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Goals

• Motivate the user by showing them how their body is responding to exercise.
• Show the user what their physiological response is adaptive responses are right now and how it changes they change over time.
• Display the physiological response adaptive responses they can expect to get from a specific workout definition and a specific Workout Definition exercise definition.
• Display the total response they got from completing a Workout Activity

Background and strategic fit

The core feature of Afterburner is to show the user how their body responds to various types of workout. In reality, our bodies respond in many different ways, making us fitter and more healthy. In Afterburner we group these physiological adaptive responses into four Response Categories (RCs):

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When a user completes a Workout Activity, we calculate what these four responses will be - in total and over time. Each RC has a 'default shape' when graphed over time. But, depending on the type of exercise performed, the duration, and the level of intensity with which in was performed, the magnitude and duration of each RC is altered. For example, performing push-ups, planks and lunges will elicit a very different set of physiological responses from jumping jacks, running on the spot and step-ups - even if the intensity and duration are the same.

Specifications

The above concepts are communicated to users in Afterburner in the following ways:

1. Pie charts and max impact are shown on Workout Definitions. These communicate the max total response available from performing this workout and the ratio between the RCs. The data comes from the constituent Exercise Definitions and durations.
2. Strength and cardio ratings are shown on Exercise Definitions.
3. When a Workout Activity is complete, the Workout Activity Detail View is presented immediately. This shows total burn and a total for each of the RCs. These totals represent the total response from this workout and they will not change over time.
4. The Afterburn View shows the current response (if any). It shows the current overall response and the current response for each category. These values change over time and are recalculated regularly.

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Workout Definitions: RC Pie Chart and Max Impact

The data for the Response Category Pie Chart is calculated by summing all the responses and durations for all the exercises that this Workout Definition contains.

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MaxBurn = √(TotalCardio * TotalStrength * TotalMetabolic * TotalEpoc)

Workout Activity Responses

Requirements

Questions

Below is a list of questions to be addressed as a result of this requirements document:

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