Smart watches, smartphones, tablets and laptops. We live in the modern era and there is so much technology around us, we’ve all become quite used to it. It’s almost as though they are releasing something new every day. No matter what the problem, issue or niche, there’s a technology there to helps someone out. Now, the same can be said for Yoga.
Enter Wearable X.
This technology company has come with a new solution for yoga beginners and experts alike. Named the Nadi X Leggings, these ‘smart’ leggings can gently pulse and vibrate whilst being worn. Connect the leggings to the app and they’ll be able to monitor your body shape whilst you are practising yoga. The leggings will then vibrate and pulse on certain parts of the body. This is the leggings telling you that your pose needs to be corrected in some way.
This can help you massively to increase your pose, stance, posture and even your wellbeing if you’re practising a pose in such a way that it could be damaging to your health.
How Does It Work?
The Nadi X leggings work thanks to five sensors that are located in key locations around the fabric. Connect the leggings to your smart device via Bluetooth and the leggings will be able to determine which yoga position you are in. The app will then display which pose you are in on the screen and will then proceed to gently vibrate, proving feedback to areas of your body that need to move to improve the effectiveness of the pose.
There are multiple vibrations that will tell you how you need to move. Wearable X has worked tirelessly with over 50 yogis to develop this ground-breaking software that could effectively help and improve yoga practices for people around the world. The brand’s co-founder, Billie Whitehouse, told Deezen that they believe that touch is a universal language. This language is natural to all beings on Earth and that it was the perfect way to implement the draw of attention in a practise or exercise such as Yoga.
From the success of the Nadi X, Wearable X plans to use this technology to implement it into other clothes. This will be able to improve and train individuals in a wide variety of sports and activities.
The Nadi X leggings are available on the Wearable X website with prices starting from $299.
What do you think? Do you think technology should be infused into a traditional practice such as yoga in this way? Or do you think it will distract from the mental attributes of yoga such as awareness and mindfulness? Let us know in the comments below!