{"id":932791,"date":"2026-05-02T11:33:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/932791\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:33:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:33:16","slug":"we-asked-a-marathon-runner-to-test-this-exoskeleton-you-wanted-to-see-it-on-regular-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/932791\/","title":{"rendered":"We asked a marathon runner to test this exoskeleton. You wanted to see it on regular people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In December, we asked a marathon runner to <a class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/recommended\/health-and-fitness\/tech-accessories\/hypershell-x-ultra-exoskeleton-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">test an exoskeleton<\/a>. The writer, <a class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/k\/kf-kj\/kieran-alger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Kieran Alger<\/a>, rated it seven out of 10, saying it was a lot of futuristic fun, comfortable to wear and good assistance for his runs. But he wasn\u2019t the target audience.<\/p>\n<p>While the comments from readers on the original article were interested in the concept, the general feeling was that Kieran was the wrong person to test the apparatus \u2013 having run 65 marathons and 20 ultramarathons over the past two decades, he\u2019s far too fit to feel an intense benefit.<\/p>\n<p>In response, we asked Telegraph Recommended readers with varying levels of fitness to test the exoskeleton against the same metrics as Kieran. Through winter and spring, they\u2019ve tried walking, hiking and running in the device, to see how much it aids them in their daily movements.<\/p>\n<p>But what actually is it? \u201cExoskeleton is an umbrella term for different types of robotics. It\u2019s an outer shell,\u201d explains Louis Martinelli, exoskeleton service and development lead at <a class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hobbsrehabilitation.co.uk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hobbs Rehabilitation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"ck-custom-link\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.hypershell.tech\/products\/hypershell-x-ultra?variant=45165345603772\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hypershell X Ultra<\/a>, specifically, is a wearable external frame with built-in motors that supports your natural movement, making physical activities easier and more powerful. \u201cIt can help with improved cardiovascular health, reducing spasms and maintaining bone density,\u201d says Martinelli.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not just physical: \u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily spoken about, but it really helps people\u2019s mood and wellbeing. People benefit from being able to spend longer on their feet,\u201d he says. This is exactly the feedback we had from many of our readers. Here is how they got on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In December, we asked a marathon runner to test an exoskeleton. The writer, Kieran Alger, rated it seven&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":932792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4322],"tags":[1630,105,72906,256487,244953,260860,16,15],"class_list":["post-932791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-recommended","tag-recommended-health-and-fitness","tag-special-exclusion","tag-tech-amp-accessories","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116504769824192094","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=932791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/932791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/932792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=932791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=932791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=932791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}