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OUTDOOR FITNESS
MULTISPORT MASTER
FORM SMART
SWIM GOGGLES
atches, cycle
computers,
power meters
and footpods flood you
with stats on the bike
and on the run... but
what happens when
you hit the water?
GPS watches can
track swim stats but
it’s hard to check
your vitals mid-crawl
without messing up
your flow. Bluetooth
doesn’t play nice in
water so audio updates
over earphones aren’tan option either. So
the moment you dive
in, you’re essentially
swimming blind.
Not any more. Form’s
AR eyewear tracks your
efforts in the pool while
waveguide display tech,
specially designed to
work underwater, puts
simple dot-matrix
metrics readouts right
where you can see
them, overlaying up
to 12 real-time stats
on the lenses. Metrics
monitored includedistance and duration,
split time, length count,
pace per 50 or 100m,
interval time, rest time,
stroke rate and count,
distance per stroke and
calories burned.
You get 18 hours of
swim time from a single
charge, and open-water
swimmers can pair
them with an Apple
Watch, Garmin Fenix 6
Pro or Forerunner 945
for enhanced stats and
heart-rate monitoring.
£150 / formswim.comOf course making yourself suffer in one way just isn’t enough... so
here are some swim-bike-run essentials that will help with the Ironing
NOW ADD THESEVivobarefoot
Esc TempestDesigned for swim-run
athletes and wannabe
frogs, these specialist
shoes let you swap
land for sea and back
without changing. They
feature quick-draining
mesh uppers, speed
toggles for quick
lacing, bio-based EVA
midsoles for buoyancy
and grippy Michelin
rubber outsoles.
£170 / vivobarefoot.comDeep data
The miniaturised
onboard computer,
which detects
stroke style and
crunches your
competitive data
as you cut through
the waves, can
handle depths of
up to 10 metres.Just say nose
The Form goggles
come with seven
different sizes of
interchangeable
nose bridge, so
you should be able
to find a perfect
fit no matter
how prominent
your conk.