1. Provide suggestions when user encounter barriers 2. Remind user to stick to plan 3. Provide positive and encouraging feedback 4. Give advice based on user’s condition 1. Connect to existing SNS like Facebook, Wechat to share with friends 2. Friends can like, com- ment and encourage each other 3. Friends can compete with each other 1. Connect to existing sporting community 2. Share experience and ask for suggestions 3. Find partners to exer- cise together 4. Compete with others 1. Guidance on how to start and keep a routine

1. Run To Healthy Lifestyle
XIE Binhuan
MDes Interaction Design 2012
Exercise Management
2012. 05 - 2012. 07

2. Designed by:
XIE Binhuan
Superviser:
Micheal Lai
Tequila Chan
All Rights Served.
Thanks to:
Content
Problem Statement
Research
Insights
Project Statement
Design Strategy
Interaction Model
Task Analysis
Information Architecture
Interface Design
Conclusion
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3. Problem Statement
Sedentary Lifestyle
People sitting infront of computer all time, which
cause them a lot of healthy problems, but they are
not exercising due to some barriers and motivation
constrains.
Sedentary activities include sitting, reading, watching television, playing certain video games, and com-
puter use for much of the day with little or no vigorous physical exercise.
The health effects of sedentary lifestyle including:
1. Back pain, neck pain caused by sitting position
2. Obesity
3. Depression
4. Cardiovascular disease
5. Anxiety
6. Diabetes
According to a statistics on behavioral risk factors, most Hong Kong people aged 18 to 64 had a long sit-
ting time and more than 55.7% of them set at least 6 hours per day on average.
Exercise is a good way to help people reduce risk of getting all kinds of health probllems.
But, in Hong Kong, over half (54.6%) of adult aged 18 - 64 had not done any moderate physical activity
for at least 10 minutes at a time and only less than two-fifths (38.4%) had done some vigorous physi-
cal activity during the week by April 2010.
Studies revealed that there are certain constrains and motivation for people to participate physical activity.
Constrains:
1. Personal constraints ( bad body image, lack of knowledge, health problems and fatigue)
2. Practical constraints ( lack of money, lack of time and facility consistency)
3. Social constraints (lack of role models, social pressures, and lack of parental encouragemen)
Motivation:
1. interest and enjoyment
2. social motives
3. Appearance and fitness improvement
People Are Not Exercising
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source:
[1] “Prevalence of Sedentary Lifestyle”. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1991. Retrieved January 24, 2010.
[2] “Physical Activity”. World Health Organization. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
[3] Daniel M. Landers. “The Influence of Exercise on Mental Health”. President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Retrieved February 05,
2010. “The research literature suggests that for many variables there is now ample evidence that a definite relationship exists between exercise
and improved mental health. This is particularly evident in the case of a reduction of anxiety and depression.”
[4] “Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Diseases”. United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
[5] “Physical inactivity a leading cause of disease and disability, warns WHO”. World Health Organization. Retrieved January 23, 2010.
[6] “Depression and anxiety: Exercise eases symptoms”. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
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[9] Lam Yuet Ming (April 2009), Constraints and Motivations for Physical Activity participation in Sedentary Working People in Hong Kong ,
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maintenance among young women: A community survey. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
[11] Anderson, C.B. (2003). When more is better: number of motives and reasons for quitting as correlates of physical activity in women. Health
Education Research
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young children.
[13] Brehm, B. A., (2004). Your role in the exercise adherence story. Successful fitness motivation strategies

4. Research
Considerations of an exercising plan One Running Experience
Whole Running Experience
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Personal Ability
Skills, experience, fitness, tactical knowledge
Decide Place
and Time to go
Make a Plan according
to Schedule, Ability and
Intersts
Change Cloth
and Shoes,
get Stuff(timer,
phone, ipod)
Stick to a Plan
Go to Place
Change
happens
Body Preparation
before Run
Adjust and Update Plan
Run (With Music,
counting Time
and Miles)
Failed to Stick to a Plan
Go back home
Change Cloth,
Take a Shower
Mark or Share
Today’s RunIndividual Factors
Age, gender, body shape, culture, race
Health Considerations
Heart conditions, asthma, special needs...
Resources
Money, time avaliable to spend
Social Support
Ability of friends, family and significant others to offer encouragement
Source:
“Barriers and enablers to people’s involvement in physical activity” in Physical Education, ESA Publications
http://www.esa.co.nz/files/samplepages/SampleSGPhEd13.pdf

