WO2014082063A2

WO2014082063A2 - Speed adjustment for graphic animation of exercise routines

Info

Publication number: WO2014082063A2
Application number: PCT/US2013/071912
Authority: WO
Inventors: Robert Silagy; Dennis Waldman
Original assignee: Robert Silagy; Dennis Waldman
Priority date: 2012-11-26
Filing date: 2013-11-26
Publication date: 2014-05-30
Also published as: WO2014082063A3

Abstract

Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media for displaying a video portraying an exercise video. In embodiments, the method comprises selecting the number of repetitions of the exercise to be portrayed and selecting a repetition rate at which the exercise is to be portrayed. Using the selected repetition rate and the number of frames of the video which correspond to one repetition of the exercise being portrayed, a framerate is computed, and the exercise video is played at the computed framerate. The video may be mirrored horizontally, vertically, and/or be time mirrored (e.g., played backward) to accommodate the exercise requirements of the user.

Description

SPEED ADJUSTMENT FOR GRAPHIC ANIMATION OF EXERCISE ROUTINES

BACKGROUND

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to improved systems, apparatus, and methods for demonstrating hand and finger exercises to a user and in particular, to embodiments of a device and related computer-implemented methods which enable a user to adjust the rate of an exercise demonstration video to match the speed at which they wish to exercise.

Description of Related Art

[0002] Exercising devices have found widespread use in strength and endurance training applications, as well as in therapeutic applications to overcome physiological dysfunction and injury. Various type of finger, hand, and body exercise devices have been developed, such as a free weights, weight machines, and hand exercisers utilizing a large v-spring having handles on either leg which are held in the hand and repeatedly squeezed together. Another hand exercise device features two parallel handles which are urged apart by an arrangement of spring or elastomeric bands which are grasped between the thumb and forefingers and squeezed together. Yet another style of exerciser features spring-activated plungers. Still others utilize one or more elastomeric tethers running from, for example, the fingers to an anchor point, or, from the foot to the hand. Various other shapes and styles of squeezable foam rubber devices, medicine balls, and so forth, have also been used.

[0003] The speed at which a user performs an exercise may be dependent upon the nature of the exercise, the goal(s) to be achieved by the exercise, and the physiological condition of the user. For example, a physical rehabilitation patient may require a slow, deliberate repetition rate. In another example, a guitarist may wish to perform finger exercises at a more rapid repetition rate. SUMMARY

[0004] Disclosed is a method of displaying a video portraying an exercise. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the method includes selecting the number of repetitions of the exercise to be portrayed and selecting a repetition rate at which the exercise is to be portrayed. The framerate at which the video is played is computed from the selected repetition rate and at least one parameter relating to the video, and the video is played at the computed framerate. The adjustment may be made while the video is playing to vary the playback speed in real-time.

[0005] In embodiments, the at least one parameter includes the number of frames of the video which correspond to one repetition of the exercise portrayed in the video. In embodiments, the playing is performed on a user device. In embodiments, selecting the repetition rate includes moving a slider control.

[0006] In embodiments, the method further includes selecting a video orientation. A determination is made as to whether mirroring is to be applied the video by evaluating the selected video's native orientation and at least one parameter relating to the video. If the video's native video orientation differs from the selected video orientation, the appropriate mirroring is applied to the video during playback. In embodiments, the at least one parameter relating to the video indicates the native video orientation of the video. In embodiments, the mirroring is selected from the group consisting of horizontal mirroring, vertical mirroring, and time mirroring (e.g., playing the video backwards).

[0007] In another aspect of the present disclosure, apparatus for displaying a video portraying an exercise is disclosed. In embodiments, the disclosed apparatus includes a processor, a touchscreen display operably coupled to the processor, and a computer-readable storage medium operably coupled to the processor including instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to perform an embodiment of a method displaying a video portraying an exercise. The method includes receiving the number of repetitions of the exercise to be displayed, receiving a repetition rate at which the exercise is to be portrayed, computing, at the processor, from the received repetition rate and at least one parameter relating to the video, the framerate at which the video is played, and playing, on the touchscreen display, the video at the computed framerate.

[0008] In embodiments, the at least one parameter includes the number of frames of the video which correspond to one repetition of the exercise portrayed therein. In embodiments, the playing is performed for the received number of exercise iterations. In embodiments, the repetition rate is received from a slider control.

