A Movement Description Language for Functional Training Exercise Analysis

The system was implemented using real-time pose estimation to demonstrate the practical execution of the MDL framework. The proposed MDL provides a transparent, extensible, and computationally efficient framework for functional exercise analysis. By bridging human-readable movement semantics with executable motion logic, it enables interpretable automatic repetition counting and phase detection, offering an alternative to black-box recognition approaches. The results support its potential for scalable deployment in training, monitoring and movement analysis applications. The proposed system is not intended for biomechanical measurement or clinical-grade kinematic analysis, but rather for interpretable modeling of exercise structure and repetition detection using approximate pose-derived signals.

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Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
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2026-04-21
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https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk11020162
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Human Pose and Action Recognition
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A Movement Description Language for Functional Training Exercise Analysis

Daniel Canedo, António J. R. Neves, Lúcia Sousa, Pedro Santos
Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
Human Pose and Action Recognition
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A Movement Description Language for Functional Training Exercise Analysis

Daniel Canedo, António J. R. Neves, Lúcia Sousa, Pedro Santos
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Abstract

The system was implemented using real-time pose estimation to demonstrate the practical execution of the MDL framework. The proposed MDL provides a transparent, extensible, and computationally efficient framework for functional exercise analysis. By bridging human-readable movement semantics with executable motion logic, it enables interpretable automatic repetition counting and phase detection, offering an alternative to black-box recognition approaches. The results support its potential for scalable deployment in training, monitoring and movement analysis applications. The proposed system is not intended for biomechanical measurement or clinical-grade kinematic analysis, but rather for interpretable modeling of exercise structure and repetition detection using approximate pose-derived signals.

Journal of Functional Morphology and KinesiologyVol. 11(2)
Centimfe (PT), University of Aveiro (PT)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Openalex Percentile: Top 10%
Human Pose and Action Recognition
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