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Fitness Sensory Companions
Fitness Sensory Companions use positive motivation to facilitate a more comfortable experience through the use of a sensory toy based product.
This product will ensure the trainer and parents have a simple and easy way to track and view their child's bio data progress and journey.
Our Team
Background
Our team did observational research at Inclusive Sports and Fitness (ISF) to learn more about how children on the autism spectrum and their trainers interact with each other. Our goal in conducting this research was to find possible solutions to problems the children, trainers and parents find in getting efficient exercise for the children participating.
Problem Statement
There were limited ways of redirecting gymnast's attention to fitness goals and current data visualization is limited and obscure for the parents and trainers.
Research Data Overview
Gymnasts observed showed a want for both entertainment based stimulators and texture based sensory items and or comforting toy characters during workout sessions at ISF.
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This information paired with the use of adidas bio data watches, we believe could make a positive impact on the gymnasts work out sessions by further motivating them while comforting them during their journey at ISF.
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Our idea is that by doing this the gymnasts will be more inclined to do workout activities they may not want to participate in if their sensory companion is giving them encouraging reinforcements.
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Companion Data Visualization
The fitness companion will provide bio data of the gymnasts heart rate, and blood oxygen levels throughout the workout session. Workouts done, calories burned, and steps taken.
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The data will be logged per session and create a log history of the gymnasts fitness journey. Positive data will show what ISF companions facilitate the best work ethic outcomes for the gymnast. This data will be shown in a mobile app for ease of access for the trainer.
Possible Companion Prototypes
Future Work
This product would have prototypes made of the sensory toys along with the hardware needed for the light and sound components. User testing would then be conducted to see how gymnasts will react to these ISF Companions.
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The data visualization would further be developed and updated to the gymnasts, trainers, parents and ISF's needs and wants. The sensory companions themselves would also be updated and explored on what types of lights, sounds, and or textures work best for the gymnasts using them.
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The parent print out will also be further worked on adding more ways for the parents of ISF to simply visualize their child's fitness progress.