Uplift Labs, whose AI-powered technology delivers mobile movement tracking uses smartphones to deliver 3D analysis to enhance performance and health, today announced that Uplift Capture’s support of movements that can be captured with a single camera has expanded to included common squat and jump varieties. Uplift Capture now supports capturing bodyweight squat, overhead squat, single leg squat, countermovement jump, and single leg jump with a single iPhone or iPad. The release follows last month's launch of single camera hitting and marks the first of many planned expansions to bring near-realtime assessment and analysis to more movements from a single device.
Squats and jumps are among the most widely used assessments in sports performance and rehabilitation because they reveal general athletic abilities that contribute to how an athlete moves in-game. Coaches and trainers rely on them to diagnose stability and mobility limitations that may be holding back performance and track changes in jump height and power output over time; clinicians use them to identify asymmetries between an athlete's left and right sides and monitor progress throughout injury rehab. However most assessments are done with the naked eye or regular 2D video, which make quantifying issues and tracking improvements very difficult. And other 3D motion capture solutions are both prohibitively expensive and not practical to deploy in a weight room, training facility, or clinic.
With single camera capture, there's no second device to position, no pairing or syncing between cameras, and no complex setup, just a phone or tablet and an athlete ready to move. Results appear in the same platform Uplift customers already use, with insights and headline metrics tailored to each movement.
“Movement really has two sides of the coin. One is understanding how the body moves, including range of motion, mobility, stability, and asymmetries. The other is understanding what that movement means in the context of an athlete’s specific sport, fitness, or wellness goals,” said Sukemasa Kabayama, Co-founder and CEO of Uplift. “With single camera capture, we can bring those two sides together and make this type of movement intelligence much more accessible and scalable. A coach, trainer, physical therapist, or athlete can now use a single iPhone or iPad to understand how someone moves and, more importantly, how that movement connects to what they are trying to achieve.”
Uplift users already rely on these movements across levels, from amateur facilities and physical therapy practices to strength and conditioning programs and professional teams using them for both player development and scouting. For strength and conditioning coaches, assessing squats and jumps on a single camera means readiness and power monitoring can happen anywhere athletes train, not only where a dual-camera setup is available. For sport-specific coaches, these movements add a functional layer to technical work like hitting, giving a fuller picture of what's driving or limiting performance. For physical therapists and trainers, single camera capture offers an accessible way to track return-to-play progress without adding equipment or setup time to a session. And teams, leagues, and development programs can assess these movements to assess general athleticism at combines, for scouting, or for intake into a new program.
Single camera capture is available now to all new and existing Uplift Capture customers as a selectable option in the Uplift Capture app. To explore the full range of movements, insights, and analysis available on the Uplift platform, visit uplift.ai.