[0009] In embodiments, the computer-readable storage medium further includes instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to receive a video orientation, to determine, from the received video orientation and at least one parameter relating to the video, whether mirroring is to be applied the video, and to apply the mirroring to the video in response to the determining. In embodiments, the at least one parameter relating to the video indicates the video orientation of the video. In embodiments, the mirroring is selected from the group consisting of horizontal mirroring, vertical mirroring, and time mirroring.

[0010] In yet another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform an embodiment of a method for displaying a video portraying an exercise, comprising receiving the number of repetitions of the exercise to be displayed, receiving a repetition rate at which the exercise is to be portrayed, computing, at the processor, from the received repetition rate and at least one parameter relating to the video, the framerate at which the video is played, and playing, on a video display, the video at the computed framerate.

[0011] In embodiments, the at least one parameter includes the number of frames of the video which correspond to one repetition of the exercise portrayed therein. In embodiments, the repetition rate is received from a slider control. In embodiments, the non-transitory computer-readable storage media includes instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to receive a video orientation, determine, from the received video orientation and at least one parameter relating to the video, whether mirroring is to be applied the video, and apply mirroring to the video in response to the determining. In embodiments, the at least one parameter relating to the video indicates the video orientation of the video. In embodiments, the mirroring is selected from the group consisting of horizontal mirroring, vertical mirroring, and time mirroring.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Example embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure are described herein with reference to the drawings wherein:

[0013] Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an example embodiment of a user device for demonstrating an exercise in accordance with the present disclosure;

[0014] Fig. 2 illustrates an example embodiment of an exercise selection panel in accordance with the present disclosure;

[0015] Fig. 3 illustrates an example embodiment of an exercise routine panel in accordance with the present disclosure;

[0016] Fig. 4 illustrates an example embodiment of an exercise detail panel in accordance with the present disclosure; and

[0017] Fig. 5 illustrates an example embodiment of an exercise demonstration panel in accordance with the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] Particular embodiments of the present disclosure are described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely examples of the disclosure, which may be embodied in various forms. Well-known and/or repetitive functions and constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the present disclosure in unnecessary or redundant detail. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present disclosure in virtually any appropriately detailed structure. In addition, as used herein in the description and in the claims, terms referencing orientation, e.g., "top", "bottom", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", and the like, are used with reference to the figures and features shown and described herein. It is to be understood that embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure may be practiced in any orientation without limitation. In this description, as well as in the drawings, like-referenced numbers represent elements which may perform the same, similar, or equivalent functions.

[0019] The present disclosure is directed to a system, apparatus, and related methods for presenting a video, animation, or computer generated imagery (CGI) to a user at a rate matching the speed at which the user wishes to exercise. In embodiments, the playback speed change occurs in substantially real-time (e.g., without perceivable delay) and allows the user to change the speed of the video while they are watching the video (e.g., the video does not need to be stopped in order to change the speed thereof). In this manner, the user can immediately view the video at the speed they have chosen the video (e.g., exercise) to run.

[0020] The playback speed may be continuously variable, or, additionally or alternatively, be chosen from among a plurality of values. In some embodiments, a small plurality of values (e.g., slow, medium, fast) may be presented to the user, but as shown in the example embodiments to follow, a larger plurality of values may be presented. For example, when using RPM (revolutions per minute or repetitions per minute), the adjustment can be made from about 5 RPM to about 180 RPM in 1 RPM increments. In some embodiments, the increments may be larger (e.g., 2 RPM increments, 5 RPM increments, etc.). In some embodiments, the increments may be defined in terms of a multiplier or percentage increase (e.g., each increment increases the playback speed by 5% over the previous speed). [0021] In some embodiments, the playback speed may be defined in terms of beats per minute (BPM), whereby each individual finger movement of the exercise is counted as one beat. In these embodiments, the BPM designation may be more meaningful to, for example, musicians, who may have as a goal the attainment of a specific tempo required for the performance of a particular musical composition. In some embodiments, RPM and BPM may be displayed simultaneously. In some embodiments, the exercise video may include a dance exercise which demonstrates, e.g., a sequence of dance steps or moves.

[0022] In some embodiments, the method may be embodied as a software program product configured to execute on a processor of a user device. A user device may encompass any suitable computing device, including without limitation, a smart phone (e.g., Apple iPhone^®, Android^®-based, and Windows Mobile^® phones), a tablet device (e.g., Apple iPad^®), a notebook computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, an interactive television, a touchscreen computer, and the like.

[0023] The present disclosure may be described herein in terms of functional block components, code listings, optional selections, page displays, and various processing steps. It should be appreciated that such functional blocks may be realized by any number of hardware and/or software components configured to perform the specified functions. For example, the present disclosure may employ various integrated circuit components, e.g., memory elements, processing elements, logic elements, look-up tables, and the like, which may carry out a variety of functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices.

