Sports Lab

Sports Lab

The Hartford Gallery

Sports Lab

Get in the game! Use your brain and your brawn to compete in hands-on challenges just like a professional athlete. Learn which sport best suits you, test your strength, see state-of-the-art sports equipment the pros use and see what’s going on INSIDE the athlete’s body.

Exhibit Highlights

  • Take the speed pitch challenge to see how you measure up to the pros.
  • Cycling to Wellness – a virtual cycling game where you Build-a-Bike and test its design.
  • Hit the slopes in our ski simulator.
  • Crash-test helmets to see how much pressure they can take—can they keep you safe?
  • Squeeze, push and pull to measure your strength.
  • Win a race using only your brain waves.

Supporters

  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Optum
  • Robert Fiondella
  • IT Direct
  • Kostin, Ruffkess & Company, LLC
  • McDonald’s
  • Reid and Riege, P.C.
  • Dona and Roland Young
  • Play it Again Sports of Southington
  • Hartford Wolfpack

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