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Heart rate variability (HRV) has become a widely adopted tool in sport science and athlete monitoring, often interpreted as a straightforward indicator of recovery status. In many applied settings, higher HRV values are assumed to reflect better recovery, greater readiness, and a more favourable autonomic state. Conversely, lower HRV values are frequently interpreted as signs of fatigue, stress, or insufficient recovery.

Understanding the dominant mechanical stresses experienced by rugby players can help practitioners make more informed decisions when planning strength training. By considering not only how much work athletes perform, but also the type of stress they repeatedly encounter, practitioners may be better positioned to develop targeted and context-specific strength training interventions.

HRV is not a magical window into the entire autonomic nervous system, nor a universal indicator of stress or fatigue. It is a specific cardiac signal, reflecting how the heart is being regulated at a given moment. And if we want HRV to remain a meaningful tool in sport, we need to move beyond outdated concepts and adopt a more accurate, nuanced understanding of what the signal actually represents.

Biomechanics has long been one of the most valuable tools available to healthcare and performance professionals - especially in the world of sports and athletics. For years, these insights have existed primarily within specialized environments using advanced laboratory equipment and highly technical systems. At Ochy, our vision is not to replace that world. It is to make access to biomechanical insight dramatically more available.

Force plates have become one of the most valuable tools in modern performance environments. What used to be confined to biomechanics labs is now part of daily monitoring in gyms, clinics, and training centres. Coaches and clinicians increasingly rely on objective force‑time data to complement their own judgement—whether they’re tracking neuromuscular readiness, managing return‑to‑play progressions, or simply trying to understand how an athlete produces force and absorbs energ

If you are serious about integrating force plates and timing gates into one coherent workflow, Strength By Numbers provides a connected solution through the AxIT performance platform.

Dashr gives you the ability to test speed, agility, power, reaction, and more—quickly and accurately—without complicated setups or recurring subscription fees. You can capture results instantly on your phone, give athletes immediate feedback, and still have everything synced for long-term tracking and reporting when you want it.

Around summer 2025, Hyperice has released (in partnership with Nike) a brand-new device called the Hyperboot. This brand-new piece of equipment is basically the re-proposal of two of their patented technologies, i.e. Normatec Sequential Pulse and HyperHeat (already present on devices such as the Hyperice Venom 2), into a pair of hyper-futuristic shoes.

In the competitive world of sports, athletes are constantly seeking new ways to gain an edge and elevate their performance. Neurosonic’s innovative technology provides a scientifically-backed approach to recovery, focusing on three essential pillars: enhancing sleep, managing stress, and boosting metabolism.

by Gursharan Chana, PhD We all know maintaining good hydration contributes significantly to peak physical and mental performance. However, knowing when you have drunk enough fluid to achieve optimal hydration is not clear cut, and relying on your body’s thirst response can lead to significant underestimation in fluid requirements. Why is maintaining fluid balance so important? Water is the main constituent of the human body, comprising 60% of total body weight, with the vital

Whether you are recovering from an injury or looking to upgrade your athletic performance, one major key to success lies in the nervous system. The nervous system, including the brain, is a major influence on the function of the body. It directly controls cognitive and athletic performance, hormonal releases, energy levels, organ function, and the processes of healing and recovery. One particularly interesting quality of the brain is that it spends a lot of energy limiting us

by Antonio Robustelli, MSc CSCS Since the launch of the NordBord, Vald's first product to enter the professional sport market, the Brisbane-based company has grown exponentially by quickly becoming a leading athlete testing systems provider as well as one of the most innovative sports technology companies in professional and high-level sport today. Even if sports technology is a big opportunity and one of the single most important challenges in sport performance, very few s

A few years ago, during our MSc studies in the Netherlands, we experienced what profound effect the lack of light can have on our bodies, energy levels and mood. After doing extensive research on the topic, we found out that light therapy is a fantastic solution to help us feel more energetic during the dark and gloomy winter days. We experimented with numerous products on the market (light boxes and visors) and realized that there was a need for a light therapy product, whic

For almost 20 years I have been helping people overcome pain with manual therapy and using exercise to help them improve functional capacity. I have found it very easy to perform manipulation, tooling, needling, taping (among other modalities) to help alleviate pain. But as a clinician I have the responsibility to include active therapy (exercise) whenever possible. My belief is manual therapy is the bridge to help people be more active and exercise more. The difficult part f

For an optimal understanding of how inertial machines work, the first important step to take is to have a clear knowledge of the basic physics principles behind the concept of inertial training. This is fundamental since not having a basic knowledge in physics will lead us to erroneous conclusions as well as doing wrong comparisons between different types of equipments. Inertial (or flywheel ) machines work under the principle of the accelerated Uniform Circular Motion, which