The Paralympic games, set just weeks after the Olympics and run in the same stadiums in Rio give a chance to a whole other group of impressive athletes to demonstrate their skill. But one of the challenges that comes with being a Paralympian is training equipment suited for their sport. Cyclists and runners may have treadmills to train with when the weather is bad, but wheelchair racers don’t, until now.
BAE Systems and UK Sport Technology have teamed up to create an indoor training system that allows wheelchair racers to workout and train indoors.
The machine is called a WATT, Wheelchair Athlete Test and Training system and it allows athletes to basically replicate the workout they may get outside.