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The Problem25% of Canadians are obese.Exercise equipment, such as treadmills, can cause injuries.Built-in high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts are most effective.Fitness wearables are passive.

The Problem25% of Canadians are obese.Exercise equipment, such as treadmills, can cause injuries.Built-in high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts are most effective.Fitness wearables are passive.

The Problem25% of Canadians are obese.Exercise equipment, such as treadmills, can cause injuries.Built-in high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts are most effective.Fitness wearables are passive.

The Problem25% of Canadians are obese.Exercise equipment, such as treadmills, can cause injuries.Built-in high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts are most effective.Fitness wearables are passive.

The ProposalA fitness wearable that uses haptic feedback tocoach the user through HIIT workouts suited totheir specific needs.

Treadmillprecedent

Provides in-workout variability to increase or descrease difficulty.Embedded systems afford multiple programs for specific needs.Cumbersome, impersonal, and dangerous.

Nike+precedent

Embedded underneath the insole.Tracks number of steps and route.Provides no additional functionality in-workout.

Market ReadyEmbedded underneath the insole.Tracks number of steps and route.Uses vibration motors to guide pace, and accelerometers to track it.

The PrototypeUses an ankle brace as body interface.The program would consist of different HIIT workout programs.Uses vibration motors to guide pace, and accelerometers to track it.

The Hardware2 × SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakouts - ADXL3352 × SparkFun Vibration Motors2 × SparkFun RedBoards

The Hardware2 × SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakouts - ADXL3352 × SparkFun Vibration Motors2 × SparkFun RedBoards

The Hardware2 × SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakouts - ADXL3352 × SparkFun Vibration Motors2 × SparkFun RedBoards

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Canada's obesity rate higher since global recession: OECD. (2014, May 27).Retrieved February 14, 2016, from http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-s-obesity-rate-higher-since-global-recession-oecd-1.2655646

SparkFun Triple Axis Accelerometer Breakout - ADXL335. (n.d.).Retrieved February 14, 2016, from https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9269

Vibration Motor. (n.d.).Retrieved February 14, 2016, from https://www.sparkfun.com/products/8449

Madhani, A. (2015, May 05). Treadmill injuries send thousands to the ER every year.Retrieved February 14, 2016, from http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/05/04/treadmill-emergency-room-injuries-exercise-equipment/26898487/