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Development of a Mobile Application for Real-Time Push-Up Progression Feedback via Angle Heuristics

Authors
John Achapero Jr1, *, Jose Antonio Bolado1, Richelle Ann Juayong1, Jozelle Addawe1, Jaime Caro1
1Service Science and Software Engineering Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1101, Quezon City, Philippines
*Corresponding author. Email: jcachapero@alumni.up.edu.ph
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John Achapero Jr
Available Online 30 April 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-638-8_12How to use a DOI?
Keywords
angle heuristics; human pose estimation; push-ups; progressions
Abstract

The push-up is an accessible, low-equipment exercise where improvement comes through changes in positioning and leverage through progressions, rather than increasing weight. To produce optimal results from performing push-ups, one requires optimal form, traditionally advised through coaching. As coaching can sometimes be inaccessible, form feedback can be received from applications instead. One such mobile application is Progress-Up, which provides real-time form feedback specifically for push-up progressions, an area of training neglected by other similar applications. Progress-Up leverages modern human pose estimation and form-feedback techniques, and was tested on five different pushup progressions. While the results show promise for specifically tackling progressions, there remain challenges in the design and current technology that make the application impractical to use. Thorough examination of the application’s performance provides a detailed breakdown of design weaknesses and strengths, alongside corresponding recommendations for improvement in future studies.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Workshop on Computation: Theory and Practice (WCTP 2025)
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Atlantis Highlights in Computer Sciences
Publication Date
30 April 2026
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978-94-6239-638-8
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2589-4900
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-638-8_12How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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