Exercise Menu Adaptation via Posture Assessment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise instruction systems fail to provide exercise menus that are adequately suited to the individual's body condition, leading to potential damage or inefficiency due to lack of consideration for the user's specific muscle states and joint loads.
Innovation Solution
A therapy and exercise instructing process management system that assesses a client's posture in both steady and moving states, determines appropriate exercises based on this assessment, and stores information for future reference, allowing for personalized exercise menus to be displayed on client and trainer terminals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an exercise menu is determined based on training purpose using a terminal apparatus, then the exercise menu is suited for the training purpose, but the body condition of the user is not considered, leading to potential muscle damage or joint injury
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary assessment of the user's body condition (muscle state, joint status) before determining the exercise menu. This advance evaluation ensures that exercises are selected not only based on training purpose but also considering the user's current physical state, preventing potential injuries while maintaining exercise effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The system evaluates specific local conditions of the user's body (individual muscle groups, joint states) rather than treating the body as a whole. This localized assessment allows for customized exercise selection that addresses specific body conditions while achieving the overall training purpose
2Adaptability or versatility
If exercise menu is determined by exercise directors based on symptoms and purpose, then the menu considers user needs, but efficiency varies depending on the director's knowledge and experience
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic determination of exercise menus through computer-based assessment and decision-making algorithms. The system serves itself by objectively evaluating body condition data and selecting appropriate exercises without relying on human directors' subjective judgment, ensuring consistent quality while maintaining customization for each user's needs
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates feedback mechanisms that continuously monitor exercise effects and body condition changes, using this information to refine and optimize exercise menu selections. This feedback loop ensures high-quality, customized exercise programs while maintaining consistency through data-driven decision-making
3Ease of operation
If exercise therapy is performed without proper assessment of muscle state, then the therapy can be performed, but sufficient effect cannot be acquired and may cause damage
Solution Approach 1:
The system requires preliminary assessment of muscle state and body condition before allowing exercise therapy to proceed. This preliminary evaluation ensures that only appropriate exercises are selected for each user's current physical state, guaranteeing both safety and effectiveness while maintaining ease of access to therapy
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AI summary
The present invention achieves a therapy and/or exercise instructing process management that is capable of providing an exercise menu sufficiently suited for an exerciser by considering the state of the body of the exerciser. The above object is achieved to provide a therapy and/or exercise instructing process management system implemented by a client-side terminal operated by a client and a trainer-side terminal that is connectable to the client-side terminal via communication and operated by a trainer, the system including: an assessor that assesses a posture of the client in a steady state and/or a moving state; an exercise determiner that determines exercise to be performed by the client based on an assessment made by the assessor; and a storage that stores information regarding the assessment made by the assessor and information regarding the exercise that is determined by the exercise determiner and performed by the client.