Author(s)
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-05-22
Pages
52 pages
Abstract
Denne rapport er en del af specialet fra Arkitektur & Design på Aalborg Universitet. Projektet og denne rapport handler om forbedring af fi tness begrebet spinning. Projektet startede i samarbejde med indoor cycle producenten BODY BIKE, som ligger i Frederikshavn. BODY BIKE startede ud ved at give et projekt oplæg, som forklarer de ønskede et produkt, som ville give spinning deltagerne indtryk fra lyd, lys og videoer. I undersøgelses fasen af projektet var det klart, vil denne type produkt ikke give deltagerne en bedre træning. Deltagerne forklarede alt for mange indtryk vil kun forvirre i stedet for at optimere, de bedste træning vilkår er være et rum med høj musik og nedtones lys. Dette resulterede i projektet ville tage en retning, som BODY BIKE var ikke tilfreds med, og det blev besluttet, at projektet ville gå videre uden dem. Det blev undersøgt, hvilken slags spinning koncepter var på markedet, og det blev opdaget at de fl este af de indendørs cykler ikke havde udviklet sig siden den første indendørs cykel blev designet. I en elektronisk tid alder er der kun få som laver en indendørs cykel med en gadget til at holde styr på træningen, men i de fl este spinning koncepter kører deltagerne med skyklapper. Deltagerne har ingen mulighed for at overvåge deres træning og ingen mulighed for at vide hvor meget de bliver bedre med tiden, fordi de ikke ved, hvor mange kalorier de har forbrændt i spinning timen. Det blev undersøgt hvad der motiverer atleter og folk i almindelighed, som viste, at sætte træningen i system bidrager til at motivere udøverne. Det blev besluttet at udvikle et produkt, der understøttes af et system, der vil holde styr på træningen både i trænings situationen og efter træningen, med en online log til at overse forbedringen. Produktet vil være et add-on produkt til at installere på indendørs cykler, som allerede står i fi tnesscentrene. Produktet vil have oprindelse i de indendørs cykler som Body Bike producere. I en forstand virker alle indendørs cykler på samme måde med en skrue, som driver en bremse ned til svinghjulet, så produktet vil kunne tilpasses til cykler fremstillet af andre producenter end BODY BIKE. Produktet er et automatiseret bremsesystem, der styres af et program som spinning instruktøren har lavet før spinning timen begynder. Bremsesystemet justerer derefter belastning på svinghjulet i henhold til programmet, så deltageren ikke behøver at justere belastningen af skruen. Årsagen til at justeringen er taget væk fra deltageren, er usikkerheden i at justere belastningen selv, nogle af deltagerne kan skrue op for belastningen for meget i starten og løber tør for energi før timen er ovre. Systemet sikre at deltageren vil få den rigtige udfordring i forhold til hans fysiske formåen af handicapsystemet. Handicap systemet vil give hver deltager et individuelt handikap genereret fra en fi tness test udført i introduktions timen. Som deltageren gennemfører spinning timer vil handicappet langsomt falde, hvorved intensiteten øges, og udvikle sig med deltageren, som han forbedrer sin udholdenhed. Deltageren vil være i stand til at justere belastningen med +/- 5%, så hvis han har en dårlig dag kan han skrue ned, eller hvis han føler sig meget selvsikker og energisk kan han skrue op. Deltageren kan følge træning under spinning timen via en display konsol på styret. Konsollen giver en køreplan for intensiteten af det aktuelle program, ved at vise en graf, så deltageren kan se, hvor langt han er nået, og hvornår den næste stigning i intensiteten vil komme. På samme skærm som grafen er også en kadence måler, der på en simpel måde illustrerer, om deltageren kører med den rette kadence i henhold til programmet, eller hvis det er for hurtigt eller for langsomt. Den sidste måler på skærmen viser det aktuelle producerede watt-antal, som deltageren kører med i spinning timen. Efter at spinning timen er ovre kan deltageren logge ind på sin profi l og se alle de timer han har gennemført, individuelt listet. Deltageren kan også se en oversigt over alle timer, og hvordan han har forbedret sig over tid.
This report is a part of the master thesis from Architecture & Design at University of Aalborg, written as a solo project, without a collaboration partner. The project and this report is about the improvement of the fitness concept of spinning. The project started out in collaboration with the indoor cycle manufacturer Body Bike, which is situated in Frederikshavn. Body Bike started out by giving a project pitch, explaining they wanted a product which would give the spinning participant impressions from sound, lights and videos. In the research phase of the project it was clear, this type of product would not give the participants a better training. The participants explained too many impressions would only confuse instead of optimizing, the best workout conditions would be a room with loud music and toned down lights. This resulted in the project turned down a path which Body Bike was not pleased with and it was decided the project would go on without them. It was investigated which kind of spinning concepts were on the market and it was discovered most of the indoor cycles had not evolved since the first indoor cycle was designed. In an electronic time age only few did make an indoor cycle with a gadget to keep track of the workout, but in most spinning concepts the participants are riding with blinkers. The participants have no way of monitoring their workout, and no way of knowing how much they improve over time, because they do not know how many calories they have used in the spinning class. Research on what motivates athletes and people in general was done, which showed, putting the workout into system helped to motivate people. It was decided to develop a product supported by a system which will keep track of the workout both in the workout situation and after the workout, with an online log to overview the improvement. The product will be an add-on product to install on the indoor cycles which already stand in the fitness centers. The product originates in the indoor cycles manufactured by Body Bike, but in the sense all indoor cycles work in the same way with a screw which drives a brake down to the flywheel it will be adaptable to cycles manufactured by others. The product is an automated brake system which is controlled by a programme the spinning instructor has made before the spinning class begin. The brake system will then adjust the load on the flywheel accordingly to the programme so the participant do not need to adjust the load by a screw. The reason the adjustment is taken away from the participant, is the uncertainty in adjusting the load yourself, some participants can turn up the load too much in the beginning and run out of stamina before the class is over. The system will ensure the participant will get the right challenge accordingly to his physical condition by the handicap system. The handicap system will give every participant an individual handicap generated from a fitness test done in the spinning introduction class. As the participant complete spinning classes the handicap will slowly decrease, and the challenge will follow the participant as he improves his stamina. The participant will be able to adjust the load by +- 5% if he has a bad day, or feeling very confident and energetic. The participant can follow the workout during the spinning class with the display console on the handlebars. The console gives a roadmap of the intensity of the given programme, by displaying a graph, so the participant can see how far along he is and when the next rise in intensity will come. On the same screen as the graph is also a cadence meter which easily show if the participant drive with the right cadence according to the programme or if it is too fast or too slow. At the screen the last gauge is showing the average wattage produced as the participant goes through the spinning class. After the spinning class is over the participant can log in to his profile and see all the classes he has completed individually. The participant can also see an overview of all the classes and how he has improved over time.
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