KR20080028577A - System for consulting exercise and method the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A system and a method for providing exercise consultation are provided to store exercise results of the member to a database continuously, and consider a weight and biological information change ratio of the member, thereby offering an exercise program suitable for a member in a health club and a rehabilitation center. An exercise machine(110) generates member ID information by recognizing an RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) tag or receiving a password, and outputs exercise result information of a member. A biological information measuring module measures biological information including weight of the member. An interface(120) transmits consultation request information including the member ID, exercise result, and biological information to a wired/wireless communication channel. A communication terminal(140) transmits the consultation request information to an exercise management server(160) and requests exercise consultation information based on the consultation request information. The exercise management server updates the exercise result information to a member database, and provides the exercise consultation information including an optimal exercise program and health information corresponding to the biological information based on the database.

Description

Exercise consulting system and method {SYSTEM FOR CONSULTING EXERCISE AND METHOD THE SAME}

1 is a block diagram showing an exercise consulting system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is a configuration diagram showing the exercise machine in FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing an exercise consulting system according to another embodiment of the present invention, and

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the exercise consulting system shown in FIG. 1.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100, 200: exercise consulting system 110, 210: exercise machine

111: subscriber identification input unit 111-1: RFID reader

111-2: keypad 112: drive unit

113: biometric information measurement module 114: camera unit

115: control unit 120, 220: interface

130, 230: weight measuring instrument 140, 240: communication terminal

141, 241: health care applications 150, 250: Internet

160, 260: exercise management server 170,270: professional institution server

180: subscriber terminal

The present invention relates to an exercise consulting system and method, and more particularly, to a database of the user's exercise performance in a health club, a hospital rehabilitation center, etc., and to a user in consideration of a weight change amount and a biometric information change rate of the user. It relates to an exercise consulting system and method for providing a suitable exercise program.

In general, a fitness exercise is an exercise that strengthens muscle strength, endurance, flexibility, and body composition. In order to increase the exercise effect, first, the principle of overload that sets weight slightly above the normal load, and second, adapts for a certain period of time. The principle of aggravation, which gradually increases the weight later, the third is the principle of exercise arrangement in which the mobilized muscles exercise the small muscle group from the large muscle group, the fourth is the principle of individuality to determine the weight according to the individual's ability, and the fifth is Students will create and change exercise programs by adhering to principles such as the continuity of continuing exercise for a long time. The fitness exercise uses a simple device such as a dumbbell or a barbell without a separate device, an electric device such as a treadmill, an aero bike, a step machine, a pulldown machine or a leg extension machine. There are many kinds of manual devices, which consist of mechanical devices such as machines, leg press machines, and leg curl machines, and move only. Will make

On the other hand, the exercise program that is made for members in the health club is made by identifying the basic physical condition of the initial member through a specific device or questionnaire, and then setting an exercise goal. The basic body condition measures weight, height, obesity, the ratio of fat and muscle, etc., and it is an important input factor for making an initial exercise program considering the purpose of the member's health, past medical history, and available exercise time. When the initial exercise program is created, the exercise program is performed according to the program for a certain period of time (usually about one month), and the basic physical condition is measured again to create and execute a new exercise program.

However, the current member exercise management in the gym focuses on the exercise program and the individual exercise movements, which are made about every month, but the relationship between the exercise program and the member's exercise performance and data are hardly accumulated. There is no exercise life cycle management from the start until the goal is achieved. As mentioned above, various problems have arisen such that the current health club or the individual does not properly manage the exercise.

In more detail, there are many cases in which a member does not actually exercise the program even if the gym presents an exercise program. In other words, they may not be able to exercise the body because of their physical condition or time limits, or they may change the program itself. In this case, in order to manage the member's exercise scientifically, the result of daily exercise should be compared with the exercise program that needs to be done that day, so that the next exercise program can be adjusted according to the exercise goal or suggested additional exercise. At present, however, this member movement management is rarely done except in the case of writing personally on paper.

