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Data collection tokens used for exercise kiosks

October 14, 2004

SAVAGE, Minn.- Datakey Electronics re-programmable tokens have been incorporated into the BioMass Health Management Systems data collection kiosks. This system was implemented as part of the L.I.F.T. (Leadership in Fitness Training) America campaign to reduce obesity in children.

The kiosk uses bio-impedance technology to determine body composition and measures percent body fat (PBF) and body mass index (BMI). As part of the L.I.F.T. program, schools must submit fitness-related data collected in the school's physical education center over a three-year period. This program facilitates the school's ability to individually tailor fitness goals and to monitor each student's progress.

BioMass needed a reliable way to collect and transfer fitness data. Datakey Electronics was able to provide an off-the-shelf product that stores the necessary data. The company was also able to customize an existing reader/writer to meet the application's specific requirements.

The Anne Sullivan Communication Center (K-8th grade) was the first school in Minneapolis, Minnesota to implement the program. Students check into the fitness center, receive a token, and log in to a BioMass Kiosk. Once logged in, students place their palms on the metal pads to have their weight and percentage of body fat recorded. Students remove the tokens and insert them into the workout station. Everything done at the station is recorded onto the tokens. At the end of their sessions, students download their session information back into the BioMass Kiosk.

The fitness plan instructor uses the administrator key to download all users' information onto one larger capacity Datakey Electronics token. This allows the fitness instructor to upload the information to a computer, analyze what was done, and scientifically set each user's plan for the next workout.