A Fuzzy-Based Calorie Burn Calculator for a Gamified Walking Activity Using Treadmill

2017 ◽  
pp. 96-115
Author(s):  
Prabhakar Rontala Subramaniam ◽  
Chitra Venugopal ◽  
Arun Kumar Sangaiah
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Fuzzy Reasoning ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Treadmill Walking ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Method ◽  
Reasoning Technique

Gamification can be viewed as a process design which encapsulates competition, achievements, status and self-expression. Gamification is used as a tool for improving physical fitness. In this chapter the physical activity using treadmill walking is considered. Calorie burn calculation plays a vital role in the gamification design. In treadmill calorie burn calculation, traditional and fuzzy based methods are compared for effective gamification. In the traditional calorie burn calculation method different equations are used for different incline levels. In the fuzzy logic method fuzzy reasoning technique is applied to calculate the calorie burn for different incline levels. It is identified that fuzzy based calorie calculation enhances physical activity and supports Gamification. Fuzzy based calorie burn calculation methods produces approximate values and supports the players to choose higher incline levels instead of lower incline levels and thereby burning more calories.

A Fuzzy-Based Calorie Burn Calculator for a Gamified Walking Activity Using Treadmill

Fuzzy Systems ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 763-781
Author(s):  
Prabhakar Rontala Subramaniam ◽  
Chitra Venugopal ◽  
Arun Kumar Sangaiah
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Calculation Method ◽  
Fuzzy Reasoning ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Treadmill Walking ◽  
Walking Activity ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Method ◽  
Reasoning Technique

Gamification can be viewed as a process design which encapsulates competition, achievements, status and self-expression. Gamification is used as a tool for improving physical fitness. In this chapter the physical activity using treadmill walking is considered. Calorie burn calculation plays a vital role in the gamification design. In treadmill calorie burn calculation, traditional and fuzzy based methods are compared for effective gamification. In the traditional calorie burn calculation method different equations are used for different incline levels. In the fuzzy logic method fuzzy reasoning technique is applied to calculate the calorie burn for different incline levels. It is identified that fuzzy based calorie calculation enhances physical activity and supports Gamification. Fuzzy based calorie burn calculation methods produces approximate values and supports the players to choose higher incline levels instead of lower incline levels and thereby burning more calories.

scholarly journals Anthropometrics Characteristics and Physical Fitness of Private and Government School Boys of Lodhran, Punjab, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol V (IV) ◽  
pp. 165-172
Author(s):  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
Muhammad Zia ul Haq ◽  
Muhammad Badar Habib
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Private School ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Government School ◽  
Exercise Time ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
The Government

This study is the comparison of the anthropometric and physical fitness of schoolboys. Data was collected from government (n = 125) and private (n = 125), ten -to- years old. An independent t-test was applied to compare stature, body mass, girths, lengths, push-ups, standing broad jump, agility and 30-meter dash. Results showed the private schoolboys were significantly superior to the government schoolboys in body mass, girths and inferior in 30-meter dash and agility. It is concluded the private school boys have a better option of food intake and transportation to reach school than the government schoolboys. Therefore, private school boys were higher in body mass and girths than the government schoolboys. It also concluded physical activity like walking play a vital role in the growth and fitness of schoolboys. Thus, it is suggested parents should focus on the growth and fitness of schoolboys by giving proper exercise time and a balanced diet.

Sustainability transition evaluation of urban transportation using fuzzy logic method-the case of Jiangsu Province

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 3883-3898
Author(s):  
Tao Lv ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Xu Deng ◽  
Hui Zhan ◽  
Martina Siskova
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Urban Transportation ◽  
Transition Process ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Steady Growth ◽  
Sustainability Transition ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Method ◽  
Logic Method

City sprawl and rapid increase of petroleum-fueled passenger vehicles has attracted a lot of attention due to concerns of resource energy scarcity and associated environmental damage. This paper uses the transition theory of socio-technical system from the multi-level perspective to analyze the internal mechanism of urban transportation’s transition process and find the most sustainable measures to promote transition. A set of evaluation indicators are constructed for the urban transportation sustainability transition from macro landscape, meso regime and micro niche. Then these indicators are applied to 13 cities in Jiangsu Province and calculate scores of each using triangular fuzzy logic method. The results show that: most cities are in the ‘medium’ stage of transportation transition, while only 4 cities in the ‘relatively poor’ stage. Development of micro niche plays vital role in promoting the transition of urban transportation towards sustainability. Adequate infrastructure support and detailed implementation policies should be developed to protect the steady growth of innovation niches.

scholarly journals Sense of Coherence and Connectedness to Nature as Predictors of Motivation for Practicing Karate

