Radio frequency identification based exercise behavior management system

Abstract

An RFID-based exercise behavior management system is disclosed. The system comprises an RFID tag, a front-end subsystem and a back-end subsystem. The RFID tag contains a unique identification for a participant and is carried by or implanted in the participant whose exercise behavior can be recorded automatically when he is engaging exercise in the field where the front-end subsystem is installed. The backend subsystem enables the recorded exercise behavior to be accessed ubiquitously and to be delivered to related personnel. Thus this invention helps any health promoting agent in realizing and developing trackable exercise programs.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The invention pertains generally to an exercise behavior management system. More specifically the invention relates to a radio frequency identification (RFID) based exercise behavior management system.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Various investigations have confirmed that people can gain many physical and mental benefits from engaging in regular physical activity (PA). For instance, regular PA may help decrease the risk of many diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, colon and breast cancers and osteoporosis. It also helps to control weight, contributes to healthy bones, muscles and joints, and reduces falls among older adults (CDC, 1996). Public recognition of the importance of PA has urged for the promotion of PA at national and population levels (WHO, 2007).[0003]An example of the population level PA promotion is that schools are requested to teach adequate knowledge, provide enough facilities, and devise appropriate policy to pr...

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Benefits of technology

[0006]One objective of this invention is to employ the RFID technology to record exercise behavior automatically and seamlessly so that defects of the conventional exercise management system such as reporting or measuring errors, lack of promptness, requirement of supervising labor, and lack of exercising time flexibility can be eliminated. Thus this invention does help any health promoting agent in realizing and developing trackable exercise programs.

Problems solved by technology

However, exercise behavior is learned and maintained under fairly complex schedules of reinforcement and anticipated future rewards.

However, the effectiveness of the Internet in health promotion and in retention of users is regarded pessimistically (Evers, 2006).

However, deploying a large number of PA measuring devices to participants is still costly since the measuring device is vulnerable and needs maintenance.

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