Automated processing of training data

• US 8,066,514 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2005
• Issued: 11/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mark Anthony Clarke
• Original Assignee: Mark Anthony Clarke
• Inventors: Clarke, Mark Anthony
• Primary Examiner(s): Hu; Kang
• Application Number:
  US11/100,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20060228681A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,428 Days
• Field of Search: 434/350, 434/247, 434/219, 434/236, 434/238, 434/308, 434/322, 482/6, 482/8, 482/9
• US Class Current: 434/247
• 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: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Embodiments of a method and system for developing a training program for a trainee are provided. In one embodiment, in a training system, the method may include profiling the trainee by processing at least one of physiological data, psychological data and training program data associated with the trainee; designing a training program for the trainee in accordance with the profile of the trainee; receiving training activity data communicated in association with the trainee performing at least one training activity; and, automatically modifying at least a portion of the training program in the training system in accordance with at least the communicated training activity data.

Claims

1. In an electronic computer-based training system, a computer-assisted method for developing a training program for a trainee, the method comprising:

profiling the trainee by processing physiological data, psychological data and training program data associated with the trainee, wherein the psychological data include data indicative of the motivational characteristics of the trainee, wherein the profiling further includes;

(i) receiving at least a portion of the physiological data and psychological data from the trainee through a health screen questionnaire completed by the trainee prior to the trainee initiating training activity in accordance with a training program generated by the training system,

(ii) assessing at least one contraindication of the trainee prior to the trainee initiating training activity in accordance with a training program generated by the training system, wherein the contraindication is a contraindication against undertaking the training program; and

(iii) determining whether to create a training program for the trainee in response to assessing the contraindications of the trainee prior to the trainee initiating training activity;

designing a training program for the trainee in accordance with the profile of the trainee, the training program being executable on a computer-readable memory medium;

electronically receiving training activity data communicated by a monitoring device operatively associated with the trainee in an electronic computer system in the training system in association with the trainee performing at least one training activity, wherein the training activity includes a physical exercise activity and the training activity data include physiological data acquired during the trainee performing the training activity, wherein the electronic computer system includes a computer processor and at least one data storage medium;

automatically electronically modifying at least a portion of the training program in the training system with the computer system in accordance with at least the communicated training activity data, limiting the modification up to a predefined maximum allowable variance from initial said profiling of the trainee;

providing motivational feedback to the trainee electronically through the computer system in accordance with the trainee performing the training activity, the motivational feedback being generated by the computer system based on the trainee'"'"'s performance of the training activity relative to the training program, the motivational feedback including at least text or graphic information selected by the computer system for motivating the trainee in association with performing the training activity; and

tailoring delivery of the motivational feedback to the trainee based on the psychological data obtained from profiling the trainee.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving metabolic test data associated with the trainee from a metabolic test data provider.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the training activity data to the training system with an access device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein profiling the trainee further includes calculating a plurality of heart rate training zones for the trainee.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising automatically adjusting at least one of the heart rate training zones based on the trainee'"'"'s performance of the training activity relative to the training program.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising limiting the amount of the adjustment to the heart rate training zone.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising permitting a coach to access the training system for modifying the training program on behalf of the trainee.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating at least a portion of the training program to the monitoring device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the training program in accordance with a reactionary modification program.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the training program in accordance with a pro-active modification program.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising modifying the training program in accordance with an intervention modification program.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the profiling of the trainee further includes assessing contraindications associated with the trainee.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising calculating a rolling average of actual training activity time and automatically modifying an amount of training time available in the profile of the trainee.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising limiting the modification to the amount of training time available.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising developing an event training program in association with designing the training program.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the training activity data include strength training activity data.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving nutrition information based on a food item purchase history of the trainee.

18. A computer-implemented electronic training system configured for developing a training program for a trainee, the system comprising:

a profiling module configured for profiling the trainee by electronically processing physiological data, psychological data and training program data associated with the trainee and for designing a training program for the trainee in accordance with the profile of the trainee, wherein the psychological data include data indicative of the motivational characteristics of the trainee, wherein the profiling module is configured for;

(i) receiving at least a portion of the physiological data and psychological data from the trainee through a health screen questionnaire completed by the trainee prior to the trainee initiating training activity in accordance with a training program generated by the training system, and

(ii) assessing at least one contraindication of the trainee prior to the trainee initiating training activity in accordance with a training program generated by the training system, wherein the contraindication is a contraindication against undertaking the training program, and

(iii) determining whether to create a training program for the trainee in response to assessing the contraindications of the trainee prior to the trainee initiating training activity,

an electronic computer system configured for receiving training activity data communicated by a monitoring device operatively associated with the trainee in association with the trainee performing at least one training activity, wherein the training activity includes a physical exercise activity and the training activity data include physiological data acquired during the trainee performing the training activity;

the profiling module being configured to automatically electronically modify at least a portion of the training program in accordance with at least the communicated training activity data, limiting the modification up to a predefined maximum allowable variance from initial said profiling of the trainee;

a feedback module configured for electronically generating motivational feedback with the computer system based on the trainee'"'"'s performance of the training activity relative to the training program, wherein the motivational feedback includes at least text or graphic information selected by the computer system for motivating the trainee in association with performance of the training activity, and configured for tailoring delivery of the motivational feedback to the trainee based on the psychological data obtained from profiling the trainee.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the training system includes a web server.

