Training and Rehabilitation Involving Physical Activity and Cognitive Exercises

Abstract

System, methods and electronic devices aimed at motivating users to perform physical activity are disclosed herein. A user may be presented with a series of physical and cognitive exercises. For example, an exercise may be locked until completion of an unlocked exercise. Performance in each exercise may be tracked to display feedback to a user and track the user's improvement over time. Physical exercises may comprise challenges to move a particular distance or take a particular number of steps. Cognitive exercises comprise techniques test or train the cognitive abilities of the user in: attention, memory, processing speed, logical reasoning, numerical reasoning, spatial reasoning, verbal reasoning, language, and cognitive executive functions. Performance in one exercise may modify the difficulty or parameters of a subsequent exercise. The tracking of user improvement may comprise a progress or reward system such as the increasing of a user's “level” or awarding of “badges.”

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of fitness testing and training, comprising:
 recording, by a user device, data corresponding to a user performing a physical exercise;   locking, by the user device, a cognitive exercise from being performed by the user;   determining, by the user device, that the physical exercise is complete;   unlocking the cognitive exercise, for display to the user, in response to the determining that the physical exercise is complete;   recording, by the user device, data corresponding to the user performing the cognitive exercise; and   generating, based on the data corresponding to the user performing the cognitive exercise, feedback for display on the user device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein default parameters of the cognitive exercise are modified based on the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 selecting the cognitive exercise from a plurality of cognitive exercises based on the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the physical exercise comprises walking a predetermined distance or a predetermined number of steps, running the predetermined distance or the predetermined number of steps, cycling the predetermined distance, burning a predetermined number of calories, performing a predetermined number of repetitions of a given physical activity workout, performing a given type of physical activity for a predetermined amount of time, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cognitive exercise comprises an attention exercise, a memory exercise, a processing speed exercise, a logical reasoning exercise, a numerical reasoning exercise, a spatial reasoning exercise, a verbal reasoning exercise, a language exercise, a cognitive executive functions exercise, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise is recorded using a multiple-axis accelerometer or a global positioning system (GPS) sensor. 
     
     
         7 . A method of fitness testing and training, comprising:
 recording, by a user device, data corresponding to a user performing a cognitive exercise;   locking, by the user device, a physical exercise from being performed by the user;   determining, by the user device, that the cognitive exercise is complete;   unlocking the physical exercise, for display to the user, in response to the determining that the cognitive exercise is complete;   recording, by the user device, data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise; and   generating, based on the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise, feedback for display on the user device.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein default parameters of the physical exercise are modified based at least in part upon the data corresponding to the user performing the cognitive exercise. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 selecting the physical exercise from a plurality of physical exercises based on the data corresponding to the user performing the cognitive exercise.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the physical exercise comprises walking a predetermined distance or a predetermined number of steps, running the predetermined distance or the predetermined number of steps, cycling the predetermined distance, burning a predetermined number of calories, performing a predetermined number of repetitions of a given physical activity workout, performing a given type of physical activity for a predetermined amount of time, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the cognitive exercise comprises an attention exercise, a memory exercise, a processing speed exercise, a logical reasoning exercise, a numerical reasoning exercise, a spatial reasoning exercise, a verbal reasoning exercise, a language exercise, a cognitive executive functions exercise, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise is recorded using a multiple-axis accelerometer or a global positioning system (GPS) sensor. 
     
     
         13 . A method of fitness testing and training, comprising:
 recording, by a user device, data corresponding to a user performing one or more physical exercises and one or more cognitive exercises;   analyzing, by the user device, a physical performance of the user performing the one or more physical exercises;   analyzing, by the user device, a cognitive performance of the user performing the one or more cognitive exercises; and   calculating, based on the physical performance of the user and the cognitive performance of the user, a composite physical-cognitive score of the user performing the one or more physical exercises and the one or more cognitive exercises.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 transmitting, by the user device and to a server, the composite physical-cognitive score of the user; and   comparing the composite physical-cognitive score of the user with similarly determined overall scores of other users in a ranking system, a competitive setting, or a leaderboard setting.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the physical exercise comprises walking a predetermined distance or a predetermined number of steps, running the predetermined distance or the predetermined number of steps, cycling the predetermined distance, burning a predetermined number of calories, performing a predetermined number of repetitions of a given physical activity workout, performing a given type of physical activity for a predetermined amount of time, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the cognitive exercise comprises an attention exercise, a memory exercise, a processing speed exercise, a logical reasoning exercise, a numerical reasoning exercise, a spatial reasoning exercise, a verbal reasoning exercise, a language exercise, a cognitive executive functions exercise, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise is recorded using a multiple-axis accelerometer or a global positioning system (GPS) sensor. 
     
