Training device for determining timing of next training session

Abstract

A device helps a user to plan the proper timing for setting a next training session based on the intensity of a training stimulus of a previous session. The user is shown when there will have been enough recovery time since the last training session to suggest the best time for starting the next training session. The timing recommendations are based on a supercompensation time curve that depends on a user dependent factor that includes at least the training load of the last training session and preferably also depends on the training status of the user. Further parameters like age and gender and variables like behavior affecting recovery, as there are for example tiredness from lack of sleep, dehydration from insufficient drinking, insufficient calories, protein, mineral or vitamin intake, consumption of alcohol and other drugs, can additionally be used to influence the recovery timing calculations.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a device and a method providing a technical aid for physical exercise which instructs the user on proper timing for setting the next training session on account of the intensity of the training stimulus of the previous training session. The best time for performing the next training session is a time window, which only starts after a proper recovery time after the previous training session and is based on the training principle of recovery and supercompensation.[0002]Training is effective because the body is seeking to adapt to the stress from its environment. A training stimulus is the application of stress (the training load) and a training effect is the body's subsequent adaptation to that stress. In training, the desired adaptive response, i.e., the ability of the body to better cope with similar stress situations in future, is described by a process called supercompensation.[0003]The supercompensation model illus...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

This patent is about monitoring and analyzing the joint load of a person running to determine the factors that affect it, such as the type of shoes the person is wearing, the amount of wear on the shoes, the underground structure, and the person's speed. By monitoring these factors and measuring the accumulated joint load during a training session or multiple training sessions, the system can provide feedback to the person to prevent overuse and suggest a reduction in load, such as reducing speed or discontinuing high training load. The system can automatically adjust the load based on evaluations of measurements such as fatigue, reduced step length or height, increased stance time, or increased pronation velocities.

Problems solved by technology

The latter systems can detect changes in height above sea level on a limited accuracy, therefore often air pressure sensors are used to give more accurate information on height changes.

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