Smart Textiles for Fitness & Wellness

Embroidered Electrodes, Light Therapy Textiles & Smart Wearable Solutions

Smart Textiles for Fitness, Wellness & Rehabilitation

From textile ECG and EMG electrodes to flexible red-light therapy and smart posture sensors — we develop textile-based wearable technologies for fitness, wellness, and rehabilitation. Our embroidered solutions enable powerful, compact, and comfortable integrations into garments and equipment.

Whether you’re designing smart fitness gear or therapeutic wearables, we help you bring smart textiles to life using state-of-the-art ZSK embroidery machines.

Our Solutions

LEDs for Light Therapy in Textiles

Flexible Red Light Therapy Directly Embroidered Into Textiles

Many existing solutions rely on rigid or flex PCBs, limiting flexibility, comfort, and user acceptance.

Our embroidery technology enables seamless integration of LED light therapy components—such as red, near-infrared, or blue LEDs—directly into soft, flexible fabrics. Whether you’re developing flexible red light therapy wearables, LED-enhanced sportswear, or full red light therapy textiles, we support scalable solutions for all photobiomodulation applications.

Key Benefits:

  • Full-textile flexibility for superior wearability and comfort

  • Durable, washable, and optionally waterproof designs

  • Scalable production with ZSK’s F-head and Functional Sequin Device

  • Integration in diverse textiles products such as cuffs, face masks or full-body mats

This solution is ready for scale and ideal for smart wearables, therapeutic soft goods, and next-generation light therapy textiles.

Watch Our Video: Automated LED Embroidery with ZSK Functional Sequin Device

Download our free PDF guide to explore detailed applications, integration methods, and business benefits of textile-integrated LEDs for light therapy and recovery.

Moss-Embroidered Textile Electrodes

Reliable. Comfortable. Scalable.

Today’s fitness and wellness products demand more than just performance – they require comfort, scalability, and innovation. Conventional gel electrodes are messy, costly to assemble, and limit flexibility.

Our moss-embroidered textile electrodes offer a smarter alternative. Whether used as textile EMS electrodes, ECG, EMG, or EEG electrodes, they combine signal reliability with user comfort and scalable manufacturing.

Key Advantages:

  • High comfort through soft, breathable textiles

  • Long-term use without the mess of gels

  • Reliable, stable signal acquisition or electrical stimulation

  • Full design freedom and scalability

Economic & Product Benefits:

  • Reduce assembly steps and costs
  • Improve product durability and washability

  • Increase customer satisfaction and repeat sales

  • Elegant, discreet integration into smart wearables

Download our free PDF guide to explore detailed applications and technical advantages of moss-embroidered electrodes:

Test moss-embroidered electrodes in your own setup with our Moss-Electrode Development Kits:

Check out our Blog article to get a more in-depth insight into the moss-embroidered textile electrodes:

Smart Fitness & Rehabilitation Equipment

Intelligent Textile Sensors for Next-Gen Machine Integration

The fitness and rehabilitation industries are undergoing a transformation. Passive machines are no longer enough—users expect smart fitness technology that delivers real-time feedback, personalized training, and measurable outcomes. At the same time, clinics and gyms aim to improve safety, optimize equipment usage, and stand out through innovation.

By integrating intelligent textile sensors into the soft components of smart fitness equipment—such as seats, backrests, and supports—you unlock a new layer of functionality.

Benefits for Athletes and Patients:

  • Personalized feedback: Real-time posture, effort, or muscle activation feedback during exercise or therapy
  • Injury prevention: Immediate alerts and posture correction help avoid incorrect movements and injuries
  • Increased motivation: Biofeedback and visual cues promote adherence and engagement
  • Gamification potential: Interactive feedback and performance tracking make rehab and workouts more engaging

Benefits for the Studios and Clinics:

  • Improved machine utilization: Integrated occupancy sensors allow tracking of usage patterns for better planning and ROI analysis
  • Differentiation through innovation: Stand out in the market with high-tech, engaging, and personalized fitness or rehab offerings
  • Better insights: Track client progress with integrated sensors and biofeedback tools

  • Increased retention: Keep clients engaged with visible progress and personalized routines

Sensing Capabilities

Purpose:

Detect force or weight distribution, body contact, posture.

Applications:

  • Check if a user is seated correctly.
  • Monitor pressure under the back during exercises.
  • Detect symmetry in limb loading.

Purpose:

Detect touch or proximity to verify correct body posture or form.

Applications:

  • Ensure the back touches the lean.
  • Confirm proper contact during therapeutic movements.

Purpose:

Measure extension, range of motion, or muscle activation.

Applications:

  • Monitor joint angle or movement range.
  • Detect movement symmetry or form issues.

Purpose:

Sense proximity or changes in body position without direct contact.

Applications:

  • Advanced posture tracking.
  • Detect movement initiation or end.

Interactive Feedback & Actuation

Purpose:

Deliver localized vibration as real-time tactile feedback.

Applications:

  • Alert user to posture errors or overextension.
  • Indicate symmetry or effort imbalance.

Purpose:

Add thermal feedback or therapeutic support.

Applications:

  • Warm up muscles prior to activity.
  • Relaxation during post-exercise recovery.

Purpose:

Provide visual cues about effort, range of motion, or form.

Applications:

  • Red/green LEDs to indicate correct or incorrect posture.
  • Progress tracking during reps.

Purpose:

Display detailed, real-time metrics and guidance.

Applications:

  • Show progress, e.g., reps or range of motion.
  • Provide feedback, e.g., about muscle symmetry or posture score.

Download our free PDF guide to explore detailed applications, integration methods, and business benefits of textile-integrated sensor for intelligent fitness & rehabilitation equipment.

Heating, Cooling, Magnetic Fields & Other Innovations

Functional Embroidery for Advanced Smart Textiles

Looking to integrate heated smart garments, textile magnetic therapy, or fluid-based systems into your wellness products? Our advanced embroidery technology enables all of these functions in a single step.

We support smart textiles for thermoregulation, embroidered conductive coils for magnetic field therapy, and embedded tubing for heating, cooling, or compression—fully integrated into wearable designs.

Heating: Smart Fabrics for Thermoregulation & Muscle Recovery

Precisely placed conductive wires are embroidered directly into activewear, belts, or recovery wraps—creating heated smart garments that deliver targeted warmth where it’s needed most.
Using ZSK embroidery machines, our textile heaters are flexible, washable, and ultra-thin—ideal for muscle warm-up, injury prevention, and post-exercise recovery.

Magnetic Field Therapy: Embroidered Conductive Coils for Smart Recovery

Embroidery-based integration of inductive wire coils enables magnetic field therapy in wearable textiles and therapy devices. From belts to blankets, the precise geometry ensures optimized field distribution for muscle regeneration, pain relief, and relaxation. A scalable, textile-integrated solution for wellness brands.

Tube Integration: Fluid and Air Channels in Smart Wearables

Embedded tube channels stitched with embroidery offer flexible fluid transport inside garments, mats, or cuffs—for active cooling, heating, or pneumatic compression therapy. This eliminates rigid layers and allows seamless integration into ergonomic, breathable designs. Perfect for sports therapy and high-performance recovery gear.

Ready to Explore Smart Fitness Textiles?

Let’s turn your idea into a prototype—or a production-ready product.
Whether you need protypes, product development, training, or equipment: we’re here to help.