[0024] Similarly, the software elements of the present disclosure may be implemented with any programming or scripting language such as C, C++, C#, Java, COBOL, assembler, PERL, Python, PHP, or the like, with the various algorithms being implemented with any combination of data structures, objects, processes, routines or other programming elements. The object code created may be executed by any device having a data connection capable of connecting to the Internet, on a variety of operating systems including without limitation Apple MacOS^®, Apple iOS^®, Google Android^®, HP WebOS^®, Linux, UNIX^®, Microsoft Windows^®, and/or Microsoft Windows Mobile^®.

[0025] It should be appreciated that the particular implementations described herein are illustrative of the disclosure and its best mode and are not intended to otherwise limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way. Examples are presented herein which may include sample data items which are intended as examples and are not to be construed as limiting. Indeed, for the sake of brevity, conventional data networking, application development and other functional aspects of the systems (and components of the individual operating components of the systems) may not be described in detail herein. It should be noted that many alternative or additional functional relationships or physical or virtual connections may be present in a practical electronic system or apparatus. In the discussion contained herein, the terms user interface element and/or button are understood to be non- limiting, and include other user interface elements such as, without limitation, a hyperlink, clickable image, and the like.

[0026] As will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art, the present disclosure may be embodied as a method, a data processing system, a device for data processing, and/or a computer program product. Accordingly, the present disclosure may take the form of an entirely software embodiment, an entirely hardware embodiment, or an embodiment combining aspects of both software and hardware. Furthermore, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product on a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code means embodied in the storage medium. Any suitable computer-readable storage medium may be utilized, including hard disks, CD-ROM, DVD- ROM, optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, semiconductor storage devices (e.g., flash memory, USB thumb drives) and/or the like.

[0027] Computer program instructions embodying the disclosed disclosure may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture, including instruction means, that implement the function specified in the description or flowchart block(s). The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer-implemented process such that the instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the present disclosure.

[0028] One skilled in the art will also appreciate that, for security reasons, any databases, systems, or components of the present disclosure may consist of any combination of databases or components at a single location or at multiple locations, wherein each database or system includes any of various suitable security features, such as firewalls, access codes, encryption, de-encryption, compression, decompression, and/or the like The steps recited herein may be executed in any order and are not limited to the order presented.

[0029] The disclosed systems and/or methods may be embodied, at least in part, in application software that may be downloaded from either a website or an application store ("app store") to the mobile device. In another embodiment, the disclosed system and method may be included in the mobile device firmware, hardware, and/or software. [0030] In yet other embodiments, all or part of the disclosed systems and/or methods may be provided as one or more callable modules, an application programming interface (e.g., an API), a source library, an object library, a plug- in or snap-in, a dynamic link library (e.g., DLL), or any software architecture capable of providing the functionality disclosed herein.

[0031] With reference to Fig. 1, a block diagram of an embodiment of a user device 100 in accordance with the present disclosure is presented. User device 100 includes a user interface unit 105 that is configured to enable interaction between user device 100 and a user, and an operational unit 145 that is in operable communication with user interface unit 105. User interface unit 105 includes at least one display unit 110 that is adapted to convey visual information to a user, and may include without limitation a flat panel touchscreen capable of displaying monochrome and/or color images, text, photographs, icons, video, and so forth as will be familiar to the skilled artisan.

[0032] User interface unit 105 and/or display unit 1 10 includes an input unit 1 15 that is configured to sense inputs received from a user, such as without limitation, finger touches, finger gestures, and/or motion gestures. In an embodiment, input unit 1 15 may include one or more pushbuttons, a touchscreen, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, and/or combinations thereof. User interface unit 105 includes one or more speakers 120 configured to deliver audio sound to a user. In some embodiments, the one or more speakers 120 includes a pair of earbuds or headphones.

[0033] User interface unit 105 includes one or more microphones 130 configured to capture speech and/or other audio signals. User interface unit 105 includes at least one camera 125 that facilitates the capture of photographic (still) and video (moving) images. User interface unit includes a vibrator 131 that may be selectively activated to generate haptic feedback and/or tactile stimulation. [0034] Operational unit 145 includes a data communications interface 135 adapted to facilitate data communications between user device 100 and wireless data network 182. Data communications interface 135 may include a cellular and/or WiFi transceiver having radiofrequency modulating and demodulating units (not shown) that is configured to encode and decode, respectively, data communications. In the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1, data communications interface 135 is operably coupled to an antenna 160 which, in turn, facilitates communication among and between user device 100 and other devices, such as a remote database 181 and/or an application store (not shown). In embodiments, data communications interface 135 may additionally or alternatively support hardwired communications (e.g., USB, Ethernet, and so forth).

[0035] Operational unit 145 further includes a processor 140 that is operably coupled to transceiver 135, a memory 150, a database 180, and a software application 155 including a set of programmed instructions, which, when executed by the processor 140, performs a method of demonstrating finger exercises as described herein.

[0036] With reference now to Fig. 2, a computer-implemented apparatus and method for demonstrating finger exercises is described. The disclosed method is executed on processor 140 whereby a user interface 200 having a number of interactive panels is presented to a user on a display unit 1 10 of user device 100. User interface 200 initially presents an exercise selection panel 210 which enables a user to select an exercise to be added to the user's exercise routine. The exercise selection panel 210 includes one or more exercise titles 221 in a scrollable list format. A number of controls associated with each title are provided which enables the user to further refine the selection and/or to obtain additional information regarding each exercise. In more detail, a left-hand exercise selector 220 portrays a miniature (e.g., thumbnail) representation of the exercise being performed by the left hand. One or more left-hand exercise selector(s) 220 are arranged in a column 216 positioned left of the corresponding exercise title 221. Similarly, a right-hand exercise selector 222 portrays a miniature (e.g., thumbnail) representation of the exercise being performed by the right hand. One or more right-hand exercise selector(s) 222 are arranged in a column 218 positioned to the right of corresponding exercise title 221. In some embodiments, the one or more left- hand exercise selector(s) 220 and/or right-hand exercise selector(s) 222 may be animated, e.g., depicting a miniature animated version of the exercise being performed. To select a desired exercise, the user may interact with the corresponding exercise title 221, left-hand exercise selector 220, and/or right-hand exercise selector 222 by touching (e.g., with a fingertip or stylus) or by any other suitable user interface gesture (e.g., mouse click, etc.). Exercise selection panel 210 includes a help button 212 which enables the user to obtain additional information regarding the use of exercise selection panel 210 and/or the exercises listed therein. When the user has selected the desired exercise, the user actuates a "done" button 214 to confirm the selection and to close exercise selection panel 210.

[0037] With exercise selection panel 210 now closed, as shown in Fig. 3., user interface 200 presents to the user an exercise routine panel 205 which displays exercise routine data, e.g., a set of one or more exercises 255 that form an exercise routine 254 from which the user may select exercises for demonstration and/or execution. In embodiments, exercise routine 254 is displayed in a scrollable, tabular format that includes one or more lines 240, each representing an individual exercise of exercise routine 205. Each line 240 includes a position control 250 which enables a user to reorder the line(s) 240 by dragging the selected line to its desired position in the list; a left-hand exercise column 241 and a right-hand exercise column 242 which indicates whether the exercise is configured to demonstrate a left- or right-handed exercise, respectively; an exercise title 243; a repetition control 244; a speed control 245; a speed indicator 245, and a difficulty indicator 247. Repetition control 244 includes a repetition decrement button 251, a repetition increment button 252, and a repetition indicator 253, and enables the user to specify the number of repetitions to be performed for each exercise. As well-established in the exercise arts, repeating a specified number of repetitions of an exercise without interruption constitutes completing one "set" of the exercise.

[0038] In the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 3, speed control 245 is configured as a slider control, however, it should be understood that speed control 245 may be configured utilizing any suitable user interface control, e.g., up/down buttons, a rotary (dial) control, and the like. Advantageously, repetition control 244 and speed control 245 are configured to enable the user to conveniently adjust the number of repetitions and/or the speed of any or all of the individual exercises from a single user interface 200 display.

[0039] Difficulty indicator 247 includes two sub-indicators, a set count indicator 248 and a resistance indicator 249. Set count indicator 248 reflects the number of sets scheduled to be performed of the exercise. Resistance indicator 249 indicates at which level of resistance the exercise is to be performed. This enables users who possess exercise devices offering differing levels of resistance, or device which may offer adjustable resistance settings, to be properly selected and/or configured to perform the specified exercise. In some embodiments, one or both of set count indicator 248 and/or resistance indicator 249 may be color coded in accordance with the indicated setting.

[0040] Exercise routine panel 205 includes a number of informational and control elements. User ID button 230 displays the name of the current user, and may be used to select a different current user. New routine button 232 enables the user to create a new set of exercises. A send button 236 enables the sharing routine data with other users. In some embodiments, the sharing is performed via a social networking platform, e.g., Facebook®, and may additionally or alternatively share a user's exercise history. In some embodiments, the sharing is performed with a user's physician, therapist, coach, teacher, and the like, to enable analysis and/or user feedback based upon the routine data. A reports button 238 enables the user to view one or more reports and/or graphs relating to the exercise regimen, e.g., exercise history, progress toward goal, indentified "problem" areas which require attention, and the like. A start exercise button 234 initiates the playback of exercise demonstration videos, for the selected hand (left or right) and at the specified speed, for each of the exercises in the routine. In some embodiments, the exercises are presented in the order displayed on exercise routine panel 205. In some embodiments, the exercised are presented in a random order (e.g., "shuffled").

[0041] Turning now to Fig. 4, an embodiment of an exercise detail panel 300 of user interface 200 is shown. Exercise detail panel 300 includes an exercise list 324 that includes one or more exercise listings 325 which, in the illustrated embodiment, are arranged in a scrollable list format. One or more exercise listings 325 and exercise videos associated therewith are stored in database 180 for display and playback, as described hereinbelow.

[0042] A graphic 31 1 is presented in preview panel 310 which corresponds to the highlighted exercise listing 325 of exercise list 324 (e.g., "2 Point Pinch"). As the user scrolls through exercise list 324 and selects a different exercise listing 325, preview panel 311 is dynamically updated to display the corresponding exercise image. Additionally or alternatively thereto, instruction panel 326 is dynamically updated to display explanatory text relating to the selected exercise. In some embodiments, instruction panel 326 utilizes a scrollable format to enable the presentation of explanatory text having a length greater that what may be displayed in instruction panel 326 at any given time. [0043] Exercise detail panel 300 includes repetition control 314, which facilitates user adjustment of the number of repetitions the currently-displayed exercise is to be performed, and speed control 320, which facilitates user adjustment of the speed at which the currently- displayed exercise is to be performed. As shown in the embodiment illustrated in Fig. 4, repetition control 314 includes a repetition display 316, a repetition increment button 315, and a repetition decrement button 317. Preview panel 310 includes a second, generally larger, repetition display 312 that mirrors the value displayed by repetition display 316. Speed control 320 includes speed display 322 and slider 321. Additionally or alternatively to slider 321, speed control 320 may include a speed increment button 323, and a speed decrement button 327.

[0044] In embodiments, graphic 311 depicts the starting position of the selected exercise, which, in turn, enables the user to correctly set up for the selected exercise by, for example and without limitation, choosing the proper device, configuring the device in accordance with the exercise parameters (e.g., resistance settings), placing the fingers correctly, and so forth. When the user is ready to proceed, the start button 314 is actuated to initiate the presentation of the exercise video, which is presented via exercise demonstration panel 400 as described below. In some embodiments, a predetermined time delay is observed between the actuation of start button 314 and the commencement of the exercise video which gives the user an opportunity to comfortably settle into an exercise start position, which may, in turn, assist in establishing a steady exercise pace, help avoid missing the first repetition, and so forth.

[0045] Turning now to Fig. 5, exercise demonstration panel 400 of user interface 200 is shown. Exercise demonstration panel 400 includes speed control 420 which is configured to enable the user to vary the playback speed of exercise video 410 as desired, a play/pause control 412 which is configured to enable the user to selectively start and stop the playback of exercise video 410. Exercise demonstration panel 400 includes instruction panel 426 which presents explanatory text relating to exercise video 410, and repetition control 414 with corresponding repetition display 416.

[0046] Exercise video 410 is generated using with a fixed number of frames, which, when played in succession, create a video animation portraying the desired exercise. For example, assume there are 40 frames which represent one complete one cycle of the exercise. As the user moves speed control 420, this user input is received by user interface unit 105, display unit 110, and/or input unit 115. The input is communicated to processor 140 and, in turn, to software application 155, which determines the frame rate at which that those frames will be displayed to achieve the desired repetition rate. For example, if the user chooses a value of 60 repetitions per minute (e.g., 1 repetition per second), then those 40 frames will be played in one second. The exercise video then proceeds to run at 40 frames per second and continues to run repetitively until the specified number of repetitions has been displayed.

[0047] The user may readily change values by moving the slider to another value. Continuing with the above example, the user may slow down the video to run at 40 repetitions per minute (e.g., one repetition every 1.50 seconds) by simply moving the speed control 420 accordingly. Now, the 40 frames will need to be displayed over a duration of 1.5 seconds. Software application 155 computes the new frame rate of 26.67 frames per second, and exercise video then proceeds to run at 26.67 frames per second and continues to run repetitively until the specified number of repetitions has been displayed. Each of the exercise videos stored in database 180 includes metadata associated therewith that includes a video description, the number of frames required for one repetition, and an orientation (e.g., left- hand or right-hand exercise). In some embodiments, a left-handed exercise video may be mirrored by software application 155 to portray a right-handed exercise. In this manner, storage requirements are reduced. In some embodiments, frames of an exercise video may be displayed in a time-mirrored manner (e.g., played in reverse) to provide an alternative exercise to the user without requiring the use additional video storage resources. This may be useful where the exercise video involves multiple fingers. In some embodiments, the number of repetitions may be set to a value (e.g., "0", "∞", "REPEAT" and the like) which indicates that the exercise video be repeated indefinitely (e.g., until paused or stopped by the user).

[0048] The described embodiments of the present disclosure are intended to be illustrative rather than restrictive, and are not intended to represent every embodiment of the present disclosure. Further variations of the above-disclosed embodiments and other features and functions, or alternatives thereof, may be made or desirably combined into many other different systems or applications without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure as set forth in the following claims both literally and in equivalents recognized in law.

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS;

1. A method of displaying a video portraying an exercise, comprising:

selecting the number of repetitions of the exercise to be portrayed;

selecting a repetition rate at which the exercise is to be portrayed;

computing, from the selected repetition rate and at least one parameter relating to the video, the framerate at which the video is played; and

playing the video at the computed framerate.

2. The method of displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one parameter includes the number of frames of the video which correspond to one repetition of the exercise portrayed therein.

3. The method of displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 1, wherein the playing is performed on a user device.

4. The method of displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 1, wherein selecting the repetition rate includes moving a slider control.

5. The method of displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

selecting a video orientation;

determining, from the selected video orientation and at least one parameter relating to the video, whether mirroring is to be applied the video; and

applying mirroring to the video in response to the determining.

6. The method of displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 5, wherein the at least one parameter relating to the video indicates the video orientation of the video.

7. The method of displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 5, wherein the mirroring is selected from the group consisting of horizontal mirroring, vertical mirroring, and time mirroring.

8. Apparatus for displaying a video portraying an exercise, comprising:

a processor;

a touchscreen display operably coupled to the processor;

a computer-readable storage medium operably coupled to the processor including instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving the number of repetitions of the exercise to be displayed;

receiving a repetition rate at which the exercise is to be portrayed;

computing, at the processor, from the received repetition rate and at least one parameter relating to the video, the framerate at which the video is played; and playing, on the touchscreen display, the video at the computed framerate.

9. The apparatus for displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 1, wherein the at least one parameter includes the number of frames of the video which correspond to one repetition of the exercise portrayed therein.

10. The apparatus for displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 1, wherein the playing is performed for the received number of exercise iterations.

11. The apparatus for displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 1, wherein the repetition rate is received from a slider control.

12. The apparatus for displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 1, wherein the computer-readable storage medium further includes instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a video orientation;

determining, from the received video orientation and at least one parameter relating to the video, whether mirroring is to be applied the video; and

applying mirroring to the video in response to the determining.

13. The apparatus for displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 5, wherein the at least one parameter relating to the video indicates the video orientation of the video.

14. The apparatus for displaying a video portraying an exercise in accordance with claim 5, wherein the mirroring is selected from the group consisting of horizontal mirroring, vertical mirroring, and time mirroring.

15. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising instructions which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for displaying a video portraying an exercise, comprising: receiving the number of repetitions of the exercise to be displayed;

receiving a repetition rate at which the exercise is to be portrayed;

computing, at the processor, from the received repetition rate and at least one parameter relating to the video, the framerate at which the video is played; and playing, on a video display, the video at the computed framerate.

16. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media in accordance with claim 15, wherein the at least one parameter includes the number of frames of the video which correspond to one repetition of the exercise portrayed therein.

17. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media in accordance with claim 15, wherein the repetition rate is received from a slider control.

18. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media in accordance with claim 15, further including instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving a video orientation;

applying mirroring to the video in response to the determining.

19. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media in accordance with claim 18, wherein the at least one parameter relating to the video indicates the video orientation of the video.

20. Non-transitory computer-readable storage media in accordance with claim 18, wherein the mirroring is selected from the group consisting