Athletic training optimization

• US 8,784,115 B1
• Filed: 06/28/2013
• Issued: 07/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas Chu-Shan Chuang
• Original Assignee: Thomas Chu-Shan Chuang
• Inventors: Chuang, Thomas Chu-Shan
• Primary Examiner(s): Yip, Jack
• Application Number:
  US13/931,370
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• Field of Search: 434/236, 434/238, 600/300, 600/301, 705/2, 705/3, 706/14
• US Class Current: 434/326
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2503/10 Athletes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2505/09 Rehabilitation or training
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1112 Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/411 Detecting or monitoring allergy or intolerance reactions to an allergenic agent or substance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• 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 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• 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: G06F 16/636 by using biological or physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/40 Data acquisition and logging for input to computer G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for athletic training optimization are disclosed. In one example, a fitness level change is identified. In one example, a current training intensity is updated to reflect an updated user fitness level.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a processor;

a user interface;

an interface configured to receive a heart rate data from a heart rate monitor;

a navigation system configured to monitor a user navigation data comprising user location data and user speed data; and

a memory storing an application comprising instructions executable by the processor, the application configured to output a plurality of prompts at the user interface during an athletic activity, the plurality of prompts configured to assist in determining an updated current training intensity at which to perform a subsequent athletic activity, wherein the application is further configured to determine the updated current training intensity from a training data monitored during the athletic activity.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the application is further configured to output at the user interface the updated current training intensity upon completion of the athletic activity.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of prompts comprise prompts to maintain, increase, or decrease a user heart rate.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of prompts comprise prompts to maintain, increase, or decrease a user heart rate, and prompts to maintain, increase, or decrease a user intensity.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the updated current training intensity is a current lactate threshold pace at a time the athletic activity is performed.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of prompts are associated with a course location.

7. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

receiving a training data associated with a plurality of user athletic activity, the training data comprising a heart rate data and an intensity data;

receiving an update athletic activity data associated with a training intensity update athletic activity, the update athletic activity data comprising an update athletic activity heart rate data and an update athletic activity intensity data; and

identifying an updated current training intensity at which to perform a subsequent athletic activity utilizing the update athletic activity data, the updated current training intensity corresponding to a current user fitness level at a time the training intensity update athletic activity is performed.

8. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 7, wherein the operations further comprise identifying a need for the training intensity update athletic activity.

9. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein identifying the need for the training intensity update athletic activity comprises determining an elapsed time from a previous training intensity update athletic activity.

10. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 8, wherein identifying the need for the training intensity update athletic activity comprises determining a user fitness level change.

11. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 10, wherein determining the user fitness level change comprises:

receiving a workout data associated with a workout athletic activity; and

determining the user fitness level change from the workout data and the training data.

12. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 7, wherein during the training intensity update athletic activity a user is prompted to maintain a target heart rate.

13. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 12, wherein the target heart rate is determined from training data associated with an athletic activity in the plurality of user athletic activity.

14. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 7, wherein the training data further comprises a navigation data and the update athletic activity data further comprises an update athletic activity navigation data, and wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a current start location of a user;

searching the training data associated with a plurality of user athletic activity to identify a user athletic activity having a same start location as the current start location; and

prompting the user during the training intensity update athletic activity to follow a route corresponding to the user athletic activity having a same start location as the current start location.