Affiliations: Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Correspondence:
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Corresponding author: Zhiwei Luo, Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodaimachi Nadaku, 657-8501, Kobe, Japan. E-mail:luo@gold.kobe-u.ac.jp
Abstract: Increasing attention is being paid to the research of
heart-rate-based training to improve the safety and efficiency of exercises.
The present study develops a walking and running exercise training system,
which is able to provide a more human friendly way to adjust exercise
intensity by measuring user's heart rate in real-time. Specifically, the
proposed training system makes it possible for the user to control the speed
of the treadmill based on the results of heart rate analysis. Two types of
exercise intensity adjustment approaches are tested by four health human
subjects. From the frequency analysis of heart rates, it was found that, for
the same type of intensity adjustment, the subjects may feel different
stress with respect to whether he/she has been used to do exercise or not.
Keywords: Optimum stress, exercise, heart rate, walking and running training
