RitMo

RitMo (Rhythm Movement) is an investigation into the relationship between the human movement and enabling technology. In its essence, RitMo is a piece of technology designed primarily to maintain rhythm within exercise, and to provide real time feedback to the user as to how they are tracking during their movement. The basic premise of this device is simple, and intuitive in its nature. 

RitMo is designed to allow the user to keep rhythm throughout a walk or run, and will provide haptic feedback every set number of steps in order to allow the user to maintain their time and structure their activity. As compared to the current plethora of designs in the current marketplace, RitMo isn't designed purely to monitor and provide information about a run after it has been completed, it focuses on the users journey to reach their end goal rather than the end goal itself. 

By building the exercise activity in this fashion, RitMo creates a sense of purpose and structure within the movement, and allows the user to challenge themselves throughout their walk/run. The haptic feedback provided reminds the user constantly of the time they need to keep while they are moving, as opposed to simply illustrating final times post workout, which means that you are able to better understand where improvement is required, and more actively pursue progress. RitMo, an exercise tool providing immediate and intuitive feedback during exercise, rather than just tallying statistics.