USE OF INNOVATIVE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN FITNESS

Abstract

The article presents some of the modern technologies that can be used for fitness training both at home and in special gyms. Some existing services and the possibilities of using them with the help of devices with the IOS and Android operating systems are described.

Examples of applications to meet the different needs of users of different fitness levels, with or without special equipment, are given.

The article describes applications with which the user can select a training program created by other users, and can create their own training program. Examples of applications that contain videos with the correct performance of basic exercises performed by professional fitness trainers are given.

The article describes a service within which more than forty group classes are available to the user on a free basis every day for a year, ranging from cardio training, strength exercises to yoga, conducted in real time by professional fitness trainers in the UK. 

The article describes the features of using the services, special features that include connecting to special equipment, transferring user data to the service and professional assistance from fitness trainers, which may include developing an individual training plan taking into account the characteristics of a particular user to communicating with a real trainer who will plan training, analyze and correct the results of the trainee.

The article describes some existing gadgets and special devices that transmit the indicators of a trainee in real time to a special application, using the capabilities of which the user can view and analyse indicators of physical condition, training data, analyse their own successes over a different period of time, and adjust the training program, which significantly increases the effectiveness of training during fitness.