Paper Type
Short
Paper Number
1786
Description
According to the World Health Organization, physical inactivity and lack of exercise are global problems affecting one in four adults. Personal trainers have been recognized to play a key role in effective, sustainable, and long-term behavioral change in consumers in the health and fitness industries. Given the uptake of digital technologies such as fitness and fitness coaching apps, a design science research project is underway to leverage rich data sources to develop a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled decision support system that focuses on the personal trainer instead of the consumer. The system aims to allow personal trainers to receive data-driven feedback, augment their activities and improve the knowledge exchange with their clients. This paper describes the design science research framework, reports current findings regarding a prototype and its evaluation, and outlines future research directions.
Recommended Citation
Deniz, Emre; Saundage, Dilal; and Nguyen, Lemai, "Developing an Intelligent Decision Support System for Personal Trainers" (2024). PACIS 2024 Proceedings. 5.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/pacis2024/track04_dessci/track04_dessci/5
Developing an Intelligent Decision Support System for Personal Trainers
According to the World Health Organization, physical inactivity and lack of exercise are global problems affecting one in four adults. Personal trainers have been recognized to play a key role in effective, sustainable, and long-term behavioral change in consumers in the health and fitness industries. Given the uptake of digital technologies such as fitness and fitness coaching apps, a design science research project is underway to leverage rich data sources to develop a novel Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled decision support system that focuses on the personal trainer instead of the consumer. The system aims to allow personal trainers to receive data-driven feedback, augment their activities and improve the knowledge exchange with their clients. This paper describes the design science research framework, reports current findings regarding a prototype and its evaluation, and outlines future research directions.
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