Boston, MA (Tuesday, 2nd June 2026) – Tymewear, the performance technology brand redefining endurance training through breathing intelligence, today announces a major new integration with Wahoo's ELEMNT bike computers.
The integration marks a major next step for Tymewear as it brings its groundbreaking respiratory performance technology directly into one of the world's leading cycling and fitness platforms allowing riders to access real-time breathing insights, ventilatory threshold data and personalised training guidance live on the road.
Already trusted by elite endurance athletes and coaches such as Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Tymewear's VitalPro chest strap brings performance-lab precision into everyday training. The sensor measures breathing with up to 97% accuracy compared to laboratory testing, identifying an athlete's ventilatory thresholds (VT1 and VT2) without the need for expensive lab visits.
Through the Tymewear app and an in-depth performance dashboard, athletes and coaches can access deep physiological insights including breathing rate, ventilation and threshold-based training zones, helping them train with greater precision, optimise recovery and better understand how their body responds to training load.
Through the native Wahoo integration, insights become instantly actionable in real time. Riders can see exactly when they cross key ventilatory thresholds directly on their handlebars, unlocking a new era of breathing-led performance training. The partnership represents a major shift away from traditional 'one-size-fits-all' training metrics like generic heart-rate or power zones. Instead, Tymewear enables athletes to train against their own physiology by using breathing as the body's ultimate source of truth.
Research comparing threshold-based training against traditional methods has shown that personalised ventilatory training improves performance outcomes across all athletes tested, delivering more than double the fitness gains in many cases.
Arnar Larusson, CEO and Founder of Tymewear commented, "With the Tymewear VitalPro on the Wahoo head unit, cyclists can see exactly when they cross their ventilatory thresholds, live on the ride. Breathing is a source of truth riders around the world are using to train based on their unique physiology, and we're excited to put it in the hands of Wahoo's community."
Gareth Joyce, CEO of Wahoo, added, "At Wahoo, we're constantly focused on delivering meaningful innovation that enhances the riding experience for every athlete. Partnering with these innovative sensor brands reflects our commitment to listen to our customers and continuously evolve the ELEMNT ecosystem through meaningful software updates. By bringing next-generation performance metrics directly to riders' screens, we're giving Wahooligans even more ways to train smarter and ride further."
The updated firmware is available to all existing and future Wahoo ELEMNT V3 bike computer users.
Tymewear VitalPro Pricing
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VitalPro - UK £299.99 / USD $299 / EU €299
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VitalPro + ProTraining (1 year) - UK £399 / USD $399 / EU €399
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VitalPro + ProTraining (2 years) - UK £449.99 / USD $449 / EU €449
About Tymewear
Tymewear is a performance technology company pioneering breathing-based training for endurance athletes, runners, cyclists etc. of all levels. Its flagship wearable, the VitalPro, brings lab grade respiratory analysis to everyday training by measuring breathing rate with up to 97% accuracy compared to lab testing. Through real-time ventilatory threshold insights via a dedicated app, personalised training zones and advanced physiological dashboards, Tymewear helps athletes and coaches train smarter, recover better and unlock performance gains based on their unique physiology. Tymewear is redefining how athletes understand and optimise performance through breathing intelligence.
About Wahoo Fitness: Located in Atlanta, GA, Wahoo Fitness' vision is to build the better athlete in all of us, by transforming the way the world moves through connected fitness technology and training insights. Wahoo creates a full ecosystem of software, sensors, indoor, and outdoor training equipment for those just starting their athletic journey in cycling, running, triathlon and general fitness, through to competitive athletes. Learn more about Wahoo’s full line of products and apps atwahoofitness.com.
Sources:
• Hansen D, et al. (2025).Advancing aerobic exercise training intensity prescription in health and disease beyond standard recommendations: a call to action.Sports Medicine. DOI:10.1007/s40279-025-02272-9
Synthesizes 15 cross-sectional studies (5,312 participants), 3 RCTs (135 participants), and a meta-analysis of 42 trials (1,544 individuals). Reports 0% non-responders with threshold-based prescription vs. 31–58% with peak-effort methods, and VO₂peak gain of 4.1 vs. 1.8 mL/kg/min in the meta-analysis (2.3× ratio).
Supporting citations for the same claim:
• Wolpern AE, et al. (2015).Is a threshold-based model a superior method to the relative percent concept for establishing individual exercise intensity? A randomized controlled trial.BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, 7:16. DOI:10.1186/s13102-015-0011-z
The headline RCT: 100% responder rate with threshold-based vs. 41.7% with %HRR, same training dose, 12 weeks.
• Meyer T, Gabriel HHW, Kindermann W (1999).Is determination of exercise intensities as percentages of V̇O₂max or HRmax adequate?Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 31(9):1342–1345. PMID:10487378
