Sportswear brand Nike and health tech company Hyperice have unveiled a series of wearables that can heat, cool and massage to help athletes recover.
The Nike x Hyperice collaboration includes a pair of high-top shoes that use air compression to massage the feet and a vest that allows the wearer to adjust their body temperature.
Nike and Hyperice have created foot-massaging trainers
The wearables were designed specifically for athletes to help prepare their bodies for strenuous exercise and help them decompress afterwards.
But the technology is equally suited for people whose job involves other manual labour, according to Nike's senior director of athlete innovation Tobie Hatfield.
It includes heated foot-massaging boots
"The footwear and vest that we've developed with Hyperice help get the body ready for activity, whether you're playing for a title or you're on your feet a lot at work," he said. The boot contains dual-air "bladders" that inflate and deflate to massage the foot and ankle, making use of Hyperice's Normatec technology.
The shoes are individually operated via buttons at the heel
Typically, this compression system comes in the form of blow-up sleeves, designed to be pulled over the legs and worn while in repose.
But Nike has integrated the technology into a functioning shoe, complete with warming elements that help drive heat deeper into the muscle and tissue.

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