20. The system of claim 18, further comprising a heart rate training zone module configured for calculating a plurality of heart rate training zones for the trainee.

21. The system of claim 20, the heart rate training zone module further being configured for automatically adjusting at least one of the heart rate training zones based on the trainee'"'"'s performance of the training activity relative to the training program.

22. The system method of claim 21, further comprising the heart rate training zone module being configured to limit the amount of the adjustment to at least one of the heart rate training zones.

23. The system method of claim 18, further comprising a coach module configured to permit a coach to access the training system for modifying the training program on behalf of the trainee.

24. In an electronic computer-based training system, a computer-assisted method for developing a training program for a trainee, the method comprising:

profiling the trainee by processing physiological data, psychological data and training program data associated with the trainee, wherein the psychological data include data indicative of the motivational characteristics of the trainee, wherein the profiling further includes;

(i) receiving at least a portion of the physiological data and psychological data from the trainee through a health screen questionnaire completed by the trainee prior to the trainee initiating training activity in accordance with a training program generated by the training system, and

(ii) assessing at least one contraindication of the trainee prior to the trainee initiating training activity in accordance with a training program generated by the training system;

designing a training program for the trainee in accordance with the profile of the trainee, the training program being executable on a computer-readable memory medium;

electronically receiving training activity data communicated by a monitoring device operatively associated with the trainee in an electronic computer system in the training system in association with the trainee performing at least one training activity, wherein the training activity includes a physical exercise activity and the training activity data include physiological data acquired during the trainee performing the training activity, wherein the electronic computer system includes a computer processor and at least one data storage medium;

automatically electronically modifying at least a portion of the training program in the training system with the computer system in accordance with at least the communicated training activity data, limiting the modification up to a predefined maximum allowable variance from initial said profiling of the trainee;

providing motivational feedback to the trainee electronically through the computer system in accordance with the trainee performing the training activity, the motivational feedback being generated by the computer system based on the trainee'"'"'s performance of the training activity relative to the training program, the motivational feedback including at least text or graphic information selected by the computer system for motivating the trainee in association with performance of the training activity;

receiving, in the training system, nutrition information associated with food items purchased by the trainee;

providing dietary feedback to the trainee electronically through the computer system in accordance with the food purchase history of the trainee; and

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tailoring delivery of the motivational feedback to the trainee based on the psychological data obtained from profiling the trainee.

25. In an electronic computer-based training system, a computer-assisted method for developing a training program for a trainee, the method comprising:

profiling the trainee by processing physiological data, psychological data and training program data associated with the trainee, wherein the psychological data include data indicative of the motivational characteristics of the trainee;

designing a training program for the trainee in accordance with the profile of the trainee including calculating a plurality of heart rate training zones for the trainee, the training program being executable on a computer-readable memory medium;

electronically receiving training activity data communicated by a monitoring device operatively associated with the trainee in an electronic computer system in the training system in association with the trainee performing at least one training activity, wherein the training activity includes a physical exercise activity and the training activity data include physiological data acquired during the trainee performing the training activity, wherein the electronic computer system includes a computer processor and at least one data storage medium;

automatically electronically modifying at least a portion of the training program in the training system with the computer system in accordance with at least the communicated training activity data, including automatically modifying at least one of the calculated heart rate training zones in response to the training activity data, limiting the modification up to a predefined maximum allowable variance from initial said profiling of the trainee;

providing motivational feedback to the trainee electronically through the computer system in accordance with the trainee performing the training activity, the motivational feedback being selected and generated by the computer system based on the trainee'"'"'s performance of the training activity relative to the training program; and

tailoring delivery of the motivational feedback to the trainee based on the psychological data obtained from profiling the trainee.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising adjusting at least one of the plurality of heart rate training zones in response to an amount of time spent by the trainee in each of the plurality of heart rate training zones.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein calculating the plurality of heart rate training zones further includes:

calculating with the computer system a high intensity training zone in response to a point at which anaerobic glycolysis occurs for the trainee;

calculating with the computer system a fat burn training zone by combining a plurality of fat burn training zones calculated by an age method, a Karvonen method, a Tanaka method, and a Maffetone method; and

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calculating with the computer system a threshold training zone by determining a midpoint between the calculated high intensity training zone and the calculated fat burn training zone.