Exercise Support Messaging for Timely Workout Encouragement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise support systems fail to effectively increase user motivation for regular exercise by providing timely and relevant messages of encouragement.
Innovation Solution
An exercise support system that includes a detection signal reception unit, exercise schedule acquisition unit, message request transmission unit, message reception unit, determination unit, and provision unit to provide users with messages of support when they are exercising according to their schedule, utilizing a server and user terminals to facilitate communication between users.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing exercise support systems provide messages of encouragement to users, then user motivation may be increased, but the timeliness and relevance of messages fail to effectively increase motivation
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by sending message requests to friends before the exercise schedule date. The server transmits requests in advance, allowing friends to prepare and send encouraging messages ahead of time, ensuring timely delivery when the user needs motivation most.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where exercise detection signals trigger automated message request transmissions to friends, who then send encouraging messages back to the user. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures timely and relevant motivation delivery based on actual exercise behavior.
2Loss of time
If the system sends message requests before the exercise schedule, then message timeliness is improved, but the complexity of coordinating multiple users increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server acts as an intermediary that automates the complex coordination between user and friends. It receives exercise detection signals, automatically determines when message requests should be sent, and facilitates the communication flow without requiring direct coordination between multiple users, thereby reducing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically handling the message request transmission timing based on exercise detection signals and scheduled exercise dates. The server autonomously manages the coordination complexity, eliminating the need for manual scheduling and reducing the burden on users and friends.
3Reliability
If the system provides messages only when exercise is detected, then relevance is improved, but user motivation may decrease due to lack of proactive encouragement
Solution Approach 1:
The system sends message requests in advance of the exercise schedule date, allowing friends to prepare and send encouraging messages before the user actually exercises. This proactive approach maintains relevance by triggering messages based on scheduled exercise timing rather than waiting for exercise detection, thereby boosting motivation and adherence.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous engagement by establishing an ongoing cycle where exercise detection triggers message requests, which then deliver encouragement messages. This continuous feedback loop ensures that motivation is provided both before and after exercise events, sustaining user adherence over time.
Data Source
AI summary
A server includes a detection signal reception unit that receives a detection signal related to a detection of an exercise of a user A, an exercise schedule reception unit that acquires an exercise schedule of the user A, and a message request transmission unit that transmits a message request to a UEN of a user N before the exercise schedule. The server further includes a message reception unit that receives a message corresponding to the message request from the UEN of the user N, a determination unit that determines whether or not the user A is exercising according to the exercise schedule based on the exercise schedule and the detection signal, and a mess age transmission unit that provides the user A with the message when the determination unit determines that the user A is exercising according to the exercise schedule.