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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2007
Sami Saalasti, Jyväskylä, FI;
Aki Pulkkinen, Tikkakoski, FI;
Joni Kettunen, Säynätsalo, FI;
Mikko Seppänen, Posio, FI;
Sami Saalasti, Jyväskylä, FI;
Aki Pulkkinen, Tikkakoski, FI;
Joni Kettunen, Säynätsalo, FI;
Mikko Seppänen, Posio, FI;
Firstbeat Technologies OY, Jyvaskyla, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and system for guiding a person to a physiological cumulative state in physical exercise, in which the exercise has a physiological target in the form of a physiological state at the end of the exercise, a duration, and a performance parameter. In the method at the start of the exercise the physiological target is set, as is the value of the performance parameter, and during the exercise at regular intervals: at least one quantity proportional to the momentary intensity is measured, and the present physiological state and an estimate of the physiological state and the end of the exercise are calculated with the aid of the momentary intensity and the exercise performed, and a guidance range for the momentary intensity is defined, in order to reach the target state and the performance parameter. The user is guided by means of feedback to remain within the said guidance intensity range. At the start of the exercise the intensity guidance range is expanded according to a pre-selected function, in order to reduce the variation in the guidance.