TITLE:
An Optimization Model for Exercise Scheduling
AUTHORS:
Vardges Melkonian
KEYWORDS:
Discrete Optimization, Linear Programming, Planning and Scheduling, Health Services Operations Research, Sports Operations Research
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Operations Research,
Vol.9 No.1,
December
29,
2018
ABSTRACT: The paper gives an optimization model for a special type of exercise session,
circuit training. Circuit training involves a series of exercises performed in
rotation with minimal rest. The goal of our model is to minimize the total
circuit time while accomplishing a number of training goals. Our primary
model is a linear integer program; additional constraints are added for muscle
group and intensity requirements. The model is implemented and tested on
algebraic modeling language AMPL. Our computational results show that the
model can return an exercise schedule for a typical real-life data set within a
few seconds.