Batsis J A, Boateng G G, Seo L M, Petersen C L, Fortuna K L, Wechsler E V, Peterson R J, Cook S B, Pidgeon D, Dokko R S, Halter R J, Kotz D F
Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, and The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, Lebanon, NH, 03756 USA.
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 03755, USA. He is now with the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich ETH, Zurich, Switzerland.
World Acad Sci Eng Technol. 2019;13(5):340-348. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.
Resistance exercise bands are a core component of any physical activity strengthening program. Strength training can mitigate the development of sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass or strength and function with aging. Yet, the adherence of such behavioral exercise strategies in a home-based setting are fraught with issues of monitoring and compliance. Our group developed a Bluetooth-enabled resistance exercise band capable of transmitting data to an open-source platform. In this work, we developed an application to capture this information in real-time, and conducted three usability studies in two mixed-aged groups of participants (n=6 each) and a group of older adults with obesity participating in a weight-loss intervention (n=20). The system was favorable, acceptable and provided iterative information that could assist in future deployment on ubiquitous platforms. Our formative work provides the foundation to deliver home-based monitoring interventions in a high-risk, older adult population.
阻力训练带是任何体育活动强化计划的核心组成部分。力量训练可以减轻肌肉减少症的发展，肌肉减少症是指随着年龄增长肌肉质量、力量和功能的丧失。然而，在家庭环境中坚持这种行为锻炼策略充满了监测和依从性问题。我们团队开发了一种支持蓝牙的阻力训练带，能够将数据传输到一个开源平台。在这项工作中，我们开发了一个应用程序来实时捕捉这些信息，并在两组不同年龄段的参与者（每组n = 6）和一组参与减肥干预的肥胖老年人（n = 20）中进行了三项可用性研究。该系统是有利的、可接受的，并提供了迭代信息，有助于未来在普遍存在的平台上进行部署。我们的形成性工作为在高危老年人群中提供家庭监测干预奠定了基础。
