Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research (대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지)

The Korean Society of Medical and Biological Engineering (대한의용생체공학회)
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An Integrated Training Aid System using Personalized Exercise Prescription

  • Jang S. J. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park S. R. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Jang Y. G. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Oh Y. K. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electronics & Information, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Kwak H. M. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electronics & Information, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Diwakar Praveen Kumar (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electronics & Information, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Park S. H. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electronics & Information, Kyunghee University) ;
  • Yoon Y. R. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Electronics & Information, Kyunghee University)
  • Published : 2005.10.01
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Abstract

Continuously motivating people to exercise regularly is more important than finding a way out of barriers such as lack of time, cost of equipment, lack of nearby facilities, and poor weather. Our proposed system presents practicable methods of motivation through a diverse exercise aid system. The Health Improvement and Management System (all-in-one system which saves space and maintenance costs) measures and evaluates a diverse body shape analysis and physical fitness test and directs users to automated personalized exercise prescription which is prescribed by the expert system of three types of exercise templates: aerobics, anaerobics, and leisure sports. Automated personalized exercise prescriptions are built into XML based documents because the data needs to be in the form of flexible, expansible, and convertible structures in order to process various exercise templates, BIOFIT, a digital exercise trainer, monitors and provides feedback on the physiological parameters while users are working out in the gymnasium. If these parameters do not range within the prescribed target zone, the device will alarm users to control the exercise and make the exercise trainer adjust systemically the proper exercise level. Numeric health information such as the report of the physical fitness test and the exercise prescription makes people stay interested in exercising. In addition, this service can be delivered through the Internet.

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