i go to the gym, and the other day had to change my treadmill midway through my 10 min jog. and on the new machine, everything started from zero. the distance i had already covered, the calories already burnt, all started from zero.
and that gave me an idea...
why not have all machines in a gym connected to a central database. the db would have ha two aspects, a user profile aspect, and a machine aspect. so every gymer will have an account in the db, with their profiles, their gym regime, their minimum calorie to be burnt per day all entered in the db.
and then there will be a machine db, how much calories does each machine burn, and other aspects, like avg running speed, total time et al.
the app in middle will do most of the mactching. how it will work is...Every day when you go to gym, u log in, and ur profile becomes active. ur chart for the day is shown, and ur given ur round for the day. now as per the chart you go to a machine, you log in, could be through a swipe card, biometric or sth. the machine loads ur profile, and ur chart for the day. and starts. it automatically transfers information like calories burnt to the central db, and so when u move to another machine, ur calorie burnt increases incrementally. at the end of the day you are shown a total count.
well this alone is not very useful, but since all charts are saved in one place, and everyone's regime is more predictable, automated scheduling is possible, so users know which machine is getting empty, or machines can be pre-booked as well. it will hugely help in rush hours like morning and evening.
advantages - well users convinience, a true picture of ur workout, a trending over time, better management for they gym owners....a cooler gym.
and if you want to go crazy, the application also asks you to do better, inspire you ala the trainers...well if you want to go crazy.
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