Claims
- 1. A method of encoding results of an exercise metabolic test, comprising:
providing a fixed number of characters, each of the characters corresponding to a value associated with a metabolic parameter, the fixed number of characters corresponding, in combination, to at least one metabolic parameter; obtaining data corresponding to the at least one metabolic parameter; and determining at least one identifier corresponding to the data, the at least one identifier comprising at least a portion of the fixed number of characters, which comprises an individual metabolic code.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the fixed number of characters comprises providing a fixed number of characters to correspond to a plurality of metabolic parameters.
- 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
organizing a plurality of identifiers corresponding to each of the plurality of metabolic parameters into a predetermined sequence and length of the fixed number of characters to provide the individual metabolic code.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining data comprises obtaining data corresponding to at least one of a heart rate, a heart rate at a peak exertion, a heart rate at an anaerobic threshold, a number of calories burned, a number of calories burned at a peak exertion, a number of calories burned at an anaerobic threshold, an age, a weight, and a sex.
- 5. The method of claim 4, wherein obtaining data further comprises calculating a linear relationship between the heart rate and the number of calories burned.
- 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising inputting the individual metabolic code into a processing element for measuring at least one metabolic parameter of a subject during activity by the subject.
- 7. The method of claim 6, further comprising calculating the at least one metabolic parameter based at least partially upon the at least one identifier of the individual metabolic code.
- 8. The method of claim 7, further comprising outputting the at least one metabolic parameter.
- 9. An apparatus for use during exercise, comprising:
a monitor configured to measure at least one measured metabolic parameter during activity by a subject; and a processing element in communication with the monitor and configured to: receive an individual metabolic code; decode the individual metabolic code; calculate at least one calculated metabolic parameter based on the at least one measured metabolic parameter and the individual metabolic code; and output the at least one calculated metabolic parameter.
- 10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising an exercise device.
- 11. An exercise machine, comprising:
an exercise component; a monitor configured to measure at least one measured metabolic parameter during activity by a subject; and a processing element in communication with at least one of the exercise component and the monitor and configured to:
receive an individual metabolic code; decode the individual metabolic code; calculate at least one calculated metabolic parameter based on the individual metabolic code and at least one of a parameter of the subject measured by the monitor and a at least one parameter of the exercise component during exercise by the subject; and output the at least one calculated metabolic parameter.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] Under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), priority is claimed from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/435,905, filed on Dec. 20, 2002, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference by this reference as if set forth herein in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60435905 |
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