Interaction Design Research of Senior Citizens Outdoor Fitness Equipment Based on Aging Context

China has entered a more serious aging society. Solving the problem of the elderly has become a significant social problem. Fitness as an important part of life has been paid more attention by the olds both in china and the other countries. Outdoor Fitness equipment will play an important role in the life of the elderly.


China has both the most aged population and growth rate of aging in the world. In 2004, the elderly population in total was only 11%, but it will reach 397 million till 2040, accounting for 28% of the total population. If there is no higher level of community health, it will bring many problems to the community, family and personal life. Hence, improving the elderly fitness and enhancing physical will benefit on various aspects. So the promotion of the public outdoor fitness equipment, provide not only free exercise, also added much fun for people. Outdoor fitness equipment also does harms to vulnerable groups such as older persons and children, which make the public begin focusing on fitness equipment exercise other than the function of the problem, such as equipment safety, comfort and flexibility.
So the improved design for public outdoor fitness equipment and thoughts on the application of universal design principle, it's a very important study for us today.

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