In order to secure these problems, the results of the past exercise during the fitness exercise are analyzed, and the next exercise program suitable for the user's condition reflecting the results is presented next time, and the relevant data accumulated while continuously performing this process. There is an exercise system for providing a user with a dedicated display or wireless terminal device or a PC monitor through a wired or wireless communication network. The exercise system provides an exercise program suitable for the user by using basic data such as gender, no, exercise item, and weight, which are initially input by the user, and then displays standard exercise data about the performance of the user and the group to which the user belongs. Through the exercise program to match the user will be provided.

However, the exercise system compares and analyzes the basic data input by the user and the standard data to which the user belongs to form an exercise program, and based on only the normal data already provided through the exercise results formed by the user exercising each time, the exercise program. There was a lot of inadequate points to find out the current health status of the users who exercise and to form the exercise program that best suits the users.

In addition, the exercise system has a facility for identifying each user and providing a corresponding exercise program when implemented in a group system that uses a lot of exercise machines, such as a health club, hospital rehabilitation center, diet company, etc. There is a difficulty in real implementation because it is not made.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a workout program that matches each subscriber as well as to provide a workout program that matches the subscriber each time as a database of the performance of the subscriber exercise. Provides exercise program that matches the physical condition to the subscribers, and provides exercise consulting system and method to enable the operator to understand in real time whether the members who exercise in places such as health clubs are working too hard to harm their health There is.

An exercise consulting system according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the exercise machine for generating subscriber identification information through RFID identification or password input, and outputs the exercise performance information of the subscriber, the weight measurement value of the subscriber A biometric information measuring module for measuring biometric information including an interface, an interface for transmitting consulting request information including the subscriber identification information, the exercise performance information, and the biometric information through a wired or wireless communication channel, and receiving the consulting request information Transmits to the following exercise management server, updates the subscriber database through the communication terminal for receiving the exercise consulting information based on the consulting request information, the subscriber identification information and the exercise performance information of the consulting request information, and the subscriber. Generation of the consulting request information based on the database And an exercise management server for providing the exercise consulting information including an optimal exercise program and health information corresponding to the body information.

In addition, the exercise consulting method according to the second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, (A) receiving an initial exercise program based on the basic data generated by the user subscribes to the exercise consulting service, (B) service After the subscriber generates the subscriber identification information by inputting the RFID identification or password into the exercise machine for exercising with the initial exercise program, generating exercise performance information through the exercise machine driven according to the amount of exercise of the subscriber, (C) Obtaining, by the biometric information measuring module, the biometric information including the weight measurement value of the subscriber, the amount of oxygen in the blood, and the pulse; and (d) the exercise machine and the biometric information measuring module identify the subscriber identification information, the exercise performance information, and the biometric information. Interfacing consulting request information including information to a communication terminal, the communication terminal consulting Delivering the audit information to the exercise management server; and (e) the exercise management server updates the subscriber database through the consulting request information, and responds to the consulting request information based on the subscriber database to optimize the exercise program and health. And generating and transmitting the exercise consulting information including the information to the communication terminal.

Preferably, the exercise consulting method (g) the exercise management server to share the subscriber database to generate statistical data on the exercise performance and subscriber health information, or to generate the exercise consulting information through the filtering process of the expert It characterized in that it further comprises the step of interworking with a professional institution. In addition, the step (b) further comprises the step of real-time monitoring the image of the subscriber's movements or facial expressions exercised by the operator of the group through the multi-screen of the communication terminal.

Preferably, the exercise consulting method configures a portal web site and receives an individual service as a member, as well as a group such as a health club or a hospital rehabilitation center, through an application service providing method connected to the exercise management server and the Internet. It is characterized by.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the exercise consulting system according to the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in more detail.

First, the exercise consulting system does not provide an exercise program according to a result generated by comparing normal standard exercise data on age, gender, etc. with basic data of a service subscriber. Perform exercise consulting to present your exercise program. In addition, the exercise consulting system not only efficiently manages the exercise consulting system shared by several people by using RFID identification or password input, but also manages the real-time on-site so that the service subscribers in the exercise are not unreasonably exercising. It is to provide exercise consulting service to make it possible.

