Title :
Fitness monitor system
Author :
Ching, Christie Kong Pui ; Jenu, Molid Zarar Mohd ; Husain, Mohd Nor
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Kolej Univ. Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn, Johor, Malaysia
Abstract :
According to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 26% of U.S. adults between the ages of 20 through 74 are overweight. Exercise is a consequential and rewarding strategy to lose body fat and improve one´s health. Throughout a large portion of aerobic exercise, a linear relationship exists between heart rate intensity of the exercise and the oxygen consumption (and therefore caloric expenditure). Thus if the heart rate is known, caloric consumption can be reasonably estimated. This paper introduces a new piece of electronic device - fitness monitor system, specially designed for heart rate monitoring and weight management. Its output parameters prefigure one´s fitness level and meanwhile give warning if there´s health abnormality.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; cardiology; health care; medical signal processing; patient monitoring; aerobic exercise; fitness monitor system; heart rate monitoring; weight management; Fingers; Heart rate; Heart rate measurement; Monitoring; Optical transmitters; Pulse circuits; Pulse measurements; Radio transmitters; TV; Wrist;
Conference_Titel :
TENCON 2003. Conference on Convergent Technologies for the Asia-Pacific Region
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8162-9
DOI :
10.1109/TENCON.2003.1273148