Interactive system for tracking and improving health and well-being of users by targeted coaching
First Claim
1. A method for expert health coaching of individuals to improve their health, fitness and wellness through interactive Internet access, comprising:
- (a) generating periodic electronic prompts on the remote computers of individuals to complete a comprehensive questionnaire on a variety of health behaviors;
(b) collecting and storing the individual'"'"'s responsive input data in a database;
(c) calculating a periodic score based on the input data and weighted criteria;
(d) tracking the user'"'"'s periodic scores over time; and
(e) providing personal electronic feedback to the remote computers of said individuals users on a periodic basis.
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Abstract
A method for expert health coaching of individuals to improve their health, fitness and wellness through interactive Internet access which provides the user with an ongoing interactive coaching health assessment through selected health fitness weighted criteria and individually tailored feedback. Online prompts are presented to the user to complete a daily questionnaire on a variety of particularly defined health behaviors, including exercise, nutrition, sleep habits, and stress management. The data from the daily questionnaire are captured in a database and a daily score is calculated based on the input and weighted criteria. A coach is assigned to each individual and the personally assigned coach tracks the assigned individuals'"'"' progress daily via the coaching management module. The coach emails the assigned individuals with positive reinforcement, pats on the back or friendly prompts to do better, as appropriate.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for expert health coaching of individuals to improve their health, fitness and wellness through interactive Internet access, comprising:
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(a) generating periodic electronic prompts on the remote computers of individuals to complete a comprehensive questionnaire on a variety of health behaviors;
(b) collecting and storing the individual'"'"'s responsive input data in a database;
(c) calculating a periodic score based on the input data and weighted criteria;
(d) tracking the user'"'"'s periodic scores over time; and
(e) providing personal electronic feedback to the remote computers of said individuals users on a periodic basis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for expert health coaching of individuals to improve their health, fitness and wellness through interactive Internet access, comprising:
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(a) generating daily electronic prompts on the remote computers of individuals to complete a comprehensive questionnaire on a variety of health behaviors;
(b) collecting and storing the individual'"'"'s responsive input data in a database;
(c) calculating a daily score based on the input data and weighted criteria;
(d) tracking the user'"'"'s daily scores over time; and
(e) providing personal electronic feedback to the remote computers of said individuals users on a daily basis. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for expert health coaching of subscribers to improve their health, fitness and wellness through interactive Internet access, comprising:
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(a) subscriber registration and validation software;
(b) at least one online questionnaire form for prompting subscribers to input personal health fitness information on a periodic basis;
(c) a database for storing the periodically-entered personal health fitness information;
(d) a ranking module for ranking the cumulative health fitness information of members and for compiling progress;
(e) a coach management module for allowing personal trainers to identify subsets of members who attain various positive or negative milestones and to generate electronic communications to those subsets sets that address the positive or negative milestone.
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