5. Interview:
Woody ,Graduate Student
Have you regularly exercised before?
“I have done exercise regularly, jog every morning in
park nearby, even when I go to Human for a project for
one month, I keep the plan. I also swim for a period of
time, when I am work in Tong Ji University, because
there is a big swimming pool close to where I work.”
Why you exercise?
“to keep healthy, and when you started running plan, I
will have the tendency to run.“
Are you still exercising now? why?
“No, since I came to Hong Kong, I give up my exercise
plan, at the beginning, I swimmed once or twice, but
because my time schedule is totally changed,it is very
hard to find a time to do exercise, and I don’t know
where I could run at first, even now, I know where to
run, but the place is too far away and because I don’t
have a routine now, so I don’t want to run.”
Grace ,Graduate Student
Have you regularly exercised before?
“Not regularly.”
Why you exercise?
“Usually I exercise with my friends, like my roomates
who used to run, so I run with her for a time. If my
friends ask me to run with she, I would certainly go, but
if only myself, I’m less motivated.”
Are you still exercising now? why?
“Not really, no one ask me, and I’m lazy, I don’r feel the
needs.”
Cindy ,Graduate Student
Have you regularly exercised before?
“Yes, back in my home town when I have a long holiday.
I do yoga and dance in gym class”
Why you exercise?
“Because a lot of people doing it with me, I think it is
fun.”
Are you still exercising now? why?
“No, I don’t have time, and I don’t know where to exer-
cise”
Nicole ,Graduate Student
Have you regularly exercised before?
“Yes, I did some exercise before, four years ago, after
Gao Kao, I run and sometimes climbing with my friends
about one or two months.”
Why you exercise?
“Because I suddenly had time and all my friends were
starting exercise...”
Are you still exercising now? why?
“No, because after I get into college, then I became
busier and stopped, after I stopped for several weeks, I
can hardly continue again. ”
Iris ,Graduate Student
Have you regularly exercised before?
“Yes, I used to run with my roommate and my boy
friend, almost every day.”
Why you exercise?
“Because I like to do exercise with other people, and it
helps me with neck pain.”
Are you still exercising now? why?
“Not regularly, because of time and weather I guess,
but sometimes I still play tennis and table tennis with
friends. ”
Tao ,Government worker
Have you regularly exercised before?
“Yes, in college, play basketball.”
Why you exercise?
“Because I like it, I think it makes me feel good.”
Are you still exercising now? why?
“No, I married, moved to two cities, I want to exercise,
but I’m tired, I’m too lazy in the weekend, I just want to
lay on sofa... but I skip dinner to avoid big belly. ”
Vivi ,Graduate Student
Have you regularly exercised before?
“Yes, I used to do yoga with my roommate, we have
a plan for one hour in every night, we have done it for
about one year. and I also run on running machine here
at PolyU, but not for long, about one or two weeks ”
Why you exercise?
“Yoga is because I can do it with my roommate, running
is because I feel I have gain weight here, I want to lose
weight.”
Are you still exercising now? why?
“No,Yoga is because I’m not with my roommate now,
running is because I don’t feel fat after two weeks,
although I know I’m still gaining weight, but I’m getting
used to it ”
Joe ,Part time Student
Have you regularly exercised before?
“Yes, I used to run in Canada every morning.”
Why you exercise?
“To keep fit, I feel fat when I am not running.”
Are you still exercising now? why?
“No, I tried to run at first, but I don’t like to go out in
Hong Kong, it is too humid and hot, so I just don’t run
now.”
Cedric ,Part time Student
Have you regularly exercised before?
“Yes.”
Why you exercise?
“To prepare for marathon”
Are you still exercising now? why?
“No, because I’m lazy, and I guess because of Hong
Kong’s weather, it is too hot to run”
Card Sorting:
Motivation
1. Intention to keep healthy and good shape
2. Release pressure and have fun
3. A good way to enhance relationship
4. Have or show off good skill
1. Lack of time
2. Laziness
3. No right partners
Card : Watching television, playing computer and video games , not having the right equipment to use , lack of en-
ergy, lack of time, sweating/ messy hair, live far from
recreation facilities, afraid of getting hurt, laziness, being injured or ill, no right person/partners;
Card : Keep health, be slim, be sexy, play with friends, family support, everyday routine, can improve self-esteem,
make friends, good skill, handsome coach, feel relax, hobby, rewarding, having fun, easy to find, enhance relation-
ship, walking a pet, good shape;
Card sorting combine with interview, interview is for a deeper understanding of their choice of card, interview ques-
tions are asked according to how they sort cards. Such as if people chose keep healthy is important, then their expe-
rience of exercising before and how it helped to keep health.
7 People
3 Sets of Card: Motivation, Barriers, and Ideal Experience.
1. Healthy
2. Sweaty (sweaty make them feel healthy and relax)
3. Show off skills and beauty
4. Exciting and happy
Card : Breakthrough, sense of achievement, satisfactory, competition, teamwork/ team spirit, freedom, strength,
speed, beauty, show off(skill, figure), exciting, happy, healthy, sweaty, comfortable;
Barriers
Ideal Experience
References:
[1] Principles and labs for fitness & wellness / Werner W.K. Hoger, Shron A. Hoeger. Hoeger, Werner W.K. Belmont, CA : Wadsworth, c2012 11th
ed.
[2] Physical fitness : training, effects, and maintaining / Mark A. Powell, editor New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2011.
[3] Research methods for the behavioral sciences / Frederick J. Gravetter, Lori-Ann B. Forzano. Gravetter, Frederick J. Belmont, CA : Wadsworth
Cengage Learning, c2012. 4th ed.

