Textile product

A textile product comprising individual elements which are interconnected by a textile technique consisting of braiding to form a cord-shaped structure, wherein the interconnected individual elements retain at least one length measuring element between them, by directly integrating the at least one length measuring element into the textile product such that the individual elements within the braided structure surround the length measuring element, said at least one length measuring element comprising a body defining an outer surface, wherein the individual elements are tensioned in the textile product so that said individual elements firmly lie against the outer surface of the body, wherein the at least one length measuring element has at least one depression, recess or thinned portion for receiving the individual elements, wherein the at least one length measuring element has areas outside the depression, recess or thinned portion that are exposed between the individual elements, and wherein the at least one length measuring element is a detectable magnet.