1 is a block diagram showing an exercise consulting system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the exercise consulting system 100 generates identification information for determining a service subscriber through RFID identification or password input, and forms exercise performance information according to the exercise amount of the user who has generated the identification information. , An exercise machine 110 for acquiring predetermined biometric information through physical contact of the subscriber, a biometric information measuring module (not shown) for acquiring biometric information including a weight measurement value of the subscriber, the exercise machine 110 and Interface 120 for transmitting consulting request information including subscriber identification information, exercise performance information, and biometric information generated through the biometric information measurement module (not shown) through a wired or wireless communication channel, for a sports consulting service Starting the provided health care application 141 to receive the consulting request information from the interface 120 through the communication channel A consulting request received from the communication terminal 140 for transmitting to the following exercise management server 160 set as a destination and receiving a sports consulting information formed on the basis of the consulting request information, and a subscriber database being stored in advance. Update through the information, and based on the updated subscriber database and the biometric information included in the consulting request information includes the exercise management server 160 for generating and providing the exercise consulting information to the subscriber.

The biometric information measuring module (not shown) is preferably provided at one side of the exercise machine (110). In addition, the biometric information measuring module (not shown) is preferably implemented as a weight measuring device 130 to measure the weight measurement value among the biometric information of the subscriber.

Furthermore, the exercise consulting system 100 may link the exercise management server 160 with a specialized institution server 170 such as a hospital as it is necessary to execute a health condition and exercise consulting for a service subscriber more professionally. By sharing the subscriber database provided in the exercise management server 160, based on the shared information can perform a detailed health diagnosis and exercise consulting for the subscriber. In addition, the professional institution server 170 may be implemented to form statistical data through exercise performance information stored in the exercise management server 160 in a group such as the National Statistical Office or a diet company to use as data for promoting related services or welfare. It may be.

On the other hand, when the exercise consulting system 100 is implemented as a group system, such as a health club, the service subscriber may want to check their related information individually, so that the exercise management server through the subscriber terminal 180 of the subscriber ( It is also preferable to implement the web access to 160 to join the exercise consulting service, and to freely view the exercise performance and exercise consulting information.

More specifically, the configuration of the exercise machine 110 in FIG. 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the exercise machine 110 forms a subscriber identification input unit 111 and identification information provided as a reader 111-1 for RFID identification or a keypad 111-2 for password input. Drive unit 112 for executing the exercise according to the exercise start request of one subscriber, biometric information measuring module 113 for measuring the blood oxygen and pulse of the subscriber in the exercise execution process, output of the subscriber identification input unit 111 Generates subscriber identification information by receiving a signal, forms exercise performance information by the output signal of the driving unit 112, and outputs a control signal for acquiring the subscriber's biometric information through the biometric information measuring module 113; And a control unit 115 for applying, to the interface 120, consulting request information in which the identification information, exercise performance information, and biometric information are collected.

Furthermore, the exercise machine 110 directly checks whether or not there is a health abnormality of the subscriber exercising in the field so that the subscriber does not exercise excessively, the controller 115 generated according to whether the driving unit 112 is driven. By further including a camera unit 114 for transmitting the image of the subscriber in the exercise through the control signal to the communication terminal 140, the on-site health club operator is displayed through the multi-screen of the communication terminal 140 By checking the subscriber's movements, complexion, etc., they can make recommendations to the subscribers who exercise excessively.

In addition, the biometric information measuring module 113 measures the absorbance according to the hemoglobin oxygen saturation degree of the subscriber through the body contact to measure the blood oxygen amount and pulse rate.

In addition, the interface 120 may be provided in each exercise machine 110 and the weight scale 130, or may be implemented in an integrated manner, and may be implemented as a communication port including RS232C, Ethernet, and USB.

