Physical activity management system and method for performing the same

Abstract

A method for performing a physical activity management system includes producing a first exercise solution for a user by a calculating unit, wherein the first exercise solution includes a first target of an exercise intensity of the user; detecting a physical signal of the user in a period of time by a sensing unit, wherein the physical signal includes a heart rate and a respiratory frequency; producing an exercise status of the user by the calculating unit according to the physical signal detected by the sensing unit, wherein the exercise status includes a heart rate recovery of the user and a respiratory rate recovery of the user; making an adjustment decision by comparing the first exercise solution and the exercise status by the calculating unit; and modifying the first exercise solution to become a second exercise solution according to the adjustment decision by the calculating unit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for performing a physical activity management system, comprising:
 producing a first exercise solution for a user by a calculating unit, wherein the first exercise solution includes a first target of an exercise intensity of the user;   detecting a physical signal of the user in a period of time by a sensing unit, wherein the physical signal includes a heart rate and a respiratory frequency;   producing an exercise status of the user by the calculating unit according to the physical signal detected by the sensing unit, wherein the exercise status includes a heart rate recovery of the user and a respiratory rate recovery of the user;   making an adjustment decision by comparing the first exercise solution and the exercise status by the calculating unit; and   modifying the first exercise solution to become a second exercise solution according to the adjustment decision by the calculating unit.   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a notification unit to notify the user whether the first target of the exercise intensity needs to be adjusted.   
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the sensing unit comprises a heart rate sensing unit and a respiration sensing unit. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the respiration sensing unit is a microphone. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the calculating unit makes the adjustment decision by comparing a first achieving rate of heart rate in the exercise status and a second achieving rate of heart rate in the first exercise solution, comparing the heart rate recovery in the exercise status and a heart rate recovery in the first exercise solution, and comparing the respiratory rate recovery in the exercise status and a respiratory rate recovery in the first exercise solution. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the calculating unit comprises a first calculator and a second calculator, wherein the first calculator is configured to provide the first exercise solution, and the second calculator is configured to make the adjustment decision and provide the second exercise solution. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein a second target of an exercise intensity at i th  time in the second exercise solution is calculated according to the following formula:
     G   i   =G   i−-1   +ΔG   i   ; G   i ≤1;
   
       wherein G i  is the second target of the exercise intensity at the i th  time, G i−1  is the first target of the exercise intensity at the i−1 th  time, ΔG i  is the adjustment decision for the second target of the exercise intensity at the i th  time. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the adjustment decision for the second target of the exercise intensity at the i th  time is calculated according to the following formula:
     ΔG   i   =ΔH   i   +ΔR   i   +ΔB   i ;   
       wherein ΔH i  is a difference between an achieving rate of heart rate at the i th  time and an achieving rate of heart rate at the i−1 th  time, ΔR i  is a difference between a heart rate recovery at the i th  time and a heart rate recovery at the i−1 th  time, ΔB i  is a difference between a respiratory rate recovery at the i th  time and a respiratory rate recovery at the i−1 th  time. 
     
     
         9 . A physical activity management system, comprising:
 a sensing unit configured to detect a physical signal of a user in a period of time, wherein the physical signal includes a heart rate and a respiratory frequency;   a calculating unit configured to produce a first exercise solution, produce an exercise status of the user according to the physical signal detected by the sensing unit, make an adjustment decision by comparing the exercise status and the first exercise solution, and modify the first exercise solution to become a second exercise solution according to the adjustment decision,   
       wherein the first exercise solution includes a first target of an exercise intensity of the user, 
       wherein the exercise status includes a heart rate recovery of the user and a respiratory rate recovery of the user. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 9 , further comprising a notification unit configured to notify the user whether the first target of the exercise intensity needs to be adjusted. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the sensing unit comprises a respiration sensing unit and a respiration sensing unit. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 11 , wherein the respiration sensing unit is a sonic frequency sensor. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 12 , wherein the sonic frequency sensor includes a microphone or a vibration sensor. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the calculating unit configured to make the adjustment decision by comparing a first achieving rate of heart rate in the exercise status and a second achieving rate of heart rate in the first exercise solution, compare the heart rate recovery in the exercise status and a heart rate recovery in the first exercise solution, and compare the respiratory rate recovery in the exercise status and a respiratory rate recovery in the first exercise solution. 
     
     
         15 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the calculating unit comprises a first calculator and a second calculator, wherein the first calculator is configured to provide the first exercise solution, and the second calculator is configured to make the adjustment decision and provide the second exercise solution. 
     
     
         16 . The system according to  claim 15 , wherein the first calculator configured to provide the first exercise solution according to a background information of the user. 
     
     
         17 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein the adjustment decision is used for modifying the first target of the exercise intensity at i−1 th  time in the first exercise solution to become a second target of an exercise intensity at i th  time in the second exercise solution, and i is an integer larger than 0. 
     
     
         18 . The system according to  claim 9 , wherein a second target of an exercise intensity at i th  time in the second exercise solution is calculated according to the following formula:
     G   i   =G   i−1   +ΔG   i   ; G   i ≤1;
   
       wherein G i  is the target of the exercise intensity at the i th  time, G i−1  is the target of the exercise intensity at the i−1 th  time, ΔG i  is the adjustment decision for the target of the exercise intensity at the i th  time. 
     
     
         19 . The system according to  claim 17 , wherein the adjustment decision for the second target of the exercise intensity at the i th  time is calculated according to the following formula:
     ΔG   i   =ΔH   i   +ΔR   i   +ΔB   i ;   
       wherein ΔH i  is a difference between an achieving rate of heart rate at the i th  time and an achieving rate of heart rate at the i−1 th  time, ΔR i  is a difference between a heart rate recovery at the i th  time and a heart rate recovery at the i−1 th  time, ΔB i  is a difference between a respiratory rate recovery at the i th  time and a respiratory rate recovery at the i−1 th  time.