ShakeView: A Novel Approach for an Exercise-powered Entertainment

The Covid-19 pandemic causes closure of gyms and restrict public area in many countries. This drives at-home fitness activities become one of most probable choice to keep a healthy lifestyle. On the other hand, the rise of streaming channels and snacking habits was inevitable as many are forced to stay home during the pandemic which cause a worldwide weight gain to many. This circumstance gave birth to exercise while watching movie to be a promising idea. However according to studies, at-home exercise can be challenging as it misses the social interaction and pressure part. With watching movie while exercise, people may slow down the pace or even stop to exercise if they are not motivated enough. Shake View is aimed to fill that gap by adding extra motivation. It converts a typical smartphone that attached onto one's body such as side pocket to a simple sensor mechanism. The sensor, when triggered, blocks the movie when user not continuously moving their body part such as pedaling on an indoor bike and unblock when they start pedaling into certain intensity again.