Interactive exercise monitoring system and method
First Claim
1. An exercise monitoring system for monitoring the progress of a user in an exercise regimen, comprising master data processing means and a user monitor, the data processing means having storage means to store a preset physical parameter value relating to the user'"'"'s exercise regimen and data receiving means to receive data transmitted by the user monitor, and the user monitor having exercise monitoring means to monitor a user'"'"'s exercise event to measure a parameter value relating to the user exercise event, data storage means to store the measured parameter value and data transmitting means for transmitting the stored measured parameter value to the master data processing means after the exercise event is completed, the master data processing means further including data comparison means to compare the measured parameter value transmitted by the user monitor with the stored preset physical parameter value relating to the user'"'"'s exercise regimen, and reporting means for reporting deviation of the transmitted parameter value from the stored physical parameter value whereby to monitor the user'"'"'s progress in the exercise regimen.
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Abstract
A fitness monitoring system comprises a personal exercise monitoring device which is preprogrammed with data to guide a user in a desirable exercise regime. The monitoring device includes communication means enabling connection to a central computer system for downloading data recorded during an exercise session to the central computer. The central computer has stored information enabling it to compare this information and that sent by the monitoring device to provide performance reports. These enable feedback to the user via a personal trainer.
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- 1. An exercise monitoring system for monitoring the progress of a user in an exercise regimen, comprising master data processing means and a user monitor, the data processing means having storage means to store a preset physical parameter value relating to the user'"'"'s exercise regimen and data receiving means to receive data transmitted by the user monitor, and the user monitor having exercise monitoring means to monitor a user'"'"'s exercise event to measure a parameter value relating to the user exercise event, data storage means to store the measured parameter value and data transmitting means for transmitting the stored measured parameter value to the master data processing means after the exercise event is completed, the master data processing means further including data comparison means to compare the measured parameter value transmitted by the user monitor with the stored preset physical parameter value relating to the user'"'"'s exercise regimen, and reporting means for reporting deviation of the transmitted parameter value from the stored physical parameter value whereby to monitor the user'"'"'s progress in the exercise regimen.
- 15. An exercise monitor for facilitating monitoring of the progress of a user in an exercise regime, the exercise monitor including exercise monitoring means to monitor a user exercise event physical parameter measuring means to measure physical parameter data during an exercise event, storage means to store the measured parameter values and data transmitting means for transmitting the stored measured physical parameter data to a central monitoring system after the exercise event is completed.
- 29. A method of monitoring the progress of a user in an exercise regimen, comprising the steps of storing a preset physical parameter target value relating to the user'"'"'s exercise regimen in a master data processing means, monitoring a user exercise event by measuring and storing the physical parameter value using a user monitoring device, transmitting the stored measured parameter value relating to the exercise event from the user monitoring device to the master data processor means after the exercise event is completed, and using the master data processing means to compare the transmitted parameter value with the stored preset physical parameter value relating to the user'"'"'s exercise regimen to determine the user'"'"'s performance from the results of the comparison step and reporting the user'"'"'s performance relative to his preset value.
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