6. Insights03
:: ::Ever-changing daily life
prevent people from sticking to their plan
Lack of motivation
prevent people from sticking to their plan
Laziness
Social Support
“I want to exercise, but I’m too lazy in the weekend, I just want to lay on sofa... I skip dinner to
avoid big belly… ”
-----Government Worker, Tao
-- No goal and determination
-- No right attitude, and scientific approach
-- Lose interest
-- Lose enjoyment
“If my friends ask me to run with she, I would certainly go, but if only myself, I’m less moti-
vated.”
-----Graduate Student, Crace
Change of Time
Change of Place
Change of Weather
General Impression form Research
General Impression form Research
“I did some exercise before, about one or two month, then I became busier and stopped, after
I stopped for several weeks, I can hardly continue again.”
----- Graduate Student,Nicole
“I used to run everyday... but since I come to Hong Kong, I stopped, first is because I don’t
know where to run.”
-----Graduate Student, Woody
“I used to run in Canada... but I don’t like to go out in Hong Kong, it is too humid and hot, so I
just don’t run now.”
-----Part time Student, Joe
It is important for people to make exercise a routine and get used to it. People who make
exercise a routine will be more likely to exercise, but this kind of routine is also easily be dis-
rupted by other major issues like work or play.
Once people give up the routine, people will get used to it and hard to started a new routine
again.
Many people have a high health consciousness, but it is still not enough, it is important to
make them deeply understand how exercise promote health and make them more beautiful
and happier.
People says it is difficult to be self-motivated and keep motivated, they think partner is impor-
tant for physical activity, especially those girls like social activity more.
Exercise can help promote social relationship, and vise veser.

