You don’t need a instructor to teach you yoga with these vibrating nylon pants

While we have yet to see wearable technology hit its stride, with companies like Montreal’s own OmSignal set to release a high-tech sports bra later this year, 2016 may just be the year wearable tech breaks through into the mainstream.

Helping the cause is a company called Wearable Experiments, which is set to release an innovative pair of yoga pants later this year.

In an approach similar to Google’s Project Jacquard, the Nadi yoga pants have a variety electronics woven between their nylon fibres. Specifically located at the hips, knees and ankles, the electronics vibrate to tell the wearer when they need to adjust their posture. Once all the wearer’s body parts are in the correct position, the pants give off a gentle hum. Wearable Experiments worked with professional yoga teachers to perfect the garment’s tech, as well as the software behind its accompanying app.

If there’s a downside to the Nadi, it’s that the pants can only survive up to 25 washes. Moreover, the company is still sussing out how it will charge the garment. Right now, the plan is to create a type of charging basket the pants can be tossed into after a workout.

For those who don’t maintain a yoga practice, the more exciting news here is that the company sees their technology making its way into a variety of other sports-related clothing. Eventually, there could be a version of the Nadi that helps gym-goers properly align their form while weightlifting, for instance.

The pants are set to go on pre-sale in May on the company’s website.

[source]Wearable Experiments[/source][via]Fast Company[/via]