EXERCISE METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20110105279A1
• Filed: 04/20/2009
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jouni Herranen
• Original Assignee: Healthy Exercise Holding Oy
• Inventors: Herranen, Jouni
• Granted Patent: US 8,727,948 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0078 Exercise efforts programmed as a function of time
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0093 the load of the exercise apparatus being controlled by performance parameters, e.g. distance or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2214/00 Training methods
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/15 with identification means that can be read by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body A63B22/00 takes precedence; force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00; devices for exercising or strengthening of fingers, or arms in teaching operation of keyboards G09B15/06
• 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: A63B 24/0087 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of groups A63B21/00 - A63B23/00, e.g. controlling load
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/30 relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for creating an exercise history for an exerciser to create an exercise program substantially in real-time, wherein personal exercise information is gathered to create the exercise history during an exercise event in an exercise environment having one or more exercise units. The present invention provides a method for creating an exercise program and a method for controlling an exercise event. The present invention also provides a device arrangement and a device which are arranged to perform the method of the invention.

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A method for creating an exercise history for an exerciser to create an exercise program, wherein personal exercise information is gathered to create said exercise history during an exercise event in an exercise environment having plurality of exercise units which identify the exerciser currently exercising on a unit and gather personal exercise performance information and optionally physical information for said exerciser on each unit, and the exercise history is created substantially in real-time based on said information to create exercise programs aiming for improving at least two of the following:

aerobic fitness, muscular fitness, muscular strength and functional fitness.

21. The method of claim 20, characterized in that the exercising program circulates exercise periods for at least two of the following exercise modes:

aerobic fitness, muscular fitness, muscular strength and functional fitness.

22. The method of claim 20, characterized in that when a certain progress in certain exercise mode is achieved, a new period of a different exercise mode is provided.

23. The method of claim 22, characterized in that the different exercise mode is started at a relatively lower level than the earlier mode or period ends.

24. The method of claim 20, characterized in that said information is transferred to a data processing and storage system, and said data processing system creates the exercise history for said exerciser based on this information.

25. The method of claim 20, characterized in that said information is transferred to a data processing and storage system substantially in real-time and said data processing system creates a new program or changes the current program during the exercise.

26. The method of claim 20, characterized in that said exercise performance information is the amount of repetitions done or measured strength during one exercise series on an exercise unit.

27. The method of claim 20, characterized in that said physical information is heart rate, weight, blood pressure, body fat percentage or flexibility.

28. The method of claim 20, characterized in that said exercise performance information is compared to earlier corresponding exercise performance information on the same unit for the same exerciser to create the exercise history for said exerciser.

29. The method of claim 20, characterized in that the exercise history is created based on change or progress in repetitions, strength, heart rate, weight, blood pressure, body fat percentage, flexibility or combinations thereof.

30. A method for creating an exercise program for an exerciser, characterized in that the exercise history of claim 20 is used to create said program.

31. A method for controlling an exercise event, characterized in that the method of claim 20 is used to create a new program or change the current program substantially in real-time during the exercise.

32. The method of claim 31, characterized in that a data processing system controls and adjusts the exercise unit(s) to change the exercise performance during the exercise according to the new program or as a response to the current exercise.

33. The method of claim 31, characterized in that when the exerciser'"'"'s heart rate exceeds a certain limit during the exercise, the current exercise series is ended or the resistance of the exercise unit is lowered.

36. The method of claim 32, characterized in that when the exerciser'"'"'s heart rate exceeds a certain limit during the exercise, the current exercise series is ended or the resistance of the exercise unit is lowered.

34. A device arrangement for creating an exercise history for an exerciser to create an exercise program, wherein personal exercise information is arranged to be gathered to create said exercise history in an exercise environment having plurality of exercise units, comprising means for identifying the exerciser currently exercising on a unit, means for gathering personal exercise performance information and optionally physical information for said exerciser on each unit, and means for transferring said information to a data processing and storage system, characterized in that the device arrangement is arranged to gather the information for creating the exercise history for said exerciser during an exercise event and to create the exercise history substantially in real-time based on said information to create exercise programs aiming for improving at least two of the following:

aerobic fitness, muscular fitness, muscular strength and functional fitness.

35. A device for creating an exercise history for an exerciser to create an exercise program, wherein personal exercise information is arranged to be gathered to create said exercise history from an exercise environment having plurality of exercise units comprising means for identifying the exerciser currently exercising on a unit, means for gathering personal exercise performance information and optionally physical information for said exerciser on each unit, and means for transferring said information to said device having a data processing and storage system, characterized in that the device is arranged to gather the information for creating the exercise history for said exerciser during an exercise event and to create the exercise history substantially in real-time based on said information to create exercise programs aiming for improving at least two of the following:

aerobic fitness, muscular fitness, muscular strength and functional fitness.