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The best gadgets to overcome depression with sports

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By exercising, chemical changes are happening in the brain which can help to prevent or relieve depression. Going for a run or doing yoga is probably not the first thing a depressed person wants to do. But what if technology could motivate and support? ISPO.com shows some wearable gadgets which can help you to become motivated to live a healthier and more active lifestyle.

 

Christian Stammel Author: Christian Stammel
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Exercise has a positive effect on mood and overall mental health.
Exercise has a positive effect on mood and overall mental health.
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According to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), exercising does not only have physical health benefits but can also prevent people from getting to the actual state of depression. Exercise has a positive effect on mood and overall mental health – only one hour of exercise per week can help to prevent and reduce depression.

"In people who are depressed, neuroscientists have noticed that the hippocampus in the brain - the region that helps regulate mood - is smaller. Exercise supports nerve cell growth in the hippocampus, improving nerve cell connections, which helps relieve depression," says Dr. Michael Craig Miller, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Going for a run, weight-lifting in the gym or doing yoga is probably not the first thing a depressed person wants to do. But what if technology could motivate and support? Here some wearable gadgets which can help you to become motivated to live a healthier and more active lifestyle.

VivaLnk Vital Scout – set your goals

Unlike consumer-grade devices, Vital Scout is a wireless wearable patch that uses medical-grade ECG sensors to measure stress and recovery rates. With continuous monitoring, Vital Scout provides a more comprehensive view of your physical and mental wellbeing. Set your daily health goals, track your progress and stay active!

Running 2018: The most important trends of the season in pictures

What are the major running trends for 2018? ISPO.com asked the industry about the various running topics and determined these seven most important developments for the year 2018 with the input of the sports industry. The trends in pictures.
Trend 1, Customization: Brooks Running presented the FitStation with partner SuperFeet at ISPO Munich 2018. With it, runners can put together their very personal running shoe. Adidas is also at the forefront of customization with its Speedfactory.
Trend 2, Professional running shoe advice: The selection of running shoes has grown enormous. Runners can lose sight of the big picture. This makes perfect advice in the stores all the more important. Which shoe fits the individual needs of the consumer? The most important thing for the customers: Fast help, clear messages and even more precise results with new digital analysis systems.
Trend 3, Influencer motivation: Running has long since arrived in the social media. Brands have discovered influencers such as bloggers and athletes. With its #runyourworld campaign, Saucony, for example, uses bloggers that bring users closer to the most beautiful corners of various metropolises in posts, pictures and blog entries and thus encourage them to jog.
Trend 4, Trailrunning has come to stay: For the majority of runners, the experience of nature is more important than measurable results (according to Salomon, this is the case for 72 percent of runners). Away from the paved paths, Trail Running offers just that: away from the noise of the city, nature on footpaths provides a varied and demanding ambience for a real running experience.
Trend 5, target group women continues to grow: Gone are the days when the sporting goods industry primarily produced for men. Women play a particularly important role as a target group in running. This is also noticeable in influencers, where Puma, with Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne or the New York City Ballet, for example, deliberately relies on strong women.
Trend 6, Running Communities for more fun running: Whether students, young managers or sporty mothers, running is becoming more and more of a community experience, especially in big cities. More and more runners are doing their rounds together in self-organized running groups or professionally set up running communities. This is also the case with Icebug's "Forest Femmes", where women meet for joint trail running.
Trend 7, Perfect data analysis thanks to wearables, apps & co: Apps like Runtastic are now used by tens of millions of runners. The exact evaluation of distances, times, pace or calorie consumption is easily possible for everyone. With increasingly sophisticated wearables, all this becomes even more precise.
What are the major running trends for 2018? ISPO.com asked the industry about the various running topics and determined these seven most important developments for the year 2018 with the input of the sports industry. The trends in pictures.
Trend 1, Customization: Brooks Running presented the FitStation with partner SuperFeet at ISPO Munich 2018. With it, runners can put together their very personal running shoe. Adidas is also at the forefront of customization with its Speedfactory.
Trend 2, Professional running shoe advice: The selection of running shoes has grown enormous. Runners can lose sight of the big picture. This makes perfect advice in the stores all the more important. Which shoe fits the individual needs of the consumer? The most important thing for the customers: Fast help, clear messages and even more precise results with new digital analysis systems.
Trend 3, Influencer motivation: Running has long since arrived in the social media. Brands have discovered influencers such as bloggers and athletes. With its #runyourworld campaign, Saucony, for example, uses bloggers that bring users closer to the most beautiful corners of various metropolises in posts, pictures and blog entries and thus encourage them to jog.
Trend 4, Trailrunning has come to stay: For the majority of runners, the experience of nature is more important than measurable results (according to Salomon, this is the case for 72 percent of runners). Away from the paved paths, Trail Running offers just that: away from the noise of the city, nature on footpaths provides a varied and demanding ambience for a real running experience.
Trend 5, target group women continues to grow: Gone are the days when the sporting goods industry primarily produced for men. Women play a particularly important role as a target group in running. This is also noticeable in influencers, where Puma, with Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne or the New York City Ballet, for example, deliberately relies on strong women.
Trend 6, Running Communities for more fun running: Whether students, young managers or sporty mothers, running is becoming more and more of a community experience, especially in big cities. More and more runners are doing their rounds together in self-organized running groups or professionally set up running communities. This is also the case with Icebug's "Forest Femmes", where women meet for joint trail running.
Trend 7, Perfect data analysis thanks to wearables, apps & co: Apps like Runtastic are now used by tens of millions of runners. The exact evaluation of distances, times, pace or calorie consumption is easily possible for everyone. With increasingly sophisticated wearables, all this becomes even more precise.

Moov – your personal coach

Moov is a wristband that can provide you with motivation and guidance for your workout. This AI-coaching system will teach and push you, it will encourage you to take part in different activities and tell what’s best for your training via live coaching.

Bellabeat Leaf Urban – emotional wellbeing

This wearable technology is a very stylish accessory which can be worn as a bracelet or necklace. It does not only function as a fitness tracker but also works as an emotional wellbeing wearable by tracking your sleep pattern, how many steps you are taking, how many calories you are burning and much more. It will also offer mediation and breathing exercises when you are feeling stressed and help you to calm down and obtain focus again.

SunSprite Personal Light Tracker – to get out

Getting the right amount of bright light each day is clinically proven to be as effective as anti-depressant medication. SunSprite is a small, simple-to-use wearable device that tracks your daily exposure to bright light, so you know if you’re getting enough. So get out for a walk to get your light in.

Christian Stammel is CEO at WT | Wearable Technologies, a leading innovation and business development platform for wearables, and updating ISPO.com readers about latest trends on digitalization, wearable tech and IoT in sports, fitness and well-being. More information about WT at www.wearable-technologies.comhttp://www.wearable-technologies.com

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