The exercise management server 160 generates and provides the exercise consulting information based on basic data including age, exercise item, gender, and weight while the subscriber subscribes to the exercise consulting service, and transmits the information from the communication terminal 140. Through the exercise performance information, the database including the basic data is updated to manage the exercise performance of the subscriber. In addition, the exercise management server 160 determines whether the subscriber meets the existing exercise program in response to the consulting request information received from the communication terminal 140, the updated exercise program and the additional health information formed according to the determination result Exercise consulting information, including the real-time or periodically provided to the subscriber via the Internet (150).

In addition, when the exercise consulting system 200 is implemented as a personal system, rather than generating identification information for identifying a subscriber through RFID identification or a password input through the exercise machine 210 and the weight scaler 230, The service subscriber activates the health care application 241 of the communication terminal 240 to use the exercise consulting service, and performs subscriber identification through a login for entering subscriber information.

3 is a block diagram showing an exercise consulting system 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the exercise consulting system 200 is a case in which a system for use by a service subscriber is individually constructed. The exercise consulting system 200 includes an exercise machine 210, a weight scaler 230, an interface 220, a communication terminal 240, an exercise management server 260, and a professional institution server 270. First, the service subscriber generates a subscriber identification while logging in and starting the health care application 241 provided in the communication terminal 240. Thereafter, the exercise machine 210 and the weight measuring unit 230 include a biometric information measuring module (not shown) for acquiring the biometric information of the subscriber, and includes exercise performance information and weight measurement values according to the exercise amount of the subscriber. Consulting request information containing biometric information is provided to the communication terminal 240 through a wired or wireless channel through the interface 220.

Accordingly, the communication terminal 240 transmits consulting request information including biometric information including authorized subscriber identification information, exercise performance information, and weight change amount to the exercise management server 260 through the Internet 250, and performs the exercise. The management server 260 generates and provides exercise consulting information in consideration of the health of the subscriber based on the consulting request information to the subscriber. Further, the exercise management server 260 is linked with a specialized institution server 270 of a specialized institution such as a hospital for a more professional medical examination, or share a database with a specialized institution server 270 such as the National Statistical Office and a diet company. You can also generate statistics on the performance of the exercise.

Hereinafter, the operation of the exercise consulting system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in more detail.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the exercise consulting system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the user for using the exercise consulting system 100 receives a more substantial exercise program and subscribes to an exercise consulting service that enables her to maintain safety and health (S100). In step S100, the user may subscribe to the service through the communication terminal 140 of the exercise consulting system 100 implemented as a group system in a public place, such as a health club or a hospital rehabilitation center, to subscribe to the exercise consulting service, You can also subscribe to the service through a separate web connection. In addition, the exercise consulting system 100 will be described in detail as an embodiment implemented in a group system such as a health club.

In addition, in the step S100, the service subscriber to create a basic data for setting the minimum exercise program suitable for the subscriber while applying for a service subscription, the basic data is the age, height, gender, sports event, weight of the subscriber Physical conditions and the propensity to exercise, such as (S102). Accordingly, the exercise management server 160 classifies the basic data and the subscribers by the exercise group, generates and provides an appropriate exercise program to the subscriber through a previously stored database (S104).

Thereafter, the service subscriber checks the exercise program generated through the exercise management server 160, and starts the exercise according to the checked exercise consulting (S106). When performing the step S106, the service subscriber wants to measure his / her weight (S108), and generates subscriber identification information by approaching the reader 111-1 equipped with the RFID tag possessed by the subscriber, A password is entered into the keypad 111-2 provided to generate subscriber identification information (S110). Thereafter, the weight measuring unit 130 outputs the weight measurement value generated by measuring the current weight of the subscriber (S112).

