Research Design and Development of a Fitness Measurement Technology to Motivate Exercise in the General Population using an F Q Scoring Index

定期的体育锻炼可以帮助预防与寿命缩短相关的疾病;例如肥胖症、糖尿病、肌肉骨骼肌减少症、心血管疾病和关节炎。商业健身中心每年流失40%至55%的会员，其中50%的会员在六个月内就因许多因素而流失。报告改善infitness是至关重要的鼓励个人继续行使.MIE医疗有限公司建议开发一个独立的触摸屏亭.这一概念包括许多监测技术，将允许测量特定性别和年龄的生理参数，并对数据进行统计分析，输出健身商数（FQ）。每个人都被引导完成一系列基于核心技能的关键任务。FQ值提供了一个快速和客观的测量个人的整体健康，并易于理解的图形趋势显示领域的弱点，优势和健身随着时间的推移。这种程度的反馈将使个人更有可能继续保持定期锻炼计划。英国健康和健身行业的总市值为38.1亿英镑。英国大约有6019个健康和健身俱乐部，拥有760万会员，前40名运营商管理着1520个俱乐部。英国排名前10位的运营商控制着692家健身中心：（1）Virgin Active;（2）Fitness First;（3）大卫劳埃德;（4）洛杉矶健身;（5）DW Sports Fitness;（6）Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing;（7）Bannatynes;（8）Pure Gym;（9）Living Well;和（10）Bancot。《2013年英国健身行业报告》强调，健身已经“反弹”，2012/13年会员人数增长了4.6%（高于前一年的3.4%），凸显健身是一个增长型行业。

Regular physical exercise can help prevent conditions associated with reduced longevity; e.g.Obesity, Diabetes, Musculoskeletal Sarcopenia, Cardiovascular ailments and Arthritis.Commercial fitness centres lose 40 to 55% of their members per year with 50% dropping outwithin six months due to a number of demotivational factors. Reporting improvements infitness is critically important in encouraging an individual to continue exercising.MIE Medical Ltd is proposing to develop a freestanding touch screen kiosk. Encompassing anumber of monitoring technologies, the concept will allow for gender and age specificphysiological parameters to be measured and the data statistically analysed outputting aFitness Quotient (FQ). Individuals are guided through a series of key tasks based around anumber of core skills. The FQ value provides a quick and objective measurement of anindividual’s overall fitness, and easy to understand graphical trends demonstrate areas ofweakness, strengths and fitness over time. This level of feedback will make it more likely thatan individual will continue to maintain a regular exercise program.The UK health and fitness industry has a total market value of £3.81 billion. There areapproximately 6019 health and fitness clubs in the UK with 7.6 million members and the top40 operators oversee 1520 clubs. The top 10 operators in the UK control 692 centres: (1)Virgin Active; (2) Fitness First; (3) David Lloyd; (4) LA Fitness; (5) DW Sports Fitness; (6)Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing; (7) Bannatynes; (8) Pure Gym; (9) Living Well; and (10)Marriot. The 2013 UK Fitness Industry Report highlights that fitness has ‘bounced back’, andthat memberships have grown 4.6% in 2012/13 (up from 3.4% the previous year) highlightingthat fitness is a growth industry.