Visualizing exercise hidden in everyday activity
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2002.
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| author | Hirzel, Timothy David, 1977- |
| author2 | Brian K. Smith. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/615452019-04-10T23:10:37Z Visualizing exercise hidden in everyday activity Hirzel, Timothy David, 1977- Brian K. Smith. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program In Media Arts and Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program In Media Arts and Sciences. Architecture. Program In Media Arts and Sciences. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-71). Obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions and inactivity is a key factor in this health problem. One difficulty in promoting an active lifestyle is the idea that getting enough "exercise" means jogging, going to the gym, or riding an exercise bike for half and hour every day. While these activities are helpful, they can be daunting for an inactive person and difficult to plan into a busy schedule. Alternatively, many regular activities such as using stairs or walking to work can also provide healthy exercise. To bring attention to the exercise present in everyday activities, I created visualizations of full-time measurements of heart rate. These visualizations were designed to improve a person's sense of control over physical fitness. They show how everyday activities can accumulate into significant amounts of exercise. I conducted a pilot test of this device on a small number of subjects. These tests indicate that feedback of all-day heart rate measurements may lead to changes in beliefs about exercise. by Timothy David Hirzel. S.M. 2011-03-07T15:12:34Z 2011-03-07T15:12:34Z 2002 2002 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/61545 50778054 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 71 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Program In Media Arts and Sciences. Hirzel, Timothy David, 1977- Visualizing exercise hidden in everyday activity |
| title | Visualizing exercise hidden in everyday activity |
| title_full | Visualizing exercise hidden in everyday activity |
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| title_short | Visualizing exercise hidden in everyday activity |
| title_sort | visualizing exercise hidden in everyday activity |
| topic | Architecture. Program In Media Arts and Sciences. |
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