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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"exercise equipment"”.
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Optimized Sythesis of a Force Generating Planar Four-Bar Mechanism Including Dynamic Effects
… applications, this work focuses on the design of exercise equipment. This focus is because exercise equipment designed to optimally stress a specific muscle group usually have a specific " strength curve " used to design the resistance load. The "strength curve" is the locus of all maximum loads …
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Wrapping CAM mechanisms
… exist in archery, counter-balancing mechanisms, exercise equipment, clamping and locking mechanisms, and process machines.
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Measuring The Effect Of Weighted Devices On Exercise Enjoyment
… (CDC, 2004). There is a steep decline in exercise from high school to college, which indicates that exercise adherence in college students is an issue. In this study, three conditions were examined with students at the University of North Dakota going through a plyometric protocol that …
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Inferences from Interactions with Smart Devices: Security Leaks and Defenses
… emerging smart devices such as electronic doors, exercise equipment, power tools, medical devices, and smart TV remote control. While recent research focuses on developing new behavior-based methods to authenticate these smart devices, pin and password still remain primary methods to authenticate …
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Cardiopulmonary analysis of habituation to simulated kayak ergometry
All forms of exercise equipment require a period of habituation in which individuals adapt to the novel movement required in operating the device and reach a point of physiological stability. During this adaptation period, physiological variables which indicate cardiopulmonary demand typically will …
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Comparison of Health Promotion Behaviors and Performance on the Navy Physical Readiness Test among Active Duty Shipboard Personnel with and without Anterior Knee Pain
… Profile (HPLP II) (S. Walker, 1996), and the Exercise Benefits and Barriers Scales (EBBS) (K. Sechrist,1987). Performance on the PRT and body mass index (BMI) for all subjects were examined. Data were obtained from 192 active duty Navy personnel stationed aboard four southern California based …
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Estimation of stability reliability for determination of peak VO₂ in young adults on an inclined stepper and treadmill
The inclined stepper is a novel piece of exercise equipment that is designed to offer precise control over a wide range of loading levels and exercise speeds by simulating an inclined stepping motion (21). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship and test-retest reliability of the …
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Remodeling urban fitness trails to engaging and healthy public spaces for all
… these trails, consisting a limited amount of exercise equipment, are often obsolete and abandoned places risking the health and safety of nearby residents. This leaves us a big challenge in planning and design. To what extent can we use research, knowledge, and systematic design thinking from …
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Biodiversity, people, and logistics: the balancing act of urban park management
… preferred over elaborate ones such as outdoor exercise equipment, while overall, recreational facilities were more popular than sports facilities. Logistically, in urban centres where a park management sector was present, it was often underfunded and understaffed, and so while the progress made …
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The Role of Self-Efficacy As A Mediator Between Parent Social Support and Physical Activity In Male and Female Adolescents
… and/or instrumental SS (e.g. buying exercise equipment). Past studies have indicated that parent SS and adolescent SE for overcoming barriers to PA have been positively associated with PA. Some suggest that SE may act as a mediator between parental SS and adolescent PA. Moreover, past …
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Health Beliefs, Behaviors, and Environmental Factors related to Diet and Physical Activity among College Students and their Parents
… in college had significantly higher Godin (exercise) scores (p=0.014) than students who never took such a course. The students with a course had PA influenced by self-regulation, outcome expectations, and support from friends. Students with no courses had been influenced by friends' support, …
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The feasibility of a patient informed, racially targeted home-based exercise program for black individuals with multiple sclerosis
… There is substantial evidence that suggests exercise training to be a promising approach for managing the manifestations of MS. However, much of this research has been conducted in white individuals. Further, black individuals with MS report lower levels of physical activity compared to white …
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Design of User-Weight-based Exercise Machines
This thesis describes the process of designing exercise machines that raise the weight of the user as the primary source of resistance. Most strength training machines use weight stacks or springs as the source of resistance. While such machines are highly evolved and provide an excellent workout, …
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A Wearable Countermeasure for Musculoskeletal Deconditioning in Human Spaceflight
… to the moon and Mars (where space for large exercise equipment may be unavailable) and to further mitigate microgravity-induced effects in current missions on the International Space Station (ISS). The high-level objectives of this research are 1) to further prepare the GLCS for operational …
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A Comparison of the Exer-Genie as a Physical Conditioning Device to Traditional Methods of Exercise
This study was composed of two problems as follows 1. To compare the Exer-Genie with a traditional developmental physical education program and a typical physical education program for developing physical fitness in elementary school boys. 2. To compare the development of specific muscular …
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Comparing the acute effects of elastic resistance bands on kinetics and kinematics during the bench press exercise
<p>"Elastic resistance training is becoming very popular in the strength and conditioning realm and is used at the collegiate and professional levels for various sports. Elastic resistance training has been shown to increase the force, velocity, and power compared to traditional free weight …
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A networked embedded design for an automated exercise system.
… from the Curves circuit of discrete hydraulic exercise machines. The design provides immediate user feedback, allowing users to evaluate their exercise goals. Users also benefit from individual workout reports documenting each workout session with statistics from each machine in the circuit. …