7. Short time
Long time
Long time
Healthier
Lifestyle
Logo: App Icon:
One sentence about LongRun
LongRun is a smartphone application that helps
people plan, manage, and maintain a running
schedule to so that they can live a healthier life-
style by providing support and motivation when
runners encounter obstacles in maintaining
their running plan.
LongRun is a management tool that may be used anytime and anywhere by the user, which also
requires the ability to access internet information and the ability to combine canlendar, provide
smart advise and suggestions, so overall the requirements, smartphone is the best plateform to
run LongRun
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Why choose smartphone:
Project Statement04 Design Strategy05
Aim
Value
Make exercising a Routing:
1. Overcome barriers
2. Strengthen motivation
Make exercising a way of living:
1. social support add more interest and enjoyment
2. education on right attitude and scientific approach to exercise

8. Exsisting products focus on running experience Overcome Barriers:
Focus on Desirable Experience of Running:
1.Visualize and track running routes, time and miles
2. Music
3. Connect to shoes, nike fuelband
Focus on Social motivate Running:
1. A running community, follow, share, comment on
other people
2. tutorials
Focus on Logging Running:
1. Daily progress data visualization
2. Review
High Motivation
Market Positioning:
Less Motivation
Maintain ScheduleNo Schedule
Change time Change location Change intensity
Change type
of activity
Change
whole plan
1. Time been occupied
by other plan, caused by
both work and play
2. Not in good condition
Alternative time period
is based on the informa-
tion pulled from existing
calendar
Alternative activity is
based on location and
activity information pro-
vided by gym.
Alternative location
information is based on
user’s location
Alternative intensity is
based on user’s situa-
tion, like ill, travel...
1. Weather is not good
for exercise outdoor, so
change it indoor.
2. Every three weeks
provide a different activ-
ity for user to keep fun
and interest.
1. Travel to other place,
both work and play
2. A new life stadge, like
move to another city to
have a new job, family or
study
1. A new life stadge,
more related to body
situation, like pregnant,
intern another age pe-
riod...
2. Goal changed, like
lose weight to prepare
marathon.
3. Skip exercise for one
month, which means the
plan no longer fits user,
need to be changed.
1. Time been occupied
by other plan, work or
play
2. Not in good condition
The main barriers are change of schedule, location, weather, body situation and personal goals. So LongRun provide
five solutions to each of these changes.

9. 1
2
3
3?
Failed
Partner SNS Friends
Social Sporting
Activity
Stories Guidance
Interaction Model06
1. Share each other’s
progress and daily plan
2. Compete accomplish-
ments with each other
3. Cheer for each other’s
achivements
4. When one is not doing
well, partner will get the
updates and suggestions
1. Stories of role mod-
els, famous person to
achieve goals by exer-
cise
2. Stories about how
normal people achive the
same goal
3. When not doing well,
give good examples
1. Share running events,
achivements and photos
on Renren, Weibo. Get
cheers and other com-
ments from online friends
2. Chooes regularly up-
dates on Renren, Weibo,
more people can follow
user’s running progress
and give cheers
1. Scientific approach to
keep fit or achieve other
goals
2. Right attitude to keep
fit or achieve other goals
3. When change plan,
provide necessary guid-
ance to keep exercising
1. Join interesting social
sporting activities in city,
like climbing, skating,
tennis, bascketball...
2. Every three weeks,
a push message from
Activity Center to provide
suggested opportunities
3.When user is not doing
well, provide sugestions
with activity opportuni-
ties.
Strengthen Motivations:
The main motivation is come from social support, partner, social platforms, social activity, another motivation source
is come from the system, system will provide right guidance and stories when user need.
GoalToachive his
ExerciseHe wants to
Sedentary LifestyleKevin lives a

10. Partner
Bad Weather Travel
Obstacles
Cause
Problems
Update
Suggestions
News
Enable
Changes
Social Support
Inspirations
System give
right push by
understand
Situation
Search
Join
Share
Compete
Cheer
SickBusy
SNS Friends
Sedentary LifestyleKevin lives a
ExerciseHe wants to
GoalToachive his
Social Sporting
Activity
Stories Guidance
Change time Change location
New Lifestadge
Change intensity
Change type
of activity
Change
whole plan
LongRun

