Harry Turner - Performance Improvement Analyst
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Harry Turner, Performance Improvement Analyst @ PA Consulting
Harry helps run PA's Sports, Fitness and Wellness Lab. He has experience across the UK's healthcare service and is an avid runner - last year Harry ran a 100km ultramarathon and is excited to share how sports technology helped him do it!
What next?
Have a go at one of Harry’s challenges:
Harry was one of the special guests during the Festival Live launch.
If you could meet Harry, what would you ask him about sports, innovation and technology?
Let us know in the comments below.
Comments (23)
Which do you think is more affective people with tech or people who play with no tech
Does it fair to make players all over the world use technology which can lead to some cheating ways , but on the other it can help players to make them more focused and play games with a well -prepared health
why do you like fitness and sports and what made or caused you to like it
Why do you like running. And what age did you start running?
Hey it’s busy bird harry how long have you worked with topical talk?And how long as people been using electricity sports equipment? Do you like working with topical talk?Thank you for reading from busy bird 🐦
Harry what do you think the most important sports technology is now and what do you think is to come of sports technology? Will it change sports and how their played or not?
Why do you like running? Is it because you want to exercise or just for fun. Do you enjoy it or d o you just want to do it ?
What are your thoughts on VAR and slowing down the game?
I would ask harry if he had any analysis thing failed and why
Can technology ever replace experience in sports or should it only support sports ?
How does access to advanced technology show inequality between elite and local sports ?
To what extent does technological innovation define the term of fair play in modern sports ?
How should sports evolve if technological innovation outpaces ethical and regulatory frameworks ?
In your video about cheating, you said there is a point where any more improvement in technology can be called cheating. How will we be able to discern when that would be?
So, from your description, I’ve taken that you help people with their fitness and wellbeing - what sort of exercises do you do to help them? And do you enjoy your job as you get to see people’s bodies developing? Or do you not like it and why?
Please watch the video to understand Harry's role!
hi I really liked this lesson and I liked the paper airplane
but also the points,
and the voting
hi I really liked this lesson and I liked the paper airplane
but also the points,
and the voting
Is true that technology can alter a players results during an analysis or is it exerted from the players result?
Hello Harry, I have some questions
1-How did UK's healthcare service help you in exploring more about technology in sports?
2-What made you passionate about this job other than running marathons?
Is it good to use false information during sport competition just for winning ? and can VR be corrupted by rich teams ?
1_Which sports technologies helped you most in your ultramarathon?
2_How do you see technology changing the way we train and perform in sports?
3_Do you have any advice for using tech to prevent injuries while running?
4_What’s the most exciting innovation in sports tech you’ve seen recently?
If you could give us advice on running what would it be and why?
What technology did you use on running your marathon and why?
Do any of your family or friends enjoy sports and if yes, is that what inspired you to do sports?
For me, I would love knowing the answers of these questions from such a legend.
1-You ran a 100km ultramarathon — how did sports technology help you train smarter and avoid injuries during such intense preparation?
2-In PA’s Sports, Fitness and Wellness Lab, what is the most exciting new technology you are currently exploring?
3-From your experience in the UK healthcare service, how can sports technology improve public health, not just elite athletic performance?
4-Do you think wearable fitness devices really improve performance, or do they sometimes make athletes overthink their training?
How did you manage to run 100km long?
Do you think that tech made breaking records less impressive.
Can tech show inequality in running between competitors?
As a role model, what advice a can you advice to young people?
Do you think it's fair for people to use technology while people can somehow upload or make cheating ways through it?
What made you so confident and so loving to sports that made you run at 100 km ultra marathon?
During your 100km race, was there a moment when technology couldn’t help you — and it was just you vs. your mind? What did you learn about yourself then?
Has there ever been a time when the data said you were “not ready,” but you trusted yourself anyway?
If sports technology suddenly disappeared tomorrow, how would your training change?