Encoded metabolic data for transfer and subsequent use, methods of use, and apparatus for using the encoded metabolic data

Abstract

Systems and methods that generate and transfer data representative of a subject's metabolism for subsequent use with one or more different exercise apparatus are provided. Exercise apparatus which are configured to receive such data, as well as to use such data to calculate exercise results which are tailored to a subject to whom the data applies, are also disclosed.

1 . A method of encoding results of an exercise metabolic test, comprising: 
 providing a fixed number of characters, each of the characters corresponding to a value associated with a metabolic parameter, the fixed number of characters corresponding, in combination, to at least one metabolic parameter;    obtaining data corresponding to the at least one metabolic parameter; and    determining at least one identifier corresponding to the data, the at least one identifier comprising at least a portion of the fixed number of characters, which comprises an individual metabolic code.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the fixed number of characters comprises providing a fixed number of characters to correspond to a plurality of metabolic parameters.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising: 
 organizing a plurality of identifiers corresponding to each of the plurality of metabolic parameters into a predetermined sequence and length of the fixed number of characters to provide the individual metabolic code.    
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein obtaining data comprises obtaining data corresponding to at least one of a heart rate, a heart rate at a peak exertion, a heart rate at an anaerobic threshold, a number of calories burned, a number of calories burned at a peak exertion, a number of calories burned at an anaerobic threshold, an age, a weight, and a sex.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein obtaining data further comprises calculating a linear relationship between the heart rate and the number of calories burned.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising inputting the individual metabolic code into a processing element for measuring at least one metabolic parameter of a subject during activity by the subject.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising calculating the at least one metabolic parameter based at least partially upon the at least one identifier of the individual metabolic code.  
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising outputting the at least one metabolic parameter.  
     
     
         9 . An apparatus for use during exercise, comprising: 
 a monitor configured to measure at least one measured metabolic parameter during activity by a subject; and    a processing element in communication with the monitor and configured to:    receive an individual metabolic code;    decode the individual metabolic code;    calculate at least one calculated metabolic parameter based on the at least one measured metabolic parameter and the individual metabolic code; and    output the at least one calculated metabolic parameter.    
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , further comprising an exercise device.  
     
     
         11 . An exercise machine, comprising: 
 an exercise component;    a monitor configured to measure at least one measured metabolic parameter during activity by a subject; and    a processing element in communication with at least one of the exercise component and the monitor and configured to: 
 receive an individual metabolic code;  
 decode the individual metabolic code;  
 calculate at least one calculated metabolic parameter based on the individual metabolic code and at least one of a parameter of the subject measured by the monitor and a at least one parameter of the exercise component during exercise by the subject; and  
 output the at least one calculated metabolic parameter.