[GOKUMIN・MAIMO] Challenging Overlooked Travel Fatigue: Providing 4 Products to Pro Keirin Cyclist Yuto Shono on April 6 'International Day of Sport'
KURUKURU Co., Ltd. supported pro Keirin cyclist Yuto Shono by providing GOKUMIN bedding and MAIMO suitcases, addressing travel and sleep fatigue.
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KURUKURU Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: GINZA SIX 13F, 6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Yasuhiro Sekizawa), which operates the comprehensive bedding brand "GOKUMIN" and travel brand "MAIMO", announces that it has provided a total of four bedding and suitcase products to professional Keirin cyclist Yuto Shono on April 6, the "International Day of Sport for Development and Peace". In the grueling continuous race cycle of professional Keirin where there is no off-season, we will comprehensively support athletes' "travel" and "sleep" by combining products from the different categories of bedding and suitcases.
In this release, based on an interview with Mr. Shono, we will introduce the background of the product provision and the reality of recovery required in the professional field. This is a new initiative approaching the often-overlooked issue of "travel fatigue."
## Background of Product Provision: Why "Travel" and "Sleep"?
Behind the glamorous races lie issues of "travel" and "sleep" that remain unseen by the audience. Shono, who majored in sports science in college and is in his first year since debuting. The world of professional Keirin is a harsh environment with "no off-season, demanding the constant display of the same potential." While moving across the country for 2 to 3 races a month, he must handle everything individually, from arranging flights and bullet trains to driving long distances to the site. Furthermore, extreme race times such as morning races and midnight races (final race at 23:30) cause serious disruptions to autonomic nerves and sleep rhythms. Shono himself noted, "Since becoming a Keirin cyclist, my sleep quality started to deteriorate, and there are times I cannot perform at my maximum potential," leading him to improve his bedding and travel environment. In response to this issue, our company will provide products in a multi-brand system that supports Shono's recovery from both travel and sleep aspects, reducing stress during travel with "MAIMO" suitcases and providing high-quality sleep even on expeditions with "GOKUMIN" bedding.
## Bedding Brand "GOKUMIN": "Stable Recovery" unaffected by accommodation environments
In this release, based on an interview with Mr. Shono, we will introduce the background of the product provision and the reality of recovery required in the professional field. This is a new initiative approaching the often-overlooked issue of "travel fatigue."
## Background of Product Provision: Why "Travel" and "Sleep"?
Behind the glamorous races lie issues of "travel" and "sleep" that remain unseen by the audience. Shono, who majored in sports science in college and is in his first year since debuting. The world of professional Keirin is a harsh environment with "no off-season, demanding the constant display of the same potential." While moving across the country for 2 to 3 races a month, he must handle everything individually, from arranging flights and bullet trains to driving long distances to the site. Furthermore, extreme race times such as morning races and midnight races (final race at 23:30) cause serious disruptions to autonomic nerves and sleep rhythms. Shono himself noted, "Since becoming a Keirin cyclist, my sleep quality started to deteriorate, and there are times I cannot perform at my maximum potential," leading him to improve his bedding and travel environment. In response to this issue, our company will provide products in a multi-brand system that supports Shono's recovery from both travel and sleep aspects, reducing stress during travel with "MAIMO" suitcases and providing high-quality sleep even on expeditions with "GOKUMIN" bedding.
## Bedding Brand "GOKUMIN": "Stable Recovery" unaffected by accommodation environments