Furthermore, when the service subscriber executing the step S106 uses the treadmill 110 (S114), the subscriber possesses the subscriber identification input unit 111 (RFID reader or keypad) mounted on one side of the treadmill 110. One RFID tag is accessed or a password is input to generate subscriber identification information (S116). After the subscriber identification information is generated, the subscriber drives the exercise machine 110 to execute the exercise. Accordingly, the treadmill 110 generates exercise performance information based on the amount of exercise of the subscriber (S118). In addition, the subscriber measures the biological information by measuring the blood oxygen amount and pulse in the exercise state through the biometric information measuring module 113 provided in the treadmill (S120).

In step 120, the treadmill 110 may be provided with a camera unit 114 for monitoring the movement or facial expression of the subscriber during exercise, the image of the subscriber photographed through the camera unit 114 is healthy It is transmitted to the communication terminal 140 of the club administrator. Accordingly, the operator can monitor the movement movements or facial expressions of each subscriber in real time through the screen of the communication terminal 140 displayed on the multi-screen can consult on the movement movements of each subscriber, and refrain from excessive exercise I can recommend

Subsequently, subscriber identification information, exercise performance information, and biometric information measured by the treadmill 110 and subscriber identification information and weight measurement values measured by the weight scaler 130 are communicated through a wired or wireless channel through the interface 120. It is transmitted to the terminal 140 (S122, S124). Accordingly, the communication terminal 140 transmits consulting request information containing each information to the exercise management server 160, and the exercise management server 160 stores information on the exercise and health of each subscriber. And update the exercise performance of the subscriber through the consulting request information (S126). In addition, the exercise management server 160 goes through a more professional process in generating exercise consulting information to provide to the subscriber, or a professional institution server 170 of an external professional organization to form statistical data through the database provided It may also be linked with (S128). In step S128, if the health care server 160 shares the data base in conjunction with the professional institution server 170 (S130), whether to execute a professional consulting on the health of the subscriber in relation to exercise consulting (S132), if you want to form a statistical data on the exercise performance and health information of each subscriber by sharing the subscriber database rather than professional consulting (S134).

In addition, in the step S132, when the exercise management server 160 is linked with the professional institution server 170 in order to generate the exercise consulting information more accurately, a professional diagnosis process thereof is executed (S136). Thereafter, the exercise management server 160 generates the final exercise consulting information including the exercise consulting information formed through the processing provided therein and the consulting information supplemented through the external professional institution server 170 (S138). Thereafter, the exercise management server 160 delivers the exercise consulting information generated in this way to the communication terminal 140 in real time or at a predetermined cycle, so that the subscriber can check the exercise consulting information through the communication terminal 140 ( S140).

Although the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be variously modified and changed within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand that you can.

Therefore, the present invention not only provides an updated exercise program each time a service subscriber exercises, but also can exercise exercise consulting to present an optimal exercise program by grasping the current health of the subscriber who is in an exercise state. When implemented, the exercise consulting system has the advantage of more efficient management of system resources through RFID identification or password entry as shared by many people.

In addition, the exercise consulting system allows the operator, such as a health club or a hospital rehabilitation center, to monitor the movement of the subscriber or the image of the facial expression in real time through a multi-screen, to advise the subscriber's exercise movement In addition, there is an advantage that can encourage the subscriber not to exercise excessively.

