There is no doubt that technology has made major changes to working out and how we experience and quantify exercise as a whole. From the machines we use to the stats we monitor while working out, technology has established its place in the fitness world. Although there are many gimmicks and gizmos on the market, [...]

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It's a quiet afternoon in summer quarter, and Gary Hsieh is wearing shorts and a T-shirt. He rode his bike to work this morning — for the first time — and now he's sitting across from a 3-foot-tall package from Amazon. "This is an under-desk elliptical," he says, slapping the top of the bulky box. He’ll pedal it beneath his feet as he types, burning calories with each keystroke. Hsieh, an assistant professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE), is trying to solve a problem. "I’ve gained too much weight,” he says.