These 'smart' yoga pants vibrate to guide the wearer into the correct 'asanas' or poses
International Yoga Day is on the 21st of June and if you're looking to improve your yoga
asanas or poses, these vibrating yoga pants might be just what you need.
Wearable X is a New York-based fashion tech company that has just launched a line of "activated" yoga pants called
Nadi X. The company claims the yoga pants "listen and respond" to the wearer's body.
But how exactly do they work?
CNN reports that tiny electronic sensors are woven into the pants near the hips, knees and ankles. They send out gentle pulses when the wearer is doing an
asana incorrectly, or when his or her body is incorrectly aligned.
"As someone who doesn't always know the correct form or alignment in poses, I find having that proper guidance is crucial,' Billie Whitehouse, the company's co-founder and CEO tells the
Daily Mail.
The pants are powered by a removable, rechargeable battery that lasts up to an hour and a half. Data on the wearer's body alignment is sent to a compatible smartphone app via Bluetooth. So, while the vibrations suggest adjustments, the app immediately shows what the pose should look like.
Wearable X claims the "smart" pants can help the wearer improve his or her form in up to 30 different yoga poses.
But at $299, or a little over 19,000 rupees, the pants are prohibitively expensive.
"Putting electronics into garments is still so new and so difficult," Ben Moir, the company's co-founder and chief technology officer tells
CNN. "Yoga pants get stretched, get sweated in....the sensors had to be invisible, and the pants had to not be a tech-looking product. That's kind of an engineer's nightmare."
The company says it is now working on a similar "smart" top with sensors as well.
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