US 6,672,991 B2 · Guided instructional cardiovascular exercise with accompaniment

Abstract

A cardiovascular exercise program that includes selectable virtual and real time directed and/or guided exercises particularly adapted for stationary exercise equipment. The program may be performed by individuals in virtual or actual groups. The program allows individual participants to ascertain their ongoing physical conditions such that the participants may customize the exercise program criteria to reflect recognition of such ongoing physical conditions. The program may be performed in a delayed or real-time mode, and includes a particular form of guidance that enables an individual to achieve objectives of self awareness and exercising at appropriate levels through a unique combination of verbal queues, guidance, motivation, entertainment, community, participation, and achievement monitoring. Thus, an individual can increase his or her level of fitness by controlling their perceived level of exertion and the performance of their heart during exercise through guidance and monitoring.

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Dependent claims

A guided instructional exercise system for individual exercise workouts, comprising:

an exercise device that is adjustable by a user to require varying levels of exercise exertion by said user;
timing means for establishing exercise time intervals for said user;
means for sensing a pulse rate of said user while said user is exercising;
virtual community means for imparting to said user a sense of being part of a community of exercisers;
and
motivational guidance means for providing instructions, varying exertion level criteria, and a time interval to said user such that said user may establish on said exercise device levels of exercise exertion customized according to said exertion level criteria suggested by said motivational guidance means, wherein said user must determine an individually appropriate level of exertion based on said exertion level criteria suggested by said motivational guidance means and the sensed pulse rate, and wherein said user must make any necessary adjustments to said exercise device, such that said exercise device supplies an appropriate level of exercise resistance to said user.

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A method of guiding exercise participants comprising steps of:

providing instructions, exertion level criteria, and a time interval to said exercise participants for conducting at least one warm-up exercise;
allowing each of said exercise participants to participate in said warm-up exercise at a level of exercise exertion individually determined by each exercise participant, wherein each exercise participant individually determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria;
allowing each of said exercise participants to individually sense a pulse rate while participating in said warm-up exercise;
allowing each of said exercise participants to continue said warm-up exercise at a level of exercise exertion individually determined by each exercise participant, wherein each exercise participant individually determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria and the sensed pulse rate;
providing instructions, exertion level criteria, and a time interval for conducting at least one steady-state level of exercise;
allowing each of said exercise participants to participate in said steady-state level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion individually determined by each exercise participant, wherein each exercise participant individually determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria;
allowing each of said exercise participants to individually sense a pulse rate while participating in said steady-state level of exercise;
allowing each of said exercise participants to continue said steady-state level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion individually determined by each exercise participant, wherein each exercise participant individually determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria and the sensed pulse rate
providing instructions, exertion level criteria, and a time interval for conducting at least one challenge level of exercise;
allowing each of said exercise participants to participate in said challenge level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion individually determined by each exercise participant, wherein each exercise participant individually determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria;
allowing each of said exercise participants to individually sense a pulse rate while participating in said challenge level of exercise;
allowing each of said exercise participants to continue said challenge level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion individually determined by each exercise participant, wherein each exercise participant individually determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria and the sensed pulse rate
providing instructions, exertion level criteria, and a time interval for conducting at least one cool-down level of exercise;
allowing each of said exercise participants to participate in said cool-down level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion individually determined by each exercise participant, wherein each exercise participant individually determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria;
allowing each of said exercise participants to individually sense a pulse rate while participating in said cool-down level of exercise;
allowing each of said exercise participants to continue said cool-down level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion individually determined by each exercise participant, wherein each exercise participant individually determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria and the sensed pulse rate.

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A method of guiding at least one exercise participant comprising:

providing instructions, exertion level criteria, and a time interval to said exercise participant for conducting at least one warm-up exercise;
allowing said exercise participant to participate in said warm-up exercise at a level of exercise exertion determined by said exercise participant, wherein said exercise participant determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria;
allowing said exercise participant to sense a pulse rate while participating in said warm-up exercise;
allowing said exercise participant to continue said warm-up exercise at a level of exercise exertion determined by said exercise participant, wherein said exercise participant determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria and the sensed pulse rate;
providing instructions, exertion level criteria, and a time interval for conducting at least one steady-state level of exercise;
allowing said exercise participant to participate in said steady-state level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion determined by said exercise participant, wherein said exercise participant determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria;
allowing said exercise participant to sense a pulse rate while participating in said steady-state level of exercise;
allowing said exercise participant to continue said steady-state level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion determined by said exercise participant, wherein said exercise participant determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria and the sensed pulse rate
providing instructions, exertion level criteria, and a time interval for conducting at least one challenge level of exercise;
allowing said exercise participant to participate in said challenge level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion determined by said exercise participant, wherein said exercise participant determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria;
allowing said exercise participant to sense a pulse rate while participating in said challenge level of exercise;
allowing said exercise participant to continue said challenge level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion determined by said exercise participant, wherein said exercise participant determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria and the sensed pulse rate
providing instructions, exertion level criteria, and a time interval for conducting at least one cool-down level of exercise;
allowing said exercise participant to participate in said cool-down level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion determined by said exercise participant, wherein said exercise participant determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria;
allowing said exercise participant to sense a pulse rate while participating in said cool-down level of exercise;
allowing said exercise participant to continue said cool-down level of exercise at a level of exercise exertion determined by said exercise participant, wherein said exercise participant determines a level of exercise exertion based on said provided exertion level criteria and the sensed pulse rate.

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