Cardiovascular Miles

Abstract

A system and method is provided that converts various athletic performance metrics/types to a standard or common unit of measurement. For example, in an embodiment, various athletic performance types are converted to an equivalent miles run. In another example, various types of athletic activities are converted to an equivalent number of credits that may be used to acquire rewards or other items. A conversion factor may be personalized based on an athlete's attributes such as height, weight, gender, age and the like.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving first athletic performance data in a first measurement unit from a first athletic device;   receiving second athletic performance data in a second measurement unit from a second athletic device; and   converting each of the first and second athletic performance data to a third unit.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining whether an athletic goal has been achieved based on the first and second athletic performance data, wherein the athletic goal is specified in the third unit.   
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the third unit is different from the first and second units. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first unit is calories burned and the third unit is miles run. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein converting the first and second athletic performance data to a third unit includes:
 determining a first conversion factor based on a first type of athletic activity associated with the first athletic performance data; and   applying the first conversion factor to the first athletic performance data.   
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first conversion factor is determined further based on an attribute of an individual performing the first type of athletic activity. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the attribute includes a resting heart rate. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the attribute includes weight. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 determining a second conversion factor based on a second type of athletic activity associated with the second athletic performance data; and   applying the second conversion factor to the second athletic performance data.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first type of athletic activity includes elliptical machine activity. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the first type of athletic activity includes biking. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first athletic performance data corresponds to a first participant of a competition and the second athletic performance data corresponds to a second participant of the competition and the method further comprising comparing the first and second athletic performance data in the third unit to determine a winner of the competition. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second athletic performance data are received at an athletic performance monitoring system from one or more remote athletic devices. 
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more remote athletic devices includes a heart rate monitor. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more remote athletic devices includes a pedometer. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the one or more remote athletic devices includes an ergometer. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the first athletic performance data is received at the athletic performance monitoring system is received from the one or more remote athletic devices through an intermediary athletic device. 
   
   
       18 . A method comprising:
 receiving first athletic performance data in a first unit;   receiving second athletic performance data in a second unit different from the first unit; and   converting each of the first and second athletic performance data to a third unit different from the first and second units, wherein the third unit corresponds to a type of funds useable at an athletic performance monitoring system to acquire one or more items.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the first unit corresponds to biking activity and wherein the second unit corresponds to miles biked. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more items include athletic equipment. 
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more items include apparel. 
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the one or more items include a virtual item. 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 determining whether an athletic goal has been has been achieved based on the first and second athletic performance data, wherein the athletic goal is specified in the third unit.   
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the first athletic performance data corresponds to activity performed by a first user and the second athletic performance data corresponds to activity performed by a second user. 
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the first athletic performance data corresponds to a first type of athletic activity and the second athletic performance data corresponds to a second type of athletic activity different from the first type of athletic activity. 
   
   
       26 . A method comprising:
 receiving specifications for creating an athletic challenge, wherein the specifications include a first required amount of a first athletic activity and a second required amount of a second athletic activity, wherein the first required amount and the second required amount are specified in a common unit and wherein at least one of the first athletic activity and the second athletic activity is not measured in the common unit; and   creating the athletic challenge.   
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 26 , further comprising:
 receiving first athletic performance data corresponding to the first athletic activity in a first unit different from the common unit; and   converting the first athletic performance data to the common unit.   
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 27 , further comprising:
 receiving second athletic performance data corresponding to the second athletic activity in a second unit different from the common unit; and   converting the second athletic performance data to the common unit.   
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the common unit corresponds to funds useable to acquire items from an athletic performance monitoring system. 
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the specifications are received at the athletic performance monitoring system. 
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the first type of activity corresponds to elliptical machine activity and the second type of activity corresponds to rowing machine activity. 
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 27 , wherein the athletic challenge is a duathlon. 
   
   
       33 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and   memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:
 receive first athletic performance data in a first measurement unit from a first athletic device; 
 receive second athletic performance data in a second measurement unit from a second athletic device; and 
 convert each of the first and second athletic performance data to a third unit. 
   
   
   
       34 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further causes the apparatus to:
 determine whether an athletic goal has been achieved based on the first and second athletic performance data, wherein the athletic goal is specified in the third unit.   
   
   
       35 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein the third unit is different from the first and second units. 
   
   
       36 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein the first unit is calories burned and the third unit is miles run. 
   
   
       37 . The apparatus of  claim 33 , wherein converting the first and second athletic performance data to a third unit includes:
 determining a first conversion factor based on a first type of athletic activity associated with the first athletic performance data; and   applying the first conversion factor to the first athletic performance data.   
   
