McCann Health Japan Turns Train Commutes into Work-Out Opportunities
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App created for East Japan Railway and Japanese fitness club JEXER provides personalised ‘TRAINing’ programmes

A new app developed by McCann Health Japan is turning riding the train not just into a place of travel but into a place for growth.
Created for client East Japan Railway in collaboration with Japanese fitness club JEXER, the smart app harnesses the power of geofencing technology in Tokyo-area trains to provide train riders voice-guided personalised ‘TRAIN’ing programmes for both physical and mental health.
Using just what can be found on in the train car – a seat, a pole and a hand strap – the app coaches the user through physical or mental exercises as they travel on the train. The app coordinates with beacons installed in the train cars to provide the optimal training program for each user depending on travel time, boarding location and congestion status of the train. The user’s training history is visualised in the app using graphs and badges, motivating continued use and travel.
Developed under the supervision of fitness programmers and instructors, the app takes an ordinary part of everyday life for those living in Tokyo and transforms it into an opportunity for better health management.
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Agency
Agency: McCann Health Japan
Executive Creative Director/Concepter: Shunsuke Kakinami
Creative Director/Art Director: Jun Oizumi
Experience Designer/Copywriter/Account Planner/Concepter: Mai Kaneda
Art Director: Yukiko Yamada
Art Director: Noriaki Tanimura
Art Director: Takafumi Miki Mickey, BANANA inc.
Technical Producer: Jin Somemiya
Translator: Chiaki Kobayashi
Business Director: Hiroyuki Baba
Development Leader: Yasuyuki Ono, Fenrir Inc.
System Engineer: Wang Ziheng, Fenrir Inc.
Application Engineer: Liu Yi, Fenrir Dalian
Mockup Producer: Yasuyuki Fukatsu, Blue Paddle
Trainer: Kumiko Azumi, JR East Sports Co., Ltd.
Voice Actor: T'BONE, Herringbone
Media Communication Planner: Sentaro Yoshino, Freelance
Media Communication Planner: Yurika Hotta, seizon senryaku
Media Communication Planner: Hiroaki Murakoshi, BOOTLEG
Production
Film Director/Cinematographer: Masahiro Kawamoto, AOI Pro.
Executive Film Producer: Hisaya Kato, AOI Pro.
Film Producer: Takahide Suzuki, AOI Pro.
Film Production Manager: Kenta Watanabe, AOI Pro.
Mixer: Haruki Saito
Actor: Shiori Tamoto, Freelance
Actor: Keitaro Azumi, AZUL
Program Supervisor: Midori Umeda, JR East Sports Co., Ltd.
Client
Client: East Japan Railway Company., Ltd.
Client Director: Sei Sakairi,
Client Director: Takami Tateishi
Client Supervisor: Tomoki Kobayashi
Client Supervisor: Yuhei Soda
McCann Asia Pacific, Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:39:41 GMT