Getting an exercise form coaching assist from AI

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1130779

Publish Date: 2026-06-03 16:27:00

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Researchers from Drexel University and Michigan State University have developed a prototype of an AI and computer vision program that can provide real-time exercise form coaching and feedback from streaming video.

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As any athlete will tell you: perfect practice makes perfect. But for individuals who do not have regular access to coaches or trainers, maintaining good form can be tricky. In fact, during the Covid-19 pandemic when many people were exercising at home, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported a 48% rise in injuries related to at-home exercise. In hopes of preventing some of these injuries and extending the expert guidance of coaches, researchers from Drexel University and Michigan State University have developed a prototype of a program that uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to analyze video and provide form coaching in real time.

The program, which integrates biomechanical modeling with computer vision and a vision-language model, is designed to provide live, personalized feedback and explanations of the guidance it offers during an exercise — a feat that has proven to be challenging for most fitness coaching apps. The researchers published their work ahead of presenting their prototype, called BioCoach, at the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, hosted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Computer Vision Foundation in June.

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