant for everyday weight management as it is for enhancing elite athletic performance, regardless of the sporting genre.
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