Evaluating Online Fitness Instruction: A Comprehensive Study by NorthStar AES
NorthStar sponsored a two-week study involving five exercise physiologists who scrutinized the quality of online exercise tutorials. Each expert was compensated for three hours of daily work, allocating approximately five minutes to review each video they found and a similar duration to compile a detailed assessment report.
During the two-week study, this team was given specific guidelines to ensure the evaluation process was thorough and standardized. Each expert was required to assess a predetermined selection of fitness videos, with 50% sourced from YouTube and the remaining 50% drawn from various influential fitness websites. This distribution was designed to capture various instructional styles and content quality.
For each video reviewed, the experts were instructed to spend approximately five minutes watching the video and another five minutes writing an assessment report. To verify that each video was indeed viewed and assessed, the physiologists were required to submit a direct link to the video along with their report.
The study's results were profound and encouraging. The overall consensus from the panel of exercise physiologists was that over 90% of the videos from YouTube and various specialized exercise instruction sites were deemed competent. This high rate of approval underscores the quality and reliability of available online fitness resources, affirming the effectiveness of current exercise instruction content across prominent platforms.
Given this landscape, Autonomy v2 focuses on a specific niche within the fitness industry: the education and development of exercise science programs that utilize AI modeling to harness the science behind hormonal influence, metabolic processes, and advanced exercise physiology. While the internet and fitness publications offer a wealth of exercise tutorials, provided by countless experts through detailed demonstrations and descriptions, Autonomy v2 aims to advance the application of exercise science in fitness training.
We are confident that Autonomy V2 will significantly impact the fitness industry, particularly in advancing the understanding of the science behind it. We believe millions of people are eager to grasp the mechanics of fitness and exercise. While there are numerous resources for learning, our goal is to distill this extensive information into a concise guide that encapsulates the most relevant aspects of exercise science. This effort is aimed at providing a comprehensive resource that enriches users’ knowledge and application of fitness principles.
During the two-week study, this team was given specific guidelines to ensure the evaluation process was thorough and standardized. Each expert was required to assess a predetermined selection of fitness videos, with 50% sourced from YouTube and the remaining 50% drawn from various influential fitness websites. This distribution was designed to capture various instructional styles and content quality.
For each video reviewed, the experts were instructed to spend approximately five minutes watching the video and another five minutes writing an assessment report. To verify that each video was indeed viewed and assessed, the physiologists were required to submit a direct link to the video along with their report.
The study's results were profound and encouraging. The overall consensus from the panel of exercise physiologists was that over 90% of the videos from YouTube and various specialized exercise instruction sites were deemed competent. This high rate of approval underscores the quality and reliability of available online fitness resources, affirming the effectiveness of current exercise instruction content across prominent platforms.
Given this landscape, Autonomy v2 focuses on a specific niche within the fitness industry: the education and development of exercise science programs that utilize AI modeling to harness the science behind hormonal influence, metabolic processes, and advanced exercise physiology. While the internet and fitness publications offer a wealth of exercise tutorials, provided by countless experts through detailed demonstrations and descriptions, Autonomy v2 aims to advance the application of exercise science in fitness training.
We are confident that Autonomy V2 will significantly impact the fitness industry, particularly in advancing the understanding of the science behind it. We believe millions of people are eager to grasp the mechanics of fitness and exercise. While there are numerous resources for learning, our goal is to distill this extensive information into a concise guide that encapsulates the most relevant aspects of exercise science. This effort is aimed at providing a comprehensive resource that enriches users’ knowledge and application of fitness principles.
