Heart Rate Based Training System
First Claim
1. An exercise system, comprising:
- a movable element that is movable in the performance of an exercise, the movable element having at least one selectively adjustable operating parameter; and
a controller that adjusts the at least one selectively adjustable operating parameter of the movable element in order to increase or decrease the intensity of the exercise and thereby increase or decrease an exerciser'"'"'s heart rate into one of a plurality of target heart rate zones, wherein each of the plurality of target heart rate zones is calculated using both an average work heart rate and a recovery heart rate of the exerciser.
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Abstract
Exercise systems and methods are provided that create and run exercise programs that are custom tailored to individual users. An exercise program for a specific user is based upon the user'"'"'s average work heart rate and recovery heart rate. The exercise programs may include a series of workouts for the user to perform. Each workout requires the user to exercise at various intensity levels so that the user'"'"'s heart rate moves between different predetermined target heart rate zones. The target heart rate zones are calculated from data relating to the user'"'"'s average work heart rate and recovery heart rate. As the user'"'"'s fitness level changes, the user'"'"'s average work heart rate and recovery heart rate also change. Creation of new exercise programs uses the most current heart rate data to calculate the target heart rate zones, thereby continuously tailoring the exercise programs to the user.
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30 Claims
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1. An exercise system, comprising:
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a movable element that is movable in the performance of an exercise, the movable element having at least one selectively adjustable operating parameter; and a controller that adjusts the at least one selectively adjustable operating parameter of the movable element in order to increase or decrease the intensity of the exercise and thereby increase or decrease an exerciser'"'"'s heart rate into one of a plurality of target heart rate zones, wherein each of the plurality of target heart rate zones is calculated using both an average work heart rate and a recovery heart rate of the exerciser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for generating and performing exercise program workouts for individual exercisers, comprising:
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performing a fitness evaluation of an exerciser, including determining an average work heart rate and a recovery heart rate for the exerciser; generating a series of program workouts based on a selected exercise program and the exerciser'"'"'s average work heart rate and recovery heart rate; and running one or more program workouts from the series of program workouts, including adjusting an operating parameter of an exercise device to increase or decrease an intensity level of the workout and thereby increase or decrease the exerciser'"'"'s heart rate into one of a plurality of target heart rate zones, wherein each of the plurality of target heart rate zones is calculated using both the average work heart rate and recovery heart rate of the exerciser. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for implementing within an exercise system a method for enabling the generation and performance of exercise program workouts for individual exercisers, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the exercise system to perform the method, including the following:
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performing a fitness evaluation of an exerciser, including determining an average work heart rate and a recovery heart rate for the exerciser; generating a series of program workouts based on a selected exercise program and the exerciser'"'"'s average work heart rate and recovery heart rate; and running one or more program workouts from the series of program workouts, including adjusting an operating parameter of an exercise device to increase or decrease an intensity level of the workout and thereby increase or decrease the exerciser'"'"'s heart rate into one of a plurality of target heart rate zones, wherein each of the plurality of target heart rate zones is calculated using both the average work heart rate and recovery heart rate of the exerciser. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An exercise device that generates exercise program workouts for use with the exercise device, the exercise device comprising:
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a moveable element that is movable during the performance of exercise, the moveable element having one or more adjustable operating parameters; one or more processors; and one or more computer storage devices having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors; calculate an average work heart rate of an exerciser; calculate a recovery heart rate of the exerciser; calculate lower and upper limits of a plurality of target heart rate zones using both the average work heart rate and the recovery heart rate of the exerciser; and based upon a monitored heart rate of the exerciser, cause the one or more adjustable operating parameters of the moveable element to be adjusted in order to increase or decrease an intensity level of an exercise performed by the exerciser and thereby cause the exerciser'"'"'s heart rate to increase or decrease into one of the plurality of target heart rate zones.
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