Maximizing Athletic Performance with Lap Management: A Comprehensive Guide
#Sports Coaching
Unlocking the full potential of your athletes and optimizing training requires a strategic approach. The Lap Management tool is your key to achieving this. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll explore…
How I Use Firstbeat in Professional Sports to Identify Trends in Players’ Fitness
#Sports Coaching
This article is written by Domenik Theodorou, a Firstbeat Sports client and Performance Coach at RASTA Vechta, a professional basketball team competing in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Before his current…
Physiological Data as the Starting Point in Lifestyle Coaching: Discussion on Two Firstbeat Life Cases
#Wellness Coaching #Firstbeat Life
In this blog, I will discuss two fairly typical Firstbeat Life cases by sharing “the story behind the data”, a few highlights of the result, as well as action points…
Firstbeat Heart Rate Sensors with Straps vs Heart Rate Sensors with Vests – What’s the Difference?
#Sports Coaching
Heart rate data forms the basis of multiple performance metrics used in professional sports. These metrics support decision-making and facilitate effective athlete and team performance management. Key metrics that rely…
Prepare Athletes for Game Demands Using Maximal Intensity Periods by Firstbeat Sports
#Sports Coaching
In this article, we’ll introduce the Maximal Intensity Periods feature by Firstbeat Sports and explain how you can use it to: Train as you play – gain insights into the…
Make Confident Coaching Decisions with Firstbeat’s Weekly Reporting
#Sports Coaching
In this article, we’ll introduce the Weekly Reporting feature from Firstbeat Sports. As a coach, you can use this feature to: See key training load data over a 7-day period…
Supporting Your Clients to Make the Most of Their Firstbeat Life Experience – Measure and Learn
#Wellness Coaching #Firstbeat Life
To wear or not to wear…? Sensible use of wearable devices is an important consideration for coaches who want to utilize data to add depth to their programs and motivate…
From Lab to Field – How Firstbeat is Used for Research
#Firstbeat Life
For more than two decades Firstbeat has been a pioneer in the use of physiological data and analytics to improve sports performance and employee well-being. We have always built our…
Gaining Athlete Buy-In – Ideas and Strategies for Successful Monitoring
#Sports Coaching
The key to any successful monitoring strategy in sports is having buy-in from the athletes. Without athlete buy-in, it will likely be difficult to get reliable and valid data. Of…
What Can Physiological Data Reveal About Your Clients?
#Wellness Coaching #Firstbeat Life
Accurate physiological data allows you to understand what is really going on in a client’s life and reveals the effects of their daily choices on their overall well-being. It can…
There Is No Fitness Without Wellness – How Firstbeat Life Provides Value for Personal Trainers and Gym Owners
#Exercise and Fitness #Firstbeat Life
You can train as hard as you want, day after day, but if you’re not looking at the big picture, recovering enough, and sleeping enough, your performance is not going…
There is No Right Way to Enjoy the Summer Holidays – Discover What Works Best for You
#Stress & Recovery
An all-inclusive vacation resort recently organized the “best summer vacationer” competition here in Finland and Firstbeat Life measurements were used to determine the winner. The couple who had the best…