SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING EXERCISING OF A SUBJECT

• US 20190183412A1
• Filed: 08/08/2017
• Published: 06/20/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Huijbregts, Laurentia Johanna, Gelissen, Jozef Hubertus, Sterken, Hendrikus Petrus Maria
• Application Number:
  US16/322,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20190183412A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02405 Determining heart rate variability
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1118 Determining activity level
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1122 of movement trajectories
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/165 Evaluating the state of mind, e.g. depression, anxiety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/4561 Evaluating static posture, e.g. undesirable back curvature A61B5/1116 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6817 Ear canal

Abstract

A system 1, a corresponding method and computer program for assisting exercising of a subject 7 is provided. The system comprises: an exercise state providing unit 10 for providing an exercise state of the subject 7 for or during an exercise session, a fatigue level determination unit 20 for determining a fatigue level of the subject 7 based on the exercise state of the subject 7, a fatigue level threshold determination unit 30 for determining a fatigue level threshold for the subject 7 for the exercise session, and an evaluation unit 40 for evaluating the fatigue level in comparison to the fatigue level threshold. It provides a more versatile system 1 for assisting exercising of a subject 7 and further provides an improved exercising assistance for the subject 7.

Claims

1. A system for assisting exercising of a subject, wherein the system comprises:

an exercise state providing unit for providing an exercise state of the subject for or during an exercise session,

a fatigue level determination unit for determining a fatigue level of the subject based on the exercise state of the subject,

a fatigue level threshold determination unit for determining a fatigue level threshold for the subject for the exercise session, and

an evaluation unit for evaluating the fatigue level in comparison to the fatigue level threshold.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the fatigue level threshold determination unit is adapted to determine the fatigue level threshold based on at least one of an exercise history of the subject, a planned activity and a parameter of the subject.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the determination based on the planned activity includes at least one of periodization and tapering prior to a future activity.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the fatigue level threshold determination unit is adapted to determine a maximum fatigue level threshold and/or a minimum fatigue level threshold.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the exercise state providing unit is adapted to provide the exercise state of the subject based on at least two parameters, wherein the at least two parameters correspond to at least two different of the following groups:

speed, heart rate and heart rate variability,

running dynamics,

foot landing,

posture, and

electromyography related parameters.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein parameters corresponding to the group of running dynamics comprise a ground contact time, a vertical oscillation, a cadence, a stride length, a stride interval, a stride interval variability, a left-right balance, a measure for braking, a step length, a step interval and a step interval variability.

7. The system according to claim 5, wherein parameters corresponding to the group of posture comprise an angle of upper body, a pelvic rotation and a head orientation.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the exercise state providing unit is adapted to provide the exercise state of the subject based on at least one of a foot landing parameter and a head orientation parameter, wherein the exercise state providing unit is configured to determine the at least one of a foot landing parameter and a head orientation parameter based on an inertia signal.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the exercise state providing unit comprises an exercise state measurement unit, wherein the exercise state measurement unit is adapted to be mounted in-ear of the subject.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the fatigue level determination unit is adapted to provide the fatigue level of the subject based on past exercise states of the subject.

11. The system according to claim 1, wherein the fatigue level determination unit is adapted to provide a reference exercise state of the subject and to provide the fatigue level based on a deviation of the exercise state from the reference exercise state.

12. The system according to claim 1, wherein the exercise state and the reference exercise state of the subject each comprise a set of at least two parameters, wherein the fatigue level determination unit 2 is adapted to provide the fatigue level based on a weighted sum of differences between each set of corresponding parameters among the reference exercise state parameter set and the exercise state parameter set.

13. The system according to claim 1, wherein the fatigue level determination unit is adapted to determine the fatigue level based on environmental influences and/or the fatigue level threshold determination unit is adapted to determine the fatigue level threshold based on environmental influences.

15. A computer program for assisting exercising of a subject, the computer program comprising program code means for causing a system as defined in claim 1, when the computer program is run on the system.

14. A method for assisting exercising of a subject, wherein the method comprises:

providing, by an exercise state providing unit, an exercise state of the subject for or during an exercise session,

determining, by a fatigue level determination unit, a fatigue level of the subject based on the exercise state of the subject,

determining, by a fatigue level threshold determination unit, a fatigue level threshold for the subject for the exercise session, and

evaluating, by an evaluation unit, the fatigue level in comparison to the fatigue level threshold.