WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY: ENHANCING PERFORMANCE AND MONITORING HEALTH METRICS IN ELITE SPORTS

Abstract

In sports, WT devices include sensors, GNSS, and IMU, and these devices give athletes real-time data to check their performance, physiological features, biomechanical features, and neuromuscular characteristics of metabolic exhaustion. Subsequently, many WT devices are used as the source of considerable improvement in sports training and reduction in injuries, and they also help in recovery from injuries. Hence, WT assists in the improvement of athlete's training activities that help to boost their performance. Many WT devices are equipped with accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers used for training and competitions and also measure the quantification of an athlete's load. The research study was based on primary data analysis, which was used to measure the data using SPSS and AMOS software. Therefore, the demand for WT devices is increasing rapidly. Elite sports put emotional, physical and intellectual demands on athletes' careers, and it has a greater impact on their cognitive and physical health. Analyzing the physiological, biochemical and biomechanical characteristics of the real world for athletes is important to maintain their good health.  However, these characteristics should be measured in the real world during their physical activity and competitive environment. These goals can be achieved using wearable technology measuring various parameters in training athletes.  For instance, American football players used helmet accelerometers and eye-tracking technology to measure concussion injuries. Overall, the result found that wearable technology directly and significantly affects enhancing performance and monitoring health metrics in elite sports.  Additionally, WT devices help in monitoring physiological factors during races with the help of biometric sensors that measure heart rate and pulls.