Breath Tools: Exploring the Effects on Adherence and User Experience of 4 Sounds Assisting Runners with Coupling Breath to Steps

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Abstract

Running is a popular sport worldwide. Locomotor-Respiratory Coupling (LRC), a breathing technique in which the breath is coupled to steps, can positively impact running experience and economy. LRC may be difficult to learn and maintain during a run. Sound cues are a promising method to guide LRC while running. We designed four guiding sounds and evaluated these in a preliminary study (N=9). All sounds supported participants with LRC (on average 74.9±16.2. Based on our findings we advocate sound guidance for LRC and present directions to improve adherence and run experience.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCHI 2023 - Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place of PublicationNew York, NY, USA
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)9781450394222
ISBN (Print)9781450394222
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Apr 2023

Publication series

NameConference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Owner/Author.

Keywords

  • breathing
  • human-computer interaction
  • coupling
  • running
  • Auditory interface
  • sports
  • user experience

Fields of Science and Technology Classification 2012

  • 102 Computer Sciences

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