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Human-Workout Machine Interaction In Dillon Gym By: Katy Milkman

Human-Workout Machine Interaction In Dillon Gym By: Katy Milkman. Dillon Gym. People going to the gym to exercise are faced with IT on their workout machines and may also watch television or listen to a portable audio device while at Dillon. Computer on Stairmaster at Dillon.

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Human-Workout Machine Interaction In Dillon Gym By: Katy Milkman

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  1. Human-Workout Machine Interaction In Dillon GymBy: Katy Milkman

  2. Dillon Gym • People going to the gym to exercise are faced with IT on their workout machines and may also watch television or listen to a portable audio device while at Dillon. Computer on Stairmaster at Dillon Computer on Stationary Bike at Dillon

  3. Questions Asked • Do different groups respond differently to technology in the gym environment? • Specific Variables: • Gender • Age • Workout Machine Choice (Bike or Stairmaster) • Workout Motivation (Fun, Health or Training) • Preferred Workout Venue (Gym or Outdoors) • Field of Study or Work (Quantitative or Qualitative)

  4. Survey & Analysis • Surveyed 65 people at Dillon Gym on clement afternoons in April after they had finished working out on a stationary bike or Stairmaster • Survey: • 10 Questions • Gathered necessary variables • Which computer features used and impact on workout satisfaction? • Importance of TVs and portable audio devices to workout? • Statistical Analysis: • Two Sample Proportion Test • Student’s Two Sample T-Test Bikes in Dillon Stairmasters in Dillon

  5. Findings: Field of Study • Quantitative people use “timer” feature significantly less. • Quantitative people use “resistance” feature significantly less. • Quantitative people use “pre-programmed workout” feature significantly less. • Quantitative people use significantly fewer features. • Quantitative people rate computer features as more important to machine choice.

  6. Findings: Gender • Females use “calorie counter” feature significantly more. • Females listen to portable audio devices significantly more. • Female bikers rate others working nearby as a net detractor from workout satisfaction while male bikers do the opposite. The difference in rating is statistically significant. • Females don’t rate their comfort with IT or use of IT significantly lower than males! • BODY IMAGE • Are workout machine computers tools?

  7. Findings: OTHER • Bikers use “distance tracker” feature significantly less. • Bikers use “resistance” feature significantly less. • People who prefer to exercise outdoors rate computer features as significantly more important to machine choice. • People under 25 rate the contribution of TVs in the gym to their workout satisfaction significantly higher.

  8. Questions Raised • Relationship between workout motivation and interaction with IT at the gym? • Relationship between age and interaction with IT at the gym? • More data is needed on these questions to draw interesting conclusions.

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