US 5,704,877 A · Workout level indicator

Abstract

An exercise display system for aiding a user in maintaining a desired exercise intensity level includes input means for inputting relevant physiological information about the user, calculation means for calculating a spectrum of exercise intensity levels, sensor for detecting the physiological condition of the user during exercise, and display means (32) for displaying the user's exercise intensity within a first scale (20) of at least two levels (22) of possible exercise intensities. The scale (20) includes a Below Training Zone (23), a Weight Loss Training Zone (24), a Cardiovascular Training Zone (25), and an Above Training Zone (26). The display means (32) also includes a second scale (28) of subdivisions (30) of intensity levels, e.g., maximum heart rate percentages or range of heart beat rates. The subdivisions (30) may preferably flash or may be caused to turn a specific color when the exerciser's physiological condition is represented by that subdivision. The display system (32) indicates the intensity of the user's exercise within the subdivisions during the user's exercise workout, as received by the sensor.

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Dependent claims

An exercise display system for aiding a user in maintaining a desired exercise intensity level while exercising, the display system comprising:

(a) input means for inputting relevant physiological information about the user;
(b) calculation means for calculating the appropriate exercise intensity levels for a particular user based in part on the input physiological information about the user, the intensity levels being zones within which a particular exercise benefit may be obtained;
(c) sensor for detecting the physiological condition of the user during exercise;
wherein the calculation means uses the physiological condition of the user to determine within which zone the user is currently performing;
and
(d) display means for displaying the user's exercise intensity based on the detected physiological condition during exercising, the display means including a first scale of at least two levels of possible exercise intensities, the first scale being composed of major subdivisions that correspond to the zones calculated by the calculation means, the first scale including indicia indicating the benefits of each zone.

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An exercise display system for aiding a user in maintaining a desired exercise intensity level while exercising, the display system comprising:

(a) input means for inputting relevant physiological information about the user;
(b) calculation means for calculating at least two exercise intensity levels for a particular user based in part on the input physiological information about the user, the intensity levels being zones within which a particular exercise benefit may be obtained, the zones being calculated in terms of ranges of heart rates that are congruent with the input physiological information about the user, the intensity levels corresponding to ranges of heart rate;
(c) sensor for detecting the user's heart rate, wherein the calculation means uses the users' heart rate to repeatedly calculate within which zone the user is currently performing;
(d) display means comprising a first scale of at least two levels of possible exercise intensities, the first scale levels corresponding to the zones calculated by the calculation means, the display means including a second scale of subdivisions of heart rates of at least one of the first scale zones:
the calculation means calculating the subdivisions of the second scale;
and
(e) a plurality of spaced apart first indicia representing subdivisions of exercise intensity within a first exercise intensity level, the first indicia indicating the benefits of each zone;
and a plurality of spaced apart second indicia representing subdivisions of exercise intensity within the second scale whereby during a user's workout, the display means provides an indication of the intensity, level zone and subdivision within which the user is performing.

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An exercise display system for aiding a user in maintaining a desired exercise intensity level while exercising, the display system comprising:

(a) input means for inputting relevant physiological information about the user;
(b) calculation means for calculating at least two exercise intensity levels for a particular user based in part on the input physiological information about the user, the intensity levels being zones within which a particular exercise benefit may be obtained, the zones each being calculated as a range of values corresponding to a measurable physiological attribute of the user;
wherein the starting and ending points of the zone ranges correspond to specific physiological valves;
and wherein once the calculation of the zone ranges is accomplished, the specific physiological start and ending values remain the same throughout the user's workout;
(c) sensor for detecting the measurable physiological attribute of the user during exercise wherein the calculation means continuously compares the users' sensed physiological attribute with the range starting and ending points to determine within which zone the user is currently performing;
and
(d) display means comprising a first scale of at least two non-varying levels of possible exercise intensities the first scale levels corresponding to the zones calculated by the calculation means;
the first scale including indicia indicating the benefits of each zone;
whereby during a user's workout, the display means provides an indication of the intensity level zone within which the user is performing.

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