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Our project is a dumbbell (or weight, if you prefer) that gives you a personalized, customizable workout that will make you feel accomplished no matter what your skill level.
To start off, we were given a prompt; a dumbbell that makes you feel accomplished, so we went and brainstormed some different ideas. We ended up making a dumbbell that is attached to the pedal and string, and when you push the pedal, a rachet (a spinning mechanism) attached to the string spins, and the string gets shorter, making you work harder in order to lift the weight. This way, you have more resistance and a personalized workout.
You can have our dumbbell at home, and at the gym. Anywhere you want to work out, you can have it. It also has a small button you can click; letting you keep track of how much you pressed, and giving you a unique sensory experience - letting you feel the button and hear the click as an accomplishment each time you lift the dumbbell.
However, our devices' main purpose is to let anyone - even the elderly - have personalized workout routines to help them get healthier and feel better about themselves. Exercising can help your mental health, get you healthier, improve your brain health (memory and such) help manage weight (no one deserved to feel bad about their appearance), reduces the risk of diseases, strengthens bones and muscles, improves your ability to do everyday activities, and lots more. If our dumbbell can contribute to and help someone's mental and physical health, I would say our project is a success.