Moxy was the first muscle oxygen monitor developed specifically for athletes. Originally conceived as a possible solution for medical applications like Acute Compartment Syndrome, Peripheral Arterial Disease and Heart Failure, it has been on the market for over two years supporting trainers and athletes globally in their quest to improve sports performance. We’re starting to see competitive devices enter the market; a welcome sign of the market recognizing the usefulness of the technology for athletes. However, it does start to bring up questions about differences between these devices and the quality of their respective muscle oxygen metrics.
Understanding the Quality of Muscle Oxygen Metrics
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As we begin a new year, we’ve decided to start posting blogs on a regular basis. In our blogs, we’ll be sharing information on topics that are a bit more in-depth and have longer-term relevance than typical newsletter material. We’ll also be covering topics that might not be as directly related to interpreting data like we would cover within our Moxy Webinar Series or on the Developer & Partner Forums.
In this post, I’d like to share a little bit about our company values. Our core group is made up of engineers and exercise scientists. We are on the geeky side in our passion for advancing the science of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS), both from a measurement perspective and from a practical applications perspective. We tend to be careful about not making claims that we can’t support with evidence. We tend to think very critically about the evidence for both new and old ideas. We try lots of ideas and see which ones hold up and which ones don’t. This isn’t to say that we don’t make mistakes or that we’ve got it all figured out. Sometimes our passion and enthusiasm get ahead of our science, but our critical thinking attitude tends to get us back on track.
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Update: Moxy & ConnectIQ at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
I’m at the Consumer Electronics Show today, joining with Garmin as they announce the rollout of their ConnectIQ System along with several new watches that support the platform.
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How Garmin’s Connect IQ System Benefits Moxy
Garmin’s recent Connect IQ announcement is great news for Moxy. It represents another big step forward for making muscle oxygen data widely available for mainstream fitness applications. Connect IQ is supportive of our efforts to make sure Moxy data is always portable and easily accessible so our customers can input it into whatever fitness tracking and analysis applications they want.
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“Relative” vs "Absolute" Muscle Oxygenation Measurement: What’s the Difference?
One of the differentiating factors between Moxy and many of the other Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) devices on the market (both athletic and medical markets) is that Moxy measures SmO2 on an absolute scale from 0% to 100%. Many other devices can provide an indication of whether oxygenation goes up or down, but they provide no information about where the oxygenation is on the range between fully saturated and fully desaturated.
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How We Plan to Handle Your Moxy Data - #MoxyMinute
We developed the Moxy Muscle Oxygen Monitor to contain data that is compatible with any system you might want to connect it to. It is your data after all.
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Why Muscle Oxygen Monitoring is the Next Big Technology in Fitness - #MoxyMinute
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How Moxy is Different Than a Pulse Oximeter - #MoxyMinute
We've gotten a lot of questions recently about what makes the Moxy Monitor different from a Pulse Oximeter. And for athletes looking to learn more about there bodies, that is a great question. The main difference is that the Moxy Monitor measures muscle oxygen saturation (SmO2) in the capillaries while a pulse oximeter measures hemoglobin oxygen saturation (SpO2) in the arteries. That means that a pulse oximeter demonstrates only the saturation of the oxygen leaving your lungs, while Moxy monitors the percentage of hemoglobin and myoglobin that is carrying oxygen to give a more comprehensive look at the interworkings of your body as you exercise.
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An Introduction to Muscle Oxygen Monitoring with Moxy [Infographic]
Athletes are constantly searching for an edge to achieve their goals - an honest way to be faster, go higher, finish stronger. The right physiological adaptations can provide such an edge, but often require a serious commitment to many hours of intense training. In the face of this challenge, athletes, coaches, and trainers need accurate and personalized training guidance. Enter Moxy Muscle Oxygen Monitor.
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