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INTELLIGENT VERTICAL: HEALTHCARE
KAIA HEALTH DEVELOPS
FIRST AI-POWERED MOTION
TRACKING FITNESS APP
As technology innovates and people become more
connected via smartphones, the healthcare sector is
jumping on the bandwagon and reaping the benefits.
The industry is utilising mobile technology to offer
apps to patients, enhancing their experience and
improving efficiency.
A
new fitness app has been launched
which uses world first AI-powered
motion tracking technology,
without the need for additional hardware, to
transform the iPhone into a virtual personal
trainer which offers real-time feedback and
helps users achieve the perfect squat.
Free to download, the Perfect Squat
Challenge app has been developed by
leading digital therapy company Kaia
Health in conjunction with physiotherapists
and sport scientists to define a squat that
a wide population can achieve. Once the
app is opened, users are greeted by Kaia, a
virtual personal trainer, who guides them
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through the exercises. Users place their
iPhone upright on a table or against a
wall, then step back approximately seven
feet until their body becomes visible on
the phone’s screen. The app then tracks
16 key points on the body using the
phone’s camera stream. This contrasts your
observed pose with the ‘ideal’ predefined
pose and compares metrics including the
relative positions of limbs and joints, and
the angles between them.
During the exercise, Kaia offers actionable,
real-time audio feedback and video
instructions which encourage users to
achieve as many correct squats as possible,
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THE PATENT-
PENDING
TECHNOLOGY THAT
UNDERPINS IT IS
SET TO
TRANSFORM
THE WORLD OF
FITNESS AND
PHYSIOTHERAPY.
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