     
         18 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a fitness testing and training device to:
 record data corresponding to a user performing a physical exercise;   provide feedback on a performance of the user performing the physical exercise;   responsive to receiving an indication that the user completed the physical exercise, generate, based on the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise, a cognitive exercise for display on the fitness testing and training device;   record data corresponding to the user performing the cognitive exercise; and   provide feedback on a performance of the user performing the cognitive exercise.   
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein default parameters of the cognitive exercise are modified based at least in part on the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 selecting the cognitive exercise from a plurality of cognitive exercises based on the data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise.   
     
     
         21 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the physical exercise comprises walking a predetermined distance or a predetermined number of steps, running the predetermined distance or the predetermined number of steps, cycling the predetermined distance, burning a predetermined number of calories, performing a predetermined number of repetitions of a given physical activity workout, performing a given type of physical activity for a predetermined amount of time, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         22 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the cognitive exercise comprises an attention exercise, a memory exercise, a processing speed exercise, a logical reasoning exercise, a numerical reasoning exercise, a spatial reasoning exercise, a verbal reasoning exercise, a language exercise, a cognitive executive functions exercise, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         23 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a fitness testing and training device to:
 record data corresponding to a user performing a cognitive exercise;   provide feedback on a performance of the user performing the cognitive exercise;   responsive to receiving an indication that the user completed the cognitive exercise, generate, based on the data corresponding to the user performing the cognitive exercise, a physical exercise for display on the fitness testing and training device;   record data corresponding to the user performing the physical exercise; and   provide feedback on a performance of the user performing the physical exercise.   
     
     
         24 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein default parameters of the physical exercise are modified based at least in part on the data corresponding to the user performing the cognitive exercise. 
     
     
         25 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 selecting the physical exercise from a plurality of physical exercises based on the data corresponding to the user performing the cognitive exercise.   
     
     
         26 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the physical exercise comprises walking a predetermined distance or a predetermined number of steps, running the predetermined distance or the predetermined number of steps, cycling the predetermined distance, burning a predetermined number of calories, performing a predetermined number of repetitions of a given physical activity workout, performing a given type of physical activity for a predetermined amount of time, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         27 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 23 , wherein the cognitive exercise comprises an attention exercise, a memory exercise, a processing speed exercise, a logical reasoning exercise, a numerical reasoning exercise, a spatial reasoning exercise, a verbal reasoning exercise, a language exercise, a cognitive executive functions exercise, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         28 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a fitness testing and training device to:
 record data corresponding to a user performing one or more physical exercises and one or more cognitive exercises;   analyze a physical performance of the user performing the one or more physical exercises;   analyze a cognitive performance of the user performing the one or more cognitive exercises; and   calculate, based on the physical performance of the user and the cognitive performance of the user, a composite physical-cognitive score of the user performing the one or more physical exercises and the one or more cognitive exercises.   
     
     
         29 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 28 , wherein the composite physical-cognitive score for the user is compared with a plurality of similar scores for a plurality of other users in a competitive setting or a leaderboard setting. 
     
     
         30 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 28 , wherein the physical exercise comprises walking a predetermined distance or a predetermined number of steps, running the predetermined distance or the predetermined number of steps, cycling the predetermined distance, burning a predetermined number of calories, performing a predetermined number of repetitions of a given physical activity workout, performing a given type of physical activity for a predetermined amount of time, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         31 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 28 , wherein the cognitive exercise comprises an attention exercise, a memory exercise, a processing speed exercise, a logical reasoning exercise, a numerical reasoning exercise, a spatial reasoning exercise, a verbal reasoning exercise, a language exercise, a cognitive executive functions exercise, or a combination thereof.