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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.