Method and system for generating an exercise program

• US 20040220017A1
• Filed: 05/24/2004
• Published: 11/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Marilyn M. Pink
• Original Assignee: Marilyn M. Pink
• Inventors: Gordon, Stephen L., Potash, Warren J., Filer, Bob, Pink, Marilyn M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,591,760 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0038 Sports
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/0092 Nutrition
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 10/60 for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/60 relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 482/90 Ergometer with feedback to load or with feedback comparison

Abstract

A method and system provides a customized exercise (conditioning) program for the user using a computer. A plurality of different measurements (parameters) are input using the computer, and based on these measurements, a computer program generates a customized exercise program for the user. In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, the customized exercise program may be specific to conditioning the body or a particular body part of the user, or conditioning the user for a particular sport where both exercise program embodiments may include an optional nutrition plan, or alternatively the nutrition plan may generated independently. Advantageously, the computer program provides an efficient, customized conditioning (exercise) program for the user that enables a great amount of flexibility and convenience for the user.

Claims

1. A method for generating an exercise program, comprising:

receiving a plurality of user measurements where the plurality of user measurements include musculoskeletal measurements; and

generating an exercise program, specific to conditioning the body or a particular body part of the user, from the received measurements using a computer program.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating an update to the exercise program from an updated plurality of user measurements being received.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the exercise program is generated from the received measurements and other parameters where the other parameters include either of user objectives, user medical history, or user cardiovascular measurements.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the musculoskeletal measurements include either of range of motion measurements or strength measurements.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein both the range of motion measurements and strength measurements include either of spinal cervical, spinal lumbar flexion, spinal extension, spinal rotation, spinal lateral flexion, hip flexion, hip extension, hip adduction, hip abduction, hip rotation, knee flexion, knee extension, ankle plantarflexion, ankle dorsiflexion, foot inversion, foot eversion, shoulder flexion, shoulder extension, shoulder rotation, shoulder abduction, shoulder adduction, elbow flexion, elbow extension, forearm pronation, forearm supination, wrist flexion, or wrist extension measurements.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user measurements are received, the computer program is executed, and the exercise program is generated using a server, interconnected to the internet, and administered by an application service provider.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the exercise program includes a nutrition portion.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

delivering the exercise program to an agent for the user at an agent communications device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

delivering the exercise program to the user at a user communications device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the exercise program is delivered to the user communications device in response to the user not being available to receive the exercise program from an agent for the user using an agent communications device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the body part is either of the spine, pelvis, hip, knee, ankle, foot, shoulder girdle, shoulder, elbow, forearm, wrist, hand, leg, or arm of the user.

12. A method for generating an exercise program, comprising:

receiving a plurality of user measurements where the plurality of user measurements include musculoskeletal measurements; and

generating an exercise program, specific to conditioning the user for a particular sport, from the received measurements using a computer program.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

generating an update to the exercise program from an updated plurality of user measurements being received.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the exercise program is generated from the received measurements and other parameters where the other parameters include either of user objectives, user medical history, or user cardiovascular measurements.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the musculoskeletal measurements include either of range of motion measurements or strength measurements.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein both the range of motion measurements and strength measurements include either of spinal cervical, spinal lumbar flexion, spinal extension, spinal rotation, spinal lateral flexion, hip flexion, hip extension, hip adduction, hip abduction, hip rotation, knee flexion, knee extension, ankle plantarflexion, ankle dorsiflexion, foot inversion, foot eversion, shoulder flexion, shoulder extension, shoulder rotation, shoulder abduction, shoulder adduction, elbow flexion, elbow extension, forearm pronation, forearm supination, wrist flexion, or wrist extension measurements.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the user measurements are received, the computer program is executed, and the exercise program is generated using a server, interconnected to the internet, and administered by an application service provider.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the exercise program includes a nutrition portion.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

delivering the exercise program to an agent for the user at an agent communications device.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

delivering the exercise program to the user at a user communications device.