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Personal Training Mechanisms to Encourage Participation in Interactive Cycling

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Prevention in health care and the promotion of well being are areas in which smart technology is making positive impact in our society. Video game developers and healthcare professionals are working together in the delivery of innovative applications not only aiming to assist treatments but prevention. This paper explores if we can enhance the interactive cycling experience by implementing personal training mechanisms in the interface design. Findings suggest receiving guidance from a virtual trainer while cycling can enhance the user experience by increasing perceptions of enjoyment, supporting self-confidence, and making exercise a more valuable activity. These perceptions increased even further when trainer mechanism was paired with fitness music. Personal training mechanisms in interactive cycling can elicit compelling and enjoyable experiences, which in turn it can increase users motivation to participate and complete exercise programmes.

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    Gume Osorio

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  1. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico City, Mexico

    Francisco Torres Guerrero

  2. Universidad de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

    Jorge Lozoya-Santos

  3. Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey, Mexico

    Eduardo Gonzalez Mendivil

  4. Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico

    Leticia Neira-Tovar

  5. Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey, Mexico

    Pablo G. Ramírez Flores

  6. Gráfica en Arquitectura e Ingeniería, University of La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Jorge Martin-Gutierrez

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Osorio, G. (2018). Personal Training Mechanisms to Encourage Participation in Interactive Cycling. In: Torres Guerrero, F., Lozoya-Santos, J., Gonzalez Mendivil, E., Neira-Tovar, L., Ramírez Flores, P., Martin-Gutierrez, J. (eds) Smart Technology. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 213. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73323-4_18

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