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One member of the group shows the design of the sport equipment . (Photo: Istimewa) |
BACKGROUND the lack of sports facilities for persons with disabilities, a group of students at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) designed a design tool to help sports for those with physical limitations (disabilities). This tool is named Difabel of Static Health. In principle, this sports equipment has benefits to help maintain the health of persons with disabilities, especially the disabled, so that they can exercise easily.
Exercise is a significant activity in life. Regular exercise can help the body stay fit and reduce the risk of getting sick. There are many kinds of sports today, including soccer, badminton, running, cycling, martial arts, futsal, chess, boxing, and other sport.
Unfortunately, sports equipment is generally for people who have natural physiques. In Indonesia, especially in Malang City at this time, based on the research of this group, 100% of sports venues do not yet provide places and tools that focus on those with special needs or disabilities. The group, which all members come from the Industrial Engineering Study Program, was supervised by Dian Palupi Restuputri, S.T., M.T.
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Disable of Static Health design. (Pictures: Istimewa) |
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Thanks to this innovation, the group consisting of Anggi Ramadhani, Muhammad Fahrul Islam, Alfina Damayanti managed to win (1st place) Scientific Writing Competition (LKTI) in the 2020 National Student General Category for the Indonesian Student Sports Development Board (BAPOMI) East Java. In the competition in early November, they presented a paper entitled "Design of Disable Equipment of Static Health as a Sports Equipment for People with Disabilities with Disabilities".
"This tool was developed from sports equipment, namely a stationary bicycle which is generally used by Indonesians for sports. This tool can be used and operated easily by people with disabilities. So this tool has benefits to help maintain the health of the disabled so that people with physical disabilities can do sports easily, ”said Anggi, the group leader, who was contacted via WhatsApp, Friday (13/11).
This group claims this tool is very ergonomic. There are wooden pedals covered with sponge and leather for comfortable foot or hand rests. There are two pedals below and above. Some wheels to drive loads to get up and down. This equipment can be adjusted according to the load weight desired. Start from 2 kg to 5 kg. The equipment is height-adjusted for easy to riding. (apg/can)
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