The Influence of Biofeedback on Exercise Correctness and Muscle Activity

Laurentiu-Octavian Toader; Nicolai Bo Kliver Jensen; Michael Boelstoft Holte

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_14

The Influence of Biofeedback on Exercise Correctness and Muscle Activity

Laurentiu-Octavian Toader, Nicolai Bo Kliver Jensen, Michael Boelstoft Holte

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This paper examines the effect of an electromyography (EMG) biofeedback fitness application, and its potential to improve resistance training and exercise execution using the measure of muscle activity. To examine this, an application was built and tested using biceps curl as the reference exercise. The participants were divided into three conditions: the first condition did not receive any feedback, the second condition received feedback from a personal trainer, and the last used the feedback presented by the application. The focus is to investigate the participant’s ability to activate muscle fibres in the biceps, and improve the execution in regards to minimising the shoulder involvement over three sets. The results of the study do not provide any statistically significant improvements using biofeedback versus no feedback. However, the participants with the applicational support, as well as the participants within the personal trainer condition, show a slight improvement on the visual correctness of the exercise execution. The lack of statistically significance, important observations and indications are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation : 6th International Conference, ArtsIT 2017, and Second International Conference, DLI 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 30–31, 2017, Proceedings
Editors	Eva Brooks, Anthony L. Brooks, Nikolas Vidakis
Number of pages	12
Publisher	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date	2018
Pages	139-150
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-76907-3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-76908-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_14
Publication status	Published - 2018
Event	6th EAI International Conference on Arts and Technology, Interactivity & Game Creation - Heraklion, Greece Duration: 30 Oct 2017 → 31 Oct 2017 http://artsit.org/2017/show/home

Conference

Conference	6th EAI International Conference on Arts and Technology, Interactivity & Game Creation
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Heraklion
Period	30/10/2017 → 31/10/2017
Internet address	http://artsit.org/2017/show/home

Series	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume	229
ISSN	1867-8211

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Best student paper ArtsIT 2017

Keywords

Biofeedback
EMG
Exercise correctness
Fitness
Muscle activity

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Toader, L-O., Jensen, N. B. K., & Holte, M. B. (2018). The Influence of Biofeedback on Exercise Correctness and Muscle Activity. In E. Brooks, A. L. Brooks, & N. Vidakis (Eds.), Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 6th International Conference, ArtsIT 2017, and Second International Conference, DLI 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 30–31, 2017, Proceedings (pp. 139-150). Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_14

Toader, Laurentiu-Octavian ; Jensen, Nicolai Bo Kliver ; Holte, Michael Boelstoft. / The Influence of Biofeedback on Exercise Correctness and Muscle Activity. Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 6th International Conference, ArtsIT 2017, and Second International Conference, DLI 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 30–31, 2017, Proceedings. editor / Eva Brooks ; Anthony L. Brooks ; Nikolas Vidakis. Springer Publishing Company, 2018. pp. 139-150 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, Vol. 229).

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Toader, L-O, Jensen, NBK & Holte, MB 2018, The Influence of Biofeedback on Exercise Correctness and Muscle Activity. in E Brooks, AL Brooks & N Vidakis (eds), Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 6th International Conference, ArtsIT 2017, and Second International Conference, DLI 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 30–31, 2017, Proceedings. Springer Publishing Company, Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, vol. 229, pp. 139-150, 6th EAI International Conference on Arts and Technology, Interactivity & Game Creation, Heraklion, Greece, 30/10/2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_14

The Influence of Biofeedback on Exercise Correctness and Muscle Activity. / Toader, Laurentiu-Octavian; Jensen, Nicolai Bo Kliver; Holte, Michael Boelstoft.
Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 6th International Conference, ArtsIT 2017, and Second International Conference, DLI 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 30–31, 2017, Proceedings. ed. / Eva Brooks; Anthony L. Brooks; Nikolas Vidakis. Springer Publishing Company, 2018. p. 139-150 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, Vol. 229).

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Toader L-O, Jensen NBK, Holte MB. The Influence of Biofeedback on Exercise Correctness and Muscle Activity. In Brooks E, Brooks AL, Vidakis N, editors, Interactivity, Game Creation, Design, Learning, and Innovation: 6th International Conference, ArtsIT 2017, and Second International Conference, DLI 2017, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, October 30–31, 2017, Proceedings. Springer Publishing Company. 2018. p. 139-150. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, Vol. 229). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-76908-0_14

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