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O mercado fitness e o exercício físico têm vindo a crescer ao longo dos anos, não só em Portugal, mas mundialmente. Atualmente, há uma maior preocupação pela boa forma física e pelo bemestar, resultando num grande investimento neste mercado. Este investimento levou a um aumento do número de ginásios, marcas de roupa de desporto e de alimentos saudáveis e, no setor tecnológico, à criação de aplicações móveis de suporte ao exercício físico. Complementarmente, surgiu o conceito de wearable, com os smartwatchs e as fitness bands, que permitiam obter dados sobre um dado exercício como, por exemplo, a distância, as calorias perdidas, o tempo e mesmo os batimentos cardíacos. Aparentemente, com o crescente número de aplicações fitness gratuitas e com a quantidade de informação disponível na internet, o papel do assistente pessoal de treino, vulgarmente conhecido como Personal Trainer (PT), tende a tornar-se cada vez menos relevante. No entanto, o trabalho do PT pode ser complementado com estas tecnologias no sentido de não eliminar o seu papel, mas de o tornar mais eficaz. Após uma pesquisa exaustiva de aplicações para complementar o trabalho do PT, constatou-se que existem muito poucas opções disponíveis. Perante o cenário descrito, esta dissertação centra-se na criação/evolução de uma aplicação móvel, onde o PT poderá centralizar toda a informação dos seus clientes, tendo a possibilidade de automatizar todas as fases do seu trabalho, por exemplo, através da criação automática de treinos baseada na intensidade, zona do corpo e frequência cardíaca. A aplicação conciliada com wearables destinados a perceber o estado e a performance do utilizador dará informações que permitirão ao PT um trabalho mais personalizado e eficaz.
Currently there is a greater concern for fitness and well-being and as a result there has been a great investment in this market. This investment has led to an increase in the number of gyms, sports clothing brands, food brands directed to healthy foods and in the technological sector to the creation of mobile applications to support physical exercise. Complementarily, the concept of wearable was born, with the smartwatchs and fitness bands that allowed to obtain data about a given exercise, as for example: distance, calories burned, time, or even heart beats. With the growing number of fitness applications available for free, and with the amount of information available on the internet, the role of Personal Trainer (PT) tends to become less and less relevant. However, the work of the PT can be complemented with these technologies making his work more effective. After carefully reviewing the mobile application market, we found that the PT has few options to help him maximize his work. Therefore, we propose the creation/evolution of a mobile application, in which the PT can centralize all the information of his clients, with the possibility to automate phases of his work, as the automatic creation of training based on intensity, body area and ideal heart rate zone. Wearables are used to provide costumer specific information and make the PT’s work more effective.
Currently there is a greater concern for fitness and well-being and as a result there has been a great investment in this market. This investment has led to an increase in the number of gyms, sports clothing brands, food brands directed to healthy foods and in the technological sector to the creation of mobile applications to support physical exercise. Complementarily, the concept of wearable was born, with the smartwatchs and fitness bands that allowed to obtain data about a given exercise, as for example: distance, calories burned, time, or even heart beats. With the growing number of fitness applications available for free, and with the amount of information available on the internet, the role of Personal Trainer (PT) tends to become less and less relevant. However, the work of the PT can be complemented with these technologies making his work more effective. After carefully reviewing the mobile application market, we found that the PT has few options to help him maximize his work. Therefore, we propose the creation/evolution of a mobile application, in which the PT can centralize all the information of his clients, with the possibility to automate phases of his work, as the automatic creation of training based on intensity, body area and ideal heart rate zone. Wearables are used to provide costumer specific information and make the PT’s work more effective.
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Personal Trainer Apple Watch iOS Aplicação móvel Criação automática de planos de treino Mobile application Automatic creation of workouts