Method for preparing a customized exercise strategy
First Claim
1. A method in the field of health-related fitness for preparing, administering and monitoring a customized exercise strategy and prescription based on scientific and concrete data pertaining to a person'"'"'s health, the method comprising the following steps:
- measuring, by measuring devices, the person'"'"'s following fitness components;
a cardiovascular endurance component;
a muscular strength component;
a muscular flexibility component; and
a body composition component;
calculating each of the aforementioned fitness component values as percentage ratios of the person'"'"'s total fitness score;
calculating weighted percentage ratios and fitness component scores separately for each of the person'"'"'s fitness component values based on age and gender-related fitness component norms;
calculating a weighted total fitness score based on the scores of all of the fitness components;
generating and displaying a graphical fitness map, the graphical fitness map comprising and graphically representing the ratios of the calculated fitness components;
whereby preparing and monitoring the customized exercise strategy comprises, with the use of software executed on a suitable system and the graphical fitness map;
prioritizing the ratios of the fitness components in the customized exercise strategy as follows;
allocating the largest ratio to exercises relating to the cardiovascular endurance component;
the second largest ratio to exercises relating to the muscular strength component;
the third largest ratio to exercises relating to the body composition component; and
the fourth largest ratio to exercises relating to the muscular flexibility component;
determining an exercise strategy in accordance with measurements of the person'"'"'s fitness components, the weighted total fitness score and the priority of the fitness components;
dividing said exercise strategy into exercises in the fields of improving cardio components, strength components and flexibility components, each component and fitness exercise divided into a further primary and secondary component;
determining, based on the further primary and secondary components of each of the fitness components, a detailed order of exercises in each of the fields and for each of the fitness components; and
preparing a person'"'"'s customized exercise strategy based on the determined exercise strategy, the person'"'"'s customized exercise strategy depending on the frequency and time, which can be spared by the person for exercise, and comprising an order of exercises to be performed; and
administering the person'"'"'s customized exercise strategy.
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Abstract
A method in the field of health related fitness is disclosed for preparing and monitoring a customized exercise prescription based on scientific and concrete data and by activating all of the fitness components, and includes the process steps of dividing the strength component value into three separate sub components as lower extremity strength, upper extremity strength and trunk strength, creating an image of fitness map on the display (screen) which shows the ratios of fitness component values according to the age- and gender-related norms, determining exercise strategy by putting the fitness components of a person in order with respect to their priority of effect to health in accordance with the measurements of fitness components of a person, and preparing an exercise prescription which will provide simultaneous improvement of fitness components of a person.
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1. A method in the field of health-related fitness for preparing, administering and monitoring a customized exercise strategy and prescription based on scientific and concrete data pertaining to a person'"'"'s health, the method comprising the following steps:
- measuring, by measuring devices, the person'"'"'s following fitness components;
a cardiovascular endurance component;
a muscular strength component;
a muscular flexibility component; and
a body composition component;
calculating each of the aforementioned fitness component values as percentage ratios of the person'"'"'s total fitness score;
calculating weighted percentage ratios and fitness component scores separately for each of the person'"'"'s fitness component values based on age and gender-related fitness component norms;
calculating a weighted total fitness score based on the scores of all of the fitness components;
generating and displaying a graphical fitness map, the graphical fitness map comprising and graphically representing the ratios of the calculated fitness components;
whereby preparing and monitoring the customized exercise strategy comprises, with the use of software executed on a suitable system and the graphical fitness map;
prioritizing the ratios of the fitness components in the customized exercise strategy as follows;
allocating the largest ratio to exercises relating to the cardiovascular endurance component;
the second largest ratio to exercises relating to the muscular strength component;
the third largest ratio to exercises relating to the body composition component; and
the fourth largest ratio to exercises relating to the muscular flexibility component;
determining an exercise strategy in accordance with measurements of the person'"'"'s fitness components, the weighted total fitness score and the priority of the fitness components;
dividing said exercise strategy into exercises in the fields of improving cardio components, strength components and flexibility components, each component and fitness exercise divided into a further primary and secondary component;
determining, based on the further primary and secondary components of each of the fitness components, a detailed order of exercises in each of the fields and for each of the fitness components; and
preparing a person'"'"'s customized exercise strategy based on the determined exercise strategy, the person'"'"'s customized exercise strategy depending on the frequency and time, which can be spared by the person for exercise, and comprising an order of exercises to be performed; and
administering the person'"'"'s customized exercise strategy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
- measuring, by measuring devices, the person'"'"'s following fitness components;
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