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http://dx.doi.org/10.14695/KJSOS.2017.20.3.97

Research on Planning and Design of Smart Fitness Wear for Personal Training Improvement  

Jung, Chanwoong (Department of Textile & Clothing, Graduate School, Yonsei University)
Kwak, Yonghoo (Department of Textile & Clothing, Graduate School, Yonsei University)
Park, Seoyeon (Department of Textile & Clothing, Graduate School, Yonsei University)
Lee, Joohyeon (Department of Textile & Clothing, College of Human Ecology, Yonsei University)
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Science of Emotion and Sensibility / v.20, no.3, 2017 , pp. 97-108 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to propose a product planning and design direction for smart fitness wear that will improve the impact of personal training based on researching the requirements of smart fitness wear and its acceptance level, as well as the functional demand. The study conducted in-depth interviews with professional fitness trainers and derived five categories and thirteen keywords by analyzing the categorical data analysis using the interview data. In addition, we surveyed general consumers to measure the acceptance level of smart fitness wear and the functional demand for product development. The results revealed that the difference in the acceptance level of smart fitness wear generally depended on the characteristics related to exercise involvement and exercise-related culture rather than on the demographic characteristics. With regard to the difference in the functional demand of smart fitness wear, the results showed that professional trainers focused on the scientific improvement of the effect of exercise while general consumers focused on the function that considers the sustainability of exercise. Based on the results, we proposed product planning and design directions such as 'mounting of heart rate sensing, muscle activity sensing, motion angle or posture sensing, and motion sensing', 'development of concepts and contents for expert line, ordinary line', 'compression wear design', and 'differentiation of product development according to exercise areas'.
Keywords
Acceptance Level of Smart Fitness Wear; Functional Demand of Smart Training; Personal Training; Smart Training;
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