Custom Exercise video website

Abstract

The custom exercise video website implements a computerized method for development of a personal fitness/wellness training regimen that is uniquely tailored to an individual user's needs. The website provides a user interface that can accept user inputs related to the user's desire for physical therapy and/or exercise of a body part, muscle group or series of muscle groups. Based on the user inputs, system processing creates a multimedia playlist linking discrete video clips together to form a unique exercise program having clips that have been sequentially ordered by the user. A user-selectable running time is also provided. The website provides an option to add a user-specified music track to the exercise video. The music volume will automatically adjust down when the audio from the clips is on. The video is formatted in a digital file that can be played by a variety of media players.

1 . A custom exercise video website, comprising:
 a web server adapted for connection to a network;   a file server having a plurality of multimedia files stored thereon, the plurality of multimedia files demonstrating exercises;   an application server software program stored on and executing on the web server, the application server software program having:
 means for publishing a plurality of web pages establishing a custom exercise video creating website; 
 means for selecting a link to web pages on the website, the web pages relating to exercises affecting a user-selected part of the user's body; 
 means for selecting a link to and retrieving the exercise demonstrating multimedia files stored on the file server; 
 means for consolidating the retrieved multimedia files in a user-selected sequence to form an exercise program video; 
 multimedia track mixing software, the multimedia track mixing software adding a user specified music track to the exercise program video; and 
 means for downloading the exercise program video to a client connected to the network for storage and playback on a client's media player. 
   
   
   
       2 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , further comprising a duck music under voice feature, the duck music under voice feature automatically adjusting down the user added music track in track locations where the exercise video clip has vocal instructions. 
   
   
       3 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , wherein the video is formatted in a digital file that can be played by a variety of media players. 
   
   
       4 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia files stored on the file server include exercise video clip groups associated with a plurality of exercise types defining targeted muscle groups, individual video clips in the video clip groups being selectable by the user for incorporation into the custom exercise video. 
   
   
       5 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia files are stored in a flat file format. 
   
   
       6 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia files are stored in a relational database. 
   
   
       7 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia files are stored in a hierarchical database. 
   
   
       8 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , wherein the multimedia files are stored in an object database. 
   
   
       9 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , further comprising a transaction server connected to the custom exercise video website, the transaction server accepting on-line payment for user-requested exercise videos provided by the website. 
   
   
       10 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 9 , wherein a set of business rules are stored in the transaction server, the business rules implementing customer loyalty programs and repeat customer discounts. 
   
   
       11 . The custom exercise video website according to  claim 1 , wherein the means for selecting a link to and retrieving the exercise demonstrating multimedia files stored on the file server further comprises means for selecting a single clip any desired number of times to create a user-determined number of sets of that exercise. 
   
   
       12 . A computerized method for delivering a customized exercise program through a website, comprising the steps of:
 storing a plurality of multimedia clips in a database accessible to an application server, each of the multimedia clips including demonstrations of a specific exercise related to a specific area of the body;   displaying to a user a page served by the application server, the page having a plurality of links describing a corresponding plurality of the specific areas of the body;   displaying, responsive to user selection of one of the displayed links, a menu including a related plurality of exercises;   providing a multimedia clip playlist on the page, the multimedia clip playlist being accessible by the user;   providing an object transfer function on the page allowing the user to transfer selected exercises from the menu to the playlist in a user desired order; and   providing a mixdown function, the mixdown function allowing the user to specify a music track, the mixdown function mixing the user specified music track to the exercise program video;   wherein individual multimedia clips are sequentially ordered in the multimedia playlist to provide a custom exercise video designed by the user.   
   
   
       13 . The computerized method for delivering a customized exercise program through a website according to  claim 12 , wherein the object transfer function comprises a drag and drop feature on the page allowing the user to drag and drop selected exercises from the menu to the playlist in the user desired order. 
   
   
       14 . The computerized method for delivering a customized exercise program through a website according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of automatically adjusting down the user added music track in track locations where the exercise video clip has vocal instructions. 
   
   
       15 . The computerized method for delivering a customized exercise program through a website according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of formatting the video in a digital file that can be played by a variety of media players. 
   
   
       16 . The computerized method for delivering a customized exercise program through a website according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of including within the stored multimedia clips exercise video clip groups associated with a plurality of exercise types defining targeted muscle groups, individual video clips in the video clip groups being selectable by the user for incorporation into the custom exercise video. 
   
   
       17 . The computerized method for delivering a customized exercise program through a website according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of accepting on-line payment for user-requested exercise videos provided by the website. 
   
   
       18 . The computerized method for delivering a customized exercise program through a website according to  claim 12 , further comprising the step of providing a set of business rules implementing customer loyalty programs and repeat customer discounts. 
   
   
       19 . The computerized method for delivering a customized exercise program through a website according to  claim 12 , wherein the object transfer providing step further comprises allowing the user to select a single clip any desired number of times thereby creating a user-determined number of sets of that exercise.