In this paper, we report the usability lessons learned from the usability studies of digital game-based physical exercises for elderly people. We conducted four usability studies of digital games for elderly people’ physical exercise activities in Finland and Japan. The usability studies include the evaluation of commercial digital games (e.g. Microsoft Xbox game), the existing in-house game by...

UNLABELLED Recently, a strong emphasis has been placed on establishing rehabilitation protocols after primary total hip and knee arthroplasty in an attempt to shorten, improve, and standardize the postoperative period of recovery. Less invasive surgical techniques, patient demands, and the pressure of insurance regulations have forced postoperative rehabilitation to be placed on an expedited sc...

BACKGROUND Some authors suggest that single joint (SJ) exercises promote greater muscle hypertrophy because they are easier to be learned and therefore have less reliance on neural factors. On the other hand, some authors recommend an emphasis on multi-joint (MJ) exercises for maximizing muscle strength, assuming that MJ exercises are more effective than SJ exercises because they enable a great...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of exercise order on one-repetition maximum (1-RM) and ten-repetition maximum (10-RM) strength gains after 6 weeks of resistance training (RT) in trained men. Sixteen men were randomly assigned into two groups based on the order of exercises performed during training sessions: a group that performed large muscle group exercises first an...

the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of physical activity onmemory and dynamic balance of elder people. subjects (n=15) were selected asvolunteers. the intervention was performed in an eighteen session period, threetimes a week (each session, 45 minutes). yoga training was performed for mentalrelaxation. wexler test was performed for memory evaluation. seat up test wasused to ...

In this article, the method based on exercises is considered, since in learning process almost everything depends methodicality and inclusion of learner process. With communicative teaching, all should be a speech nature, that is, mutually exercises. There are two series exercises: conditional applied speech. Conditional specially organized for formation professional skills.

Workplace interventions have shown beneficial results of resistance training for chronic pain in the neck, shoulder, and arm. However, studies have relied on experienced exercise instructors, which may not be an available resource at most workplaces. The objective of this study is to evaluate the technical performance level of upper limb rehabilitation exercises following video-based versus per...