3 December 2023 marks the 32nd International Day of Persons with Disabilities. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, as of 2023, the total number of people with disabilities in China is 8,59140,000, accounting for 6 percent of the total population34%, for the disabled limited by the physical conditions caused by various inconveniences deserve the attention of the whole society.
For people with physical disabilities, exercise is important not only to improve physical function, strengthen muscles, promote cardiopulmonary function, but also have a positive impact on mental health. However, most wearable devices now use "step count" as an important indicator for exercise monitoring, which is not friendly to people such as wheelchair users. In terms of exercise and health data detection and index measurement for wheelchair users, it is very necessary to bring more scientific, adaptable and intimate sports and health management methods to wheelchair users through the innovation of smart wearable products.
As a global technology company, Huawei has been working in the field of sports and health for 10 years. Linking digital with health and sports has also become Huawei's unique brand charm. Relying on more than 10 R&D centers around the world, Huawei has established three sports and health science laboratories around the world: Dongguan Sports and Health Science Laboratory, Xi'an Sports and Health Science Laboratory, and Helsinki Sports and Health Science Laboratory in Finland. Based on technology research, testing and verification, standard research and development, and industrial incubation, the three laboratories are gradually building a world-class global scientific and technological innovation platform for the sports and health industry.
It is worth mentioning that since its launch in 2019, Huawei's Finnish Sports and Health Science Lab, which was established to explore the future research and development direction of sports health algorithms, has achieved fruitful results and continued to grow. Nowadays, it has grown from a small laboratory of 30m to an open research platform with an area of nearly 1,000 square meters, gathering first-class equipment and equipment in the exercise physiology research industry, and gathering top talents and scientific research resources in European sports and health professionals. Based on cutting-edge and reliable technologies, Huawei's Finnish Sports and Health Science Lab continues to break through the difficulties and bottlenecks in the application of key advanced technologies to better empower Huawei's wearable products.
Technology, leaving no one behind." In response to the lack of initiative and low activity level of people with disabilities in the field of sports and health, Huawei's Finnish Sports and Health Science Lab has carried out research cooperation with users with disabilities and European universities to comprehensively and deeply understand the sports and health needs of people with disabilities, help them better manage their active health, and convey the warmth and warmth of innovative technology.
At present, Huawei's Finnish Sports and Health Science Lab is exploring related research in the direction of exercise measurement indicators, exercise distance, calorie consumption, etc., and has carried out customized research on smart wearable sports and health functions such as "sedentary reminder" and "vitality three rings", and is committed to systematically understanding the exercise needs of wheelchair users and scientific exercise solutions, and providing greater technological empowerment for people with disabilities to exercise.
The copper kettle is carved and leaked, and the cold comes and goes. In 2023, Huawei is at a turning point for the 10th anniversary of sports and health. Over the past decade, Huawei has continued to innovate in terms of professional technology, product architecture, material technology, and business model, and has now achieved more than 1300 million, service over 4With 500 million users, it has ranked first in China's smart watch market share for four consecutive years.
Huawei's smart watch products meet the diversified needs of consumers for health management, such as the HUAWEI WATCH 4 series, HUAWEI WATCH GT 4 series, and HUAWEI WATCH D. Continuous data reflects long-term trends, which are not just a certain point or short-term level, but also prompt important health dynamic information, issue early warnings when there are obvious changes, and promote users to carry out active health management, change lifestyles, and prevent diseases in an all-round way.
Huawei's Finland Sports and Health Science Lab's focus on sports and health for users with disabilities will bring more convenient lives to more people with disabilities and make them feel the warmth of technology.
At the 2023 Huawei Sports & Health & HDC Sub-forum, Zhang Wei, CEO of Huawei's Sports & Health Corps and President of Huawei's Device BG Smart Wearables & Health Product Line, said, "The decade that began in 2014 was a decade of high development of Huawei's digital health, and miniaturization, non-induction, and intelligence are the future directions of Huawei's digital health research. This decade is just the beginning, and we will explore the next decade with enthusiasm. ”
In the next decade, we look forward to creating richer and more professional products and services to help everyone, including people with disabilities, better manage their health."