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New research project CrRETA: Artificial intelligence revolutionises CrossFit® Remote Coaching

Das Bild zeigt eine Gegenüberstellung zweier Szenen, getrennt durch einen grünen Balken in der Mitte. Links ist ein Mann in einer Werkstattumgebung zu sehen, der an einem Tisch arbeitet. Er greift in eine Kiste und hält ein Werkzeug in der anderen Hand. Um ihn herum sind grafische Linien angebracht, die seine Körperhaltung und Bewegungen analysieren. In der linken unteren Ecke befindet sich ein Symbol, das eine Person in einem Kreislauf zwischen Zahnrädern und einem Gewicht zeigt. Es steht für Ergonomie und Arbeitsprozesse. Rechts im Bild befindet sich ein Mann in einem Fitnessstudio, der Klimmzüge an einem Trainingsgerät ausführt. Auch hier sind Linien und Punkte angebracht, die seine Bewegungen oder Körperhaltung darstellen. In der rechten unteren Ecke ist ein Symbol zu sehen, das eine Person mit einer Hantel und einem Gehirn zeigt. Dies symbolisiert das verbesserte Training mittels künstlicher Intelligenz. © IPS​/​TU Dortmund
How can remote coaching for CROSSFIT® be made even more effective and safer? The joint research project CrRETA (Crossfit Remote Enhanced Training AI) with CROSSFIT® Dortmund will provide the answer from 1st January 2025.

Supported by EDIH-DO, we want to use state-of-the-art AI methods to support coaches in analysing movement and help athletes to train more healthily. 

What if remote coaching for CROSSFIT® was as precise and effective as if the coach were at your site? We want to make this vision a reality with our new research project CrRETA (Crossfit Remote Enhanced Training AI). From 1st January 2025, we will be launching a project that aims to take the existing practice of remote coaching to a new level. But how will we achieve this? By using artificial intelligence, coaches will be supported in recognising and correcting movement errors more quickly.

Why CrRETA? Our aim is to enable athletes to train more effectively and, above all, more healthily. By utilising technologies such as Landmark Detection and Object Detection, we can ensure a more precise assessment of movements. But where do these methods come from? They are based on the results of our previous research project HAawAI, which focussed on ergonomics and time studies. The approaches developed there provide us with a tried-and-tested set of methods that we are now using specifically for CrRETA.

Can artificial intelligence really improve the quality of coaching? We believe it can. With CrRETA, coaches can describe problematic movements more intuitively and help athletes achieve correct posture more quickly. This not only means more effective training, but also less risk of injury.

Are you curious to see how CrRETA will shape the future of remote coaching? Join us on this exciting journey and stay up to date - on our homepage and on LinkedIn. Together we are setting new standards for safe and efficient training in CROSSFIT®!

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