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The wearable-device interest of the Chinese happy elderly group falls behind Taiwanese for about 10%. In term
of sports categories, Happy Aging yoga group has the highest interest towards the wearable devices, high up
to 47%. However, in the Chinese samples, there are not enough yoga elderly samples; therefore, the statistics
might be biased. Compared with the interested sports categories of the Chinese happy elderly sports group,
more Taiwanese are interested in jogging, speed walking, swimming and ball sports. Besides, what is behind
all the sports is sports knowledge, professionalization, competition and sports social groups so as to quantify
personal demands.
4. Sports social groups and the personal experiences of
professionalization
In addition to the large-scale survey and investigations, the research indicates that the increasing sports trend or
sports atmosphoere in the Happy Aging of China and of Taiwan is a new phenomenon. After realizing the sports
behaviours of Happy Aging, we may promote the prospective demands for their sports activities. Thinking of
prospectiveness, the purpose in this research will not focus on the existing technology and services reasonably
but on disadvantages of the current technolgoy. Based on the concept to meet the strong demands of
business-potential products or services, ITRI IEK uses the qualitative research method to focus on 8 responsdents
of Happy Aging with long-term jogging habits to carry out focus group discussions. In these discussions, the
Happy Aging descirbe themselves how they jog and all the sports features were detailed and recorded.
IEK discovers that almost all the Happy Aging interviewees start to do sports based on the reason for health and
good figure. Because the health-check results indicate they are not in good health conditions or because they
find they cannot fit into the clothes of their youth and they need to control their weight. In the beginning, many
of them start to jog alone and that needs long-term physical strength with strong willpower and persistence so
as to overcome boringness and solitude. This is a frustration which most people cannot surpass. However, if they
find partners to do sports together, the situation will be completely different.
On the second stage, gradually there are more opportunities to practice with partners. Some of them come
from a specific jogging club. New beginners in the Happy Aging will learn about the knowledge and receive
suggestions. Their record is improving and practice activities also become more diverse. With peer support, they
can train themselves in the complex environment. For instance, the mountainous slopes are good to train leg
muscles or small-scaled and unofficial competitions or mixed travel-and-sports tour, etc. The activities of the