   
       38 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and   memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:
 receive specifications for creating an athletic challenge, wherein the specifications include a first required amount of a first athletic activity and a second required amount of a second athletic activity, wherein the first required amount and the second required amount are specified in a common unit and wherein at least one of the first athletic activity and the second athletic activity is not measured in the common unit; and 
 create the athletic challenge. 
   
   
   
       39 . The apparatus of  claim 38 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further causes the apparatus to:
 receive second athletic performance data corresponding to the second athletic activity in a second unit different from the common unit; and   convert the second athletic performance data to the common unit.   
   
   
       40 . The apparatus of  claim 38 , wherein the common unit corresponds to funds useable to acquire items from an athletic performance monitoring system. 
   
   
       41 . The apparatus of  claim 40 , wherein the specifications are received at the athletic performance monitoring system. 
   
   
       42 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and   memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:
 receive first athletic performance data in a first unit; 
 receive second athletic performance data in a second unit different from the first unit; and 
 convert each of the first and second athletic performance data to a third unit different from the first and second units, wherein the third unit corresponds to a type of funds useable at an athletic performance monitoring system to acquire one or more items. 
   
   
   
       43 . The apparatus of  claim 42 , wherein the first unit corresponds to weightlifting repetitions and wherein the second unit corresponds to calories burned. 
   
   
       44 . The apparatus of  claim 42 , wherein the one or more items include athletic equipment. 
   
   
       45 . The apparatus of  claim 42 , wherein the one or more items include apparel. 
   
   
       46 . The apparatus of  claim 42 , wherein the one or more items include a virtual item. 
   
   
       47 . A method comprising:
 receiving cardiovascular exercise data in a first measurement unit from an athletic device; and   converting the athletic performance data from the first measurement unit to a second measurement unit, wherein the second measurement unit is a distance run.   
   
   
       48 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein the second measurement unit is useable to acquire items from an athletic performance monitoring system. 
   
   
       49 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein the cardiovascular exercise data includes a number of calories burned and wherein converting the athletic performance data is performed using a conversion factor of 100 calories burned=1 mile run. 
   
   
       50 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein the athletic device includes an elliptical machine. 
   
   
       51 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein the athletic devices includes a stationary bicycle. 
   
   
       52 . The method of  claim 47 , further comprising generating an athletic performance monitoring interface displaying a first amount of athletic activity in the first measurement unit and a second amount of athletic activity in the second measurement unit. 
   
   
       53 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the interface is configurable to display only one of: the first amount of athletic activity in the first measurement unit and the second amount of athletic activity in the second measurement unit. 
   
   
       54 . The method of  claim 52 , wherein the first amount of athletic activity is displayed differently than the second amount of athletic activity. 
   
   
       55 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein the cardiovascular exercise data is received from a music playback device via a music service provider. 
   
   
       56 . An apparatus comprising:
 a processor; and   memory storing computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the apparatus to:
 receive cardiovascular exercise data in a first measurement unit from an athletic device; and 
 convert the athletic performance data from the first measurement unit to a second measurement unit, wherein the second measurement unit is a distance run. 
   
   
   
       57 . The apparatus of  claim 56 , wherein the cardiovascular exercise data includes a number of calories burned and wherein converting the athletic performance data is performed using a conversion factor of 100 calories burned=1 mile run. 
   
   
       58 . The apparatus of  claim 56 , wherein the athletic device includes an elliptical machine. 
   
   
       59 . The apparatus of  claim 56 , wherein the athletic devices includes a stationary bicycle. 
   
   
       60 . The apparatus of  claim 56 , wherein the computer readable instructions, when executed, further cause the apparatus to generate an athletic performance monitoring interface displaying a first amount of athletic activity in the first measurement unit and a second amount of athletic activity in the second measurement unit. 
   
   
       61 . The apparatus of  claim 60 , wherein the interface is configurable to display only one of: the first amount of athletic activity in the first measurement unit and the second amount of athletic activity in the second measurement unit. 
   
   
       62 . The apparatus of  claim 60 , wherein the first amount of athletic activity is displayed differently than the second amount of athletic activity. 
   
   
       63 . The apparatus of  claim 57  wherein a credit is provided to a user associated with the cardiovascular exercise data that corresponds to the distance run value. 
   
   
       64 . The apparatus of  claim 63  wherein the credit is displayed in an athletic performance monitoring interface.