System for Assisted Exercising and Qualitative Exercise Assessment

In recently studies, as one of simpler and better solution for measuring human mobility and physical activity, Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN) have been introduced. In order to acquire those information and due to the desire of future growth in mentioned filed, WBAN consisting of inertial and magnetic sensors was developed at our Department. The WBAN together with developed desktop application forms a unique system for assisted exercising and exercise evaluation. In exercising evaluation of patients or sportsmen, a new approach in qualitative assessment is used. New approach introduces “Exercise Signature” as a reference signal for evaluation of exercising. The main concept is that every exercise has some characteristic data which are calculated by the developed algorithm and then saved in exercise database. The mentioned application is not only used for calculating characteristic exercise data, but it also has a role in visualization of the virtual trainer which leads the person who is exercising through his personalized training. In this work, we present detailed description of the whole assisted strength exercising system and elaborate its possible applications. Endurance exercising protocols will be described elsewhere.