New Era of Wearable Technologies
Watch for sensors in clothes that can handle any form of training.
Innovations in soft and wearable electronics will soon make personal fitness monitoring possible in all types of conditions. New sensor features include the ability to withstand fast acceleration and activities that involve stop-and-start movements, low and high temperatures, and extreme dry or wet conditions. To read a review of this new generation of wearable electronics, see Materials Today (2020; doi:10.1016/j.mattod.2020.10.004).
Shirley Eichenberger-Archer, JD, MA
Shirley Archer, JD, MA, is an internationally acknowledged integrative health and mindfulness specialist, best-selling author of 16 fitness and wellness books translated into multiple languages and sold worldwide, award-winning health journalist, contributing editor to Fitness Journal, media spokesperson, and IDEA's 2008 Fitness Instructor of the Year. She's a 25-year industry veteran and former health and fitness educator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, who has served on multiple industry committees and co-authored trade books and manuals for ACE, ACSM and YMCA of the USA. She has appeared on TV worldwide and was a featured trainer on America's Next Top Model.
