Device takes the strain out of training

摘要

A wearable device that senses how close muscles are to fatigue could help athletes train harder while avoiding injury. A prototype system has been devised by Mohamed Al-Mulla, in PhD research at Essex University's School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering. Athletes generally have to rely on their own perception of muscle fatigue — clinically defined as a reduction of the ability of a muscle to contract and exert force.