7. Vorsprung Works Because It Is Analogue

We spend so much of our time, in the 21st Century, logged-on, tuned-in, on-screen. For an age where we are told, that, the computer and internet would 'make life easier for us and less stressful', we appear to be more stressed by it and more incumbent to it.

If it is so great why, then, do we need such a massive internet and computer support industry!?
Exercise and elite sports have not withstood the influence, either. We rely on electronic devises and data, literally, for very move we make.

People download ‘steps-per-minute’, ‘stride-length’, ‘ground-contact-time’, ‘oscillation’, ‘gradient’, ‘miles-per-hour’, ‘running time’, ‘spilts’, ‘heart-rate’, ‘power-ratio’… The list goes on.

In our every-day lives, we have computers controlling cars, rail signals, washing-machines, cookers, supermarket check-outs, banking, mobile phones and so much more.
However, at Vorsprung we rely on four main senses: hearing, sight, touch and smell. "This isn't even 'old school', because no coach I've ever worked with ever reached that deep into their senses to interpret or gauge training parametres," Vranek.

With senses finely tuned, Vorsprung coaches have matched any data an athlete has provided, from their electronic devises.

The necessary requirements to be a Vorsprung coach, are:

• Listen to the footsteps, to know how many step-per-minute; the breath to know the heart-rate / lung function.

• Look at the person, to know if the body is performing the exercise with proper posture and gait. Consequently, where imbalances appear.

• Smell body odour or breathe, as adverse odour is an indicator of excessive sweeting and stress or illness.

• Touch to get a better sense of muscle tension, lack of neuro-signally, knots, reduced mobility.