Shape Care Multifunctioneel Fitnessapparaat by Yating Yang and Yaxin Li

Shape Care Multifunctioneel Fitnessapparaat by Yating Yang and Yaxin Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Brons in Sportartikelen, Fitness- en Recreatieapparatuur Ontwerp Competition Category.

BronsSportartikelen· 2024

Shape Care Multifunctioneel Fitnessapparaat

by Yating Yang and Yaxin Li

Client: DaoDun Design

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Sportartikelen Category

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The Design

About Shape Care Multifunctioneel Fitnessapparaat

Shape Care is een instrument dat kan voldoen aan de fitnessbehoeften van thuissporters. Het ontwerpteam ontdekte dat de meeste gebruikers zich richten op de training van armen, benen, buik en borst. Na bestudering van de vorm en het principe van het fitnessapparaat, bepaalde het ontwerpteam drie vormen, die in de oorspronkelijke staat door gebruikers als halter kunnen worden gebruikt. Door het te buigen, traint het de borst en benen van de gebruiker. Wanneer het wordt gedemonteerd in afzonderlijke onderdelen, kan elk onderdeel als dumbbell worden gebruikt om de armen te trainen, en wanneer het opnieuw wordt geassembleerd kan het als buikspierwiel worden gebruikt om de buikspieren te trainen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Shape Care Multifunctioneel Fitnessapparaat is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Brons, een hoogst prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan uitstekende ontwerpen die zich onderscheiden door creativiteit, vindingrijkheid en scherpzinnigheid. Winnaars in Brons zijn ruimschoots vaardige en opvallend creatieve artefacten die de grote ervaring, verbeelding en het vernuft van hun ontwerpers bevestigen. Shape Care Multifunctioneel Fitnessapparaat wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerd, bewonderd en gekoesterd object te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Brons heeft gewonnen, verwerkt de beste praktijken in kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie en is uitstekend door zijn aandacht voor detail. Shape Care Multifunctioneel Fitnessapparaat bevredigt schitterend behoeften, raakt verlangens, charmeert gevoelens en spreekt de nieuwsgierigheid aan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is a fitness equipment that can meet the various fitness needs of home exercisers. It has three assembly forms, the user can use the original Shape Care as a barbell to do chest push exercise, by bending it can exercise the user's chest and legs. When disassembled into monomers, each monomer can be used as a dumbbell to exercise the arm, and when reassembled it can be used as an abdominal muscle wheel to exercise the abdominal muscles.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 535mm x Depth 45mm x Height 195mm
Tags: Quick disassembly, Home fitness, Multi-functional, Molding body, Reassemble
Production Technology: The main body of the round tube is cast by high quality iron, the surface of the tube is electroplated with baking paint technology. The part held by the hand is covered with rubber.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this design is the transformation of different forms, and the different combinations of forms must ensure the integrity of the shape. We studied the shape and principle of the existing fitness equipment and found that only the abdominal muscle wheel has a specific shape requirement. Therefore, based on the shape of the abdominal muscle wheel, we disassembled and reassembled the shape, and finally determined three forms to meet the user's real exercise needs of the hand, legs, abdomen, chest and other parts.
Research: We conducted interviews with users and observed their behaviors and concluded that users' home fitness is mainly based on hands, legs, abdomen and chest, so they will buy more fitness equipment and occupy more space. Therefore, we disassembled the existing fitness equipment and studied the shape and principle to achieve the purpose of integrating different equipment.In addition, we made a model and optimized the shape.
Inspiration: Due to the uncertainty of time, many people choose to exercise at home and buy more fitness equipment. Therefore, we want to design an integrated fitness machine for home exercisers to achieve the purpose of exercising more muscles. Shape Care is inspired by a multi-purpose, it has 3 assembly modes. They are used to exercise the abdomen, arms, legs and chest.
Project Duration: The project was launched in Beijing in January 2023 and completed in Beijing in March 2023.
Operation Flow: Shape Care in its original state only needs to bend to exercise the chest. Without bending, it can be used as a barbell to push the chest. When the Shape Care is disassembled into units, each unit can be used as a dumbbell to exercise the arm. When one of the units is rotated 45 degrees and reassembled, it can be used as an ab wheel to exercise the abdominal muscles.
Team Members: Yating Yang
Yaxin Li
Qianhan Liu
Haoyu Zhao
Yunsong Liu
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer Yating Yang, Shape Care, 2023.
Image #2: Designer Yating Yang, Shape Care, 2023.
Image #3: Designer Yating Yang, Shape Care, 2023.
Image #4: Designer Yunsong Liu, Shape Care, 2023.
Image #5: Designer Yunsong Liu, Shape Care, 2023.