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In the exercise consulting system, An exercise machine for generating subscriber identification information through RFID identification or password input, and outputting exercise performance information of the subscriber; A biometric information measuring module for measuring biometric information including a weight measurement value of a subscriber; An interface for transmitting consulting request information including the subscriber identification information, the exercise performance information, and the biometric information through a wired or wireless communication channel; A communication terminal for receiving the consulting request information and transmitting the same to the following exercise management server, and receiving exercise consulting information based on the consulting request information; And Update the subscriber database through the subscriber identification information and the exercise performance information of the consulting request information, and the exercise consulting information including the optimal exercise program and health information corresponding to the biometric information of the consulting request information based on the subscriber database. Exercise consulting system comprising a exercise management server for providing a. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is Further comprising a professional institution server for executing the medical diagnosis for the biometric information of the consulting request information in conjunction with the exercise management server, or by sharing the subscriber database to form statistical data about the exercise performance and health status of the subscribers Exercise consulting system, characterized in that. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is The exercise consulting system, characterized in that the subscribers are individually connected to the exercise management server to subscribe to the exercise consulting service, the subscriber terminal for receiving the exercise performance check and the exercise consulting information. According to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the biometric information measuring module Exercise consulting system, characterized in that provided on one side of the exercise machine, or implemented as a separate device. The method of claim 4, wherein the exercise machine A subscriber identification input unit provided as a reader for RFID identification or a keypad for password input; A driving unit for exercising the subscriber; And Receives the output signal of the subscriber identification input unit to generate subscriber identification information, forms exercise performance information due to the output signal of the driver, and outputs a control signal for acquiring the biometric information of the subscriber through the biometric information measuring module; And a control unit for applying the consulting request information to the interface. The method of claim 5, wherein the exercise machine The exercise consulting system, characterized in that it further comprises a camera unit for transmitting to the communication terminal an image photographing the subscriber in motion through the control signal of the controller generated in response to the driving of the drive unit. The method of claim 4, wherein the biometric information measuring module Exercise consulting system, characterized in that by measuring the light absorption according to the degree of hemoglobin oxygen saturation of the subscriber through the physical contact to measure blood oxygen and pulse rate. According to claim 1, wherein the exercise management server While the subscriber subscribes to an exercise consulting service, the user generates and provides the exercise consulting information based on basic data including age, exercise item, gender, and weight, and includes the basic data through exercise performance information transmitted from the communication terminal. Exercise consulting system, characterized in that to manage the performance of the subscriber by updating the database. The method of claim 8, wherein the exercise management server In response to the consulting request information, it is determined whether the exercise program preset by the subscriber is matched, and according to the determination result, the exercise consulting information including the updated exercise program and additionally formed health information is provided to the subscriber in real time or periodically. Exercise consulting system. According to claim 1, wherein the exercise machine If the exercise consulting system is implemented for each individual, exercise consulting system, characterized in that to determine the subscriber through the login for starting the health care application of the communication terminal. In the exercise consulting method, (A) receiving an initial exercise program based on basic data generated by a user joining an exercise consulting service; (B) After the service subscriber enters the RFID identification or password into the exercise machine for exercising with the initial exercise program to generate the subscriber identification information, generating the exercise performance information through the exercise machine driven according to the amount of exercise of the subscriber ; (C) acquiring, by the biometric information measuring module, biometric information including a weight measurement value of the subscriber, oxygen amount in the blood, and a pulse; (D) the exercise machine and the biometric information measuring module interface the consulting request information including the subscriber identification information, the exercise performance information, and the biometric information to a communication terminal, and the communication terminal transmits the consulting request information. Transmitting to the exercise management server; And (E) The exercise management server updates the subscriber database through the consulting request information, and generates exercise consulting information including an optimal exercise program and health information in response to the consulting request information based on the subscriber database. Exercise consulting method comprising the step of transmitting to a communication terminal. The method of claim 11, wherein the exercise consulting method is (G) the exercise management server sharing the subscriber database to generate statistical data on exercise performance and subscriber health information, or interworking with a professional institution to generate the exercise consulting information through an expert filtering process. Exercise consulting method comprising a. The method of claim 11 or 12, wherein the exercise consulting method The exercise consulting method, which is implemented through a client server method used by a group such as a health club or a hospital rehabilitation center, and the client server type communication terminal transmits and receives data to and from the exercise management server through a web connection. The method of claim 13, wherein step (b) Exercise monitoring method further comprising the step of real-time monitoring the image of the movement or facial expression of the subscriber exercised by the operator of the group through the multi-screen of the communication terminal. The method of claim 11 or 12, wherein the exercise consulting method A sports consulting method comprising a portal web site and an application service connection method connected to the exercise management server and the Internet, as well as an organization such as a health club or a hospital rehabilitation center, to be registered and provided as a member.

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