11. Task Analysis07
Manage plan
Push Message
4 ways to trigger changes 5 Reasons to trigger changes
1. Push Messeges 1. Time Changed
2. Change Plan Button 2. Bad Weather
3. Daily Items 3. Location Change
4. Change Calendar 4. Sick
5. Skip Plan for 1 month
A Running Flow
Create plan
Reminder
OK Set Up
Change
Record
New Achivements
Share Cheers
Progress Change History Change
Evaluation
Adjust Plan
Time
Location
Type
Plan Change
Calendar Change
Before A Running Event
Right Before Run
A Running Event
Right After Run
Running
Set Goal
Gender
Age
Weight
Height
Race
Personal
Factors
Type of Exercise
Location
Partner
Frequency
Intensity
Galendar Data
Choose Time
New Plan
Message Partner
Suggest
Indoor Activity
Alternative time
Alternative type
Social Activity
Push Message
Reminder Befor Run Not Run
1 Time 1 month
Not Much Progress
Location Change
Change PlanCalendar Change
Bad
Weather
Raining
Too Hot
Air Qulity Bad
Too Humid
Story
QuotesSuggest
Place
Frequency
Intensity

12. Information Architecture08
LongRun
Set Goal
Gender
Age
Weight
Height
Race
Personal
Factors
Type of Exercise
Location
Partner
Frequency
Intensity
Pull Galendar Data
Choose Time
New Plan
Goal
Edit Goal
Goal History
Update Progress
Exchange Progress
Set Progress Bar
Progress
Progress Bar
Account Logout
Partner
SNS
Location
Reminder
Style
Run NowL atest News
Message Partner
Social Activity
Next Events
Check One Event
Next Event
Change
Time
Location
Type
Setup
Start
Finish
Record
Route
Time
Distance
Speed
Review
Analysis
Route
Time
Distance
Speed
New Achivements
ShareG et Cheers
Location
Time
Distance
Type
Partner SNS Activity
Sort
Add
Share
Review
Cheer Cheer
Compete
Share
Push Message
Reminder Befor Run
No Movement 1 Time
No Movement 3 Weeks
Not Much Progress
Location Change
Calendar Change
Bad Weather
Raining
Too Hot
Air Qulity Bad
Too Humid
Evaluation
Update Progress
Adjust Plan Suggestion
Creat New Plan Home
New AccountL ogin
Change Plan
Change Time
Change Type
Change Location
Change intensity
Change Whole Plan
Understand Reason
Inspiration
Story
Quotes
Home
Past Events
Check One Event
Share
History
Search
Location
Type
Achives

13. Interface Design09
Simple:
No burden on visual part and interactivity.
Time management:
A Timeline arrangement on homepage for user to easily review and edit.
Graphic concerns:
routes
barriers
goals
Push message:
Weather information
and reminder
before every running
event

14. Home page:
Progress Bar shows
progress within
certain period
Timeline unit past
running event, start
running, and future
plan
Click one item could
change single plan,
click change plan
could change a
whole plan directly
Click running event
in the past could re-
view achievements
Log in:
Show Logo

15. Run now:
Lock screen when
running
Stop immediately
Show miles and
time and routes
Shows push infor-
mation from partner
and SNS
Run now:
Press start to record
Preset include
today’s expected
portion (time and
miles), exercise type
and status, share,
music and map

16. Activity:
Check available
sporting activity in
city,
sort by nearest time,
least money and
nearest location
Activity News:
Every three weeks,
or when user didn’t
doing so well, activ-
ity will push to user

17. Change Plan:
Understand user’s
situation to provide
suitable change
suggestions and
changes
Push message:
Understand users
situation in time
when no running, no
progress, or pro-
gress become slow

18. Changes in Home
Page:
My situation
changes shows on
my future exercise
events
Reschedule:
Show data pulled
from calendar
Change time and
type of exercise

19. Conclusion10
Progress Updates:
According to goals
Exchange progress
Progress bar setting
At least, it is a project that convinced me.
LongRun is created in one month, because I have spend a lot of time
in the begining to search for a proper topic to work on, at first I want
to focus on community, and then I want to focus on family, but for the
sake of not enought resources and time I have, I couldn’t get satisfied
with what I have find out. So then I jump to exercise management.
I have done a research project on exercise before, so LongRun saves
my time to do basic background research and it also gives me more
time to focus on analysis to get insights and ideas with additional inter-
views that focused on specific barriers and motivations.
Finaly, thanks to my friends and family, and special thanks to my su-
pervisor Michael and Tequila, who spend a lot of time on our program,
provide me a lot of methods and guidances to look at things and to
design things.