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (14) ◽  
pp. 2483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariusz Lipowski ◽  
Daniel Krokosz ◽  
Ariadna Łada ◽  
Miroslav Sližik ◽  
Marcin Pasek
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Philosophy Of Life ◽  
Connectedness To Nature ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Important Objective ◽  
Motivational Conflict

Background: Physical activity yields exceptionally positive results when it takes place out in the open air, in contact with nature. Both contact with nature and practicing sport constitute a certain kind of philosophy of life and living by its rules plays a vital role in positive mental health―understood as maintaining a high sense of coherence. Martial arts are examples of sports that are rooted in a philosophy. The goal of this study was to explore the links between a sense of coherence and connectedness to nature in the context of motivations for practicing karate. Methods: A total of 127 practitioners of karate were examined using the Inventory of Physical Activity Objectives (IPAO), the Sense of Coherence Questionnaire, and the Connectedness to Nature Scale. Results: The most important objective for women training karate was a fit, shapely body, and for men the most important objective was physical fitness. Connectedness to nature had the strongest positive relationship with the measure of physical fitness (in both genders). A sense of comprehensibility increased men’s motivational conflict, whereas, in women, this IPAO dimension was positively related to feeling emotionally connected to the natural world. Connectedness to nature was related to motivational conflict positively in women and negatively in men. Feeling emotionally connected to the natural world correlated with a sense of comprehensibility, a sense of manageability, and a sense of meaningfulness. Sense of comprehensibility and sense of meaningfulness tended to increase with age. Conclusions: Understanding both the natural environment and the utility of setting sport-related goals led to increasing one’s efforts on the way to both successes and defeats, and, most of all, overcoming one’s weaknesses.

Associations of physical fitness and physical activity with sleep among middle-aged women

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Avery K. Ironside ◽  
Nicole M. Murray ◽  
Lila M. Hedayat ◽  
Claire C. Murchison ◽  
Caitlyn A. Kirkpatrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Middle Aged

Physical fitness of people with moderate and considerable intellectual disabilities

Physiotherapy ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marzena Ślężyńska ◽  
Grzegorz Mięsok ◽  
Kamila Mięsok
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Body Height ◽  
Abdominal Muscle ◽  
The Body ◽  
Intellectually Disabled ◽  
Fitness Tests ◽  
Abdominal Muscle Strength

AbstractIntroduction: The aim of the physical activity of the intellectually disabled is the strengthening of health, creating movement habits, promoting active recreation, and maintaining exercise capacity. Skillfully applied physical activity allows to mitigate the effects of pathology and create the compensations to enable the intellectually disabled people to live relatively independently. Physical activity and sport also increase their chances to integrate with their families, peers, and social environment.Materials and methods: The research targeted a group of 134 people with moderate or considerable intellectual disability (65 women and 69 men), aged 20-53 years, who participated in occupational therapy workshops in Jastrzębie Zdrój, Rybnik, and Żory. Physical fitness was assessed using the “Eurofit Special” test and balance tests. Measurements of body height and mass were also taken and then used to calculate the body mass index (BMI).Results: A salient somatic trait was the greater body mass relative to height among the persons with considerable disability, clearly illustrated by the BMI. This explained their greater heaviness in performing physical exercises. An even greater difference between participants with moderate and considerable intellectual disability was visible in physical fitness. Obviously, older persons did not achieve as good results in fitness tests as the younger ones, yet the participants were more differentiated by the level of disability than age. Most symptomatic differences to the disadvantage of the considerably disabled were observed in explosive strength, speed, abdominal muscle strength, and flexibility.Conclusions: Significant differences in fitness between the compared groups make it necessary to take into account the level of intellectual disability in the course of physical education and sport, at work, and in household duties.

Pengembangan Aplikasi Pendukung Keputusan Pemilihan Program Studi dengan Metode Fuzzy Logic (Studi Kasus: Universitas Multimedia Nusantara)

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Joko Haryanto ◽  
Seng Hansun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
System Application ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Method ◽  
Index Terms ◽  
Selection Of

This paper describes the development of decision support system application to assist students who want to enter college so that no one choose the majors incorrectly. This application uses fuzzy logic method because fuzzy logic is very flexible in data which are vague and can be represented as a linguistic variable. The purpose of this application is to assist students to choose available majors at University Multimedia Nusantara which are appropriate with his/her capabilities. This application accepts five kinds of input values i.e. Mathematics, Indonesian, English, Physics, and TIK. Received input will be processed by the calculation of the system for decision-making and the application will generate output that shows how great a match for each majors. With this application, prospective students can find out where the majors that match his/her capabilities. This application has ninety nine percentage of match result accuracy. Index Terms—fuzzy logic, decision support system, UMN, selection of major

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