Heart Rate Variability Monitoring in Team Sports

by Chris Black & Ben Stirling Ben Stirling and Chris Black both work in professional rugby league and have a particular interest in monitoring and physical performance, both in terms of injury prevention and strength and conditioning. Monitoring in Team Sports As...

Release of ithlete Android Version 2

October sees the release of the eagerly awaited ithlete Android Version 2.  We’ve listened carefully to the comments and feedback you have given us and used this to guide the development of ithlete Version 2. You wanted to record your training load directly in...

HRV as a predictor of training performance

About me In my role as a Sport Scientist working for a Premier League football Club we are always seeking new ways to quantify and measure the condition of our players, particularly how well recovered they are and how ready they are to train.  After some extensive...

Introducing the improved ithlete ECG receiver

The new ithlete ECG receiver is the 3rd major revision of the design in 2 years! Most importantly, we’ve found a way to make the same design compatible with both Android and iOS devices.  So whether you have an iPad or a Galaxy Tab, iPhone or HTC Desire, the new...

Welcome to the brand new ithlete website!

A lot has changed from the old ithlete site, and many new features have been added, so the purpose of this blog post is to give you a brief tour. Throughout the website we have extended the depth and direction of information available. We now provide sport specific...