Social web interactive fitness training

摘要

The invention discloses a social fitness and wellness website which teaches an individual fitness training exercises using video pod casts. The exercises teach proper use of gym equipment and home exercises requiring no special gym equipment. The website staffs certified physical trainers and dieticians who develop customized strength, conditioning and nutrition plans based on profile information provided by the individual. Goals are established and progress monitored by a variety of sensors body and/or gym mounted equipment. Optionally, a hand held smart computer device is used as a wireless interface to transmit the exercise data to the website.

主权项

1. An exercise data collecting system for use by an individual with exercise equipment wherein the system forms a low power C-LAN/picoPan network comprising:
at least one RFID tag for sensing and collecting raw motion data generated by exercise movements; the RFID tag being mountable on exercise equipment associated therewith; the RFID tag housing a 6-DOF MEMS sensor for detecting the raw motion data, a microprocessor with memory for storing the data as data packets, first programmed control applications, the first programmed control applications identifying each type of exercise equipment, a transceiver for wirelessly sending the motion data packets using a Bluetooth® 4.0 or higher protocol, firmware for filtering out transient vibrations from exercise movements and a rechargeable or replaceable battery to power the RFID tag; at least one master control dongle for receiving the wireless data packets; the dongle housing a microprocessor with flash memory, second programmed control applications, a RF identifier signal sender controlled by the second programmed control applications for identifying the individual using a RF identifier frequency assigned the individual so as to collate the data packets received, a transceiver for wirelessly receiving and sending the data packets and a rechargeable or replaceable battery to power the dongle; and a smart computer device using a Bluetooth 4.0 or higher protocol to receive and send the data packets.