Problems of interactions of the athlete and digital interfaces of devices and applications for running training

Herzen Dmitry Alexandrovich

Running has become a popular sport in recent years. With the advancement of digital technology, there has been an increase in the supply and demand for equipment to support runners during training. At the same time, there is a lack of attention of researchers and developers to the problem of interaction of an athlete with a digital interface. In this article, based on the results of a survey of athletes, expert assessments of the prospects for organizing the training process using digital technologies, and analysis of scientific literature, two vectors of the design of the interface of digital technologies for running training were identified: a shift in emphasis from effective indicators to indicators related to running technique, and a change in feedback algorithms. The article also presents an analysis of the problems associated with improving the digital interfaces of devices and applications for running training. The first problem relates to the interaction of the athlete with the digital interface of devices and running training applications. The second problem, which organically follows from the first, is what information should be transmitted to the athlete. The third problem is related to the timing of providing information about running technique to an athlete. We believe that taking into account and solving these problems will help improve the training process of athletes.

Keywords:sport, running, digital technologies, training process, running technique.