Exercise support device, exercise support method and recording medium

Abstract

An exercise support device and an exercise support method are disclosed. A route setting unit is configured to set a route that a user moves in map information. A current position acquiring unit is configured to acquire a current position. A notification unit is configured to make a notification to the outside when a distance between a load section and the current position is smaller than a distance reference value, the load section being located ahead of the current position in the route and increasing an exercise load on the user.

1 . An exercise support device, comprising:
 a current position acquiring unit configured to acquire a current position;   a notification unit; and   at least one processor configured to
 set a route that a user moves in map information, and 
 cause the notification unit to make a notification to the outside when a distance between a load section and the current position is smaller than a distance reference value, the load section being located ahead of the current position in the route and increasing an exercise load on the user. 
   
     
     
         2 . The exercise support device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a biological information acquiring unit configured to acquire biological information of the user that changes according to an amount of exercise,
 wherein the notification unit makes the notification to the outside based on the biological information.   
     
     
         3 . The exercise support device according to  claim 2 , wherein the notification unit changes notification contents according to the biological information when the distance between the load section and the current position is smaller than the distance reference value. 
     
     
         4 . The exercise support device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the notification unit is configured to
 make a notification at a first notification level when the distance between the load section and the current position is greater than the distance reference value and a load level of the user indicated by the biological information falls within a predetermined range, and 
 make a notification at a second notification level higher than the first notification level when the distance between the load section and the current position is smaller than the distance reference value and the load level falls between an intermediate value in the predetermined range and an upper limit in the predetermined range. 
   
     
     
         5 . The exercise support device according to  claim 2 , wherein said at least one processor estimates the biological information when the user passes the load section, which is estimated biological information, before the user reaches the load section,
 wherein the notification unit changes, based on the estimated biological information, notification contents notified to the outside when the distance between the load section and the current position is smaller than the distance reference value.   
     
     
         6 . The exercise support device according to  claim 5 , wherein the at least one processor adds a value of the biological information to an estimated amount of change in the biological information due to the user passing the load section, to thereby calculate the estimated biological information. 
     
     
         7 . The exercise support device according to  claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor sets the estimated amount of change based on an amount of change in the biological information when the user has passed the load section. 
     
     
         8 . The exercise support device according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the load section increases the exercise load beyond an increase amount reference value, which is predetermined, and   the increase amount reference value is set to be smaller at a higher load level of the user indicated by the biological information.   
     
     
         9 . An exercise support method, comprising:
 setting a route that a user moves in map information;   acquiring a current position; and   making a notification to the outside when a distance between a load section and the current position is smaller than a distance reference value, the load section being located ahead of the current position in the route and increasing an exercise load on the user.   
     
     
         10 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium that stores a control program for controlling an exercise support device, the control program causing the exercise support device to execute the steps of:
 setting a route that a user moves in map information;   acquiring a current position; and   making a notification to the outside when a distance between a load section and the current position is smaller than a distance reference value, the load section being located ahead of the current position in the route and increasing an exercise load on the user.