Method and equipment for human-related measuring
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1. A method for assessing a person'"'"'s energy consumption during exercise, the method comprising the steps of:
- measuring the person'"'"'s heart rate information during exercise, the heart rate information including a heart rate parameter;
obtaining an energy consumption reference value from one or more performance parameters that describe the person'"'"'s physical performance with at least one of the performance parameters being oxygen uptake;
assessing the person'"'"'s energy consumption by means of a plurality of calculating parameters including at least the heart rate parameter and the energy consumption reference value.
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Abstract
A heart rate measuring arrangement comprising measuring means (500A to 500B) for measuring a person'"'"'s heart rate during exercise and a calculating unit (532) for calculating an assessment of the person'"'"'s energy consumption during exercise using at least two calculating parameters, one of which is a heart rate parameter included in the person'"'"'s measured heart rate information, the heart rate measuring arrangement further comprising presenting means (530) for presenting the formed assessment of the person'"'"'s energy consumption. The calculating unit is arranged to use an energy consumption reference value as a calculating parameter, which reference value is obtained by using one or more performance parameters representing the person'"'"'s physical performance.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for assessing a person'"'"'s energy consumption during exercise, the method comprising the steps of:
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measuring the person'"'"'s heart rate information during exercise, the heart rate information including a heart rate parameter;
obtaining an energy consumption reference value from one or more performance parameters that describe the person'"'"'s physical performance with at least one of the performance parameters being oxygen uptake;
assessing the person'"'"'s energy consumption by means of a plurality of calculating parameters including at least the heart rate parameter and the energy consumption reference value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
assessing;
measuring the heart rate under the maximum exercise stress;
assessing on the basis of the person'"'"'s age; and
forming an assessment by means of a neural network model into which at least one physiological parameter representing the person'"'"'s physiology is entered as an input parameter.
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13. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the lower heart rate is obtained by at least one of:
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assessing;
calculating about 50 to 60% of the maximum heart rate; and
making an assessment on the basis of the person'"'"'s resting heart rate.
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14. A method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the intermediate heart rate is obtained by at least one of:
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assessing;
calculating about 85% of the maximum heart rate; and
calculating about 85% of the upper heart rate and pré
cising the assessment on the basis of the person'"'"'s physical condition.
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15. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the measuring of the heart rate information is measured with a heart rate monitor having a display, the heart rate monitor forming an assessment of the person'"'"'s energy consumption based on the heart rate information;
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displaying the assessment on the display of the heart rate monitor.
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16. A heart rate measuring arrangement comprising:
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a measuring means for measuring a person'"'"'s heart rate;
a calculating unit for calculating an assessment of the person'"'"'s energy consumption during exercise from a plurality of calculating parameters, the plurality of calculating parameters including the heart rate and an energy consumption reference value, the energy consumption reference value being obtained from one or more performance parameters that describe the person'"'"'s physical performance with at least one of the performance parameters being oxygen uptake; and
a presenting means for presenting the formed assessment of the person'"'"'s energy consumption. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
an assessed heart rate;
the heart rate measured during exercise corresponding to a maximum exercise stress;
assessment based on the person'"'"'s age; and
made by means of a neural network model into which at least one physiological parameter representing the person'"'"'s physiology is entered as an input parameter.
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29. A heart rate measuring arrangement as claimed in claim 27, wherein the calculating unit is arranged to use the lower heart rate formed by at least one of:
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an assessed heart rate;
a heart rate calculated about 50 to 60% of the maximum heart rate; and
an assessment made on the basis of the person'"'"'s resting heart rate.
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30. A hear rate measuring arrangement as claimed in claim 27 wherein the calculating unit is arranged to use the intermediate heart rate formed by at least one of:
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an assessed heart rate;
an intermediate heart rate calculated about 85% of the maximum heart rate; and
an assessment calculated about 85% of the upper heart rate level and pré
cised on the basis of the person'"'"'s physical condition.
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31. A heart rate measuring arrangement as claimed in claim 16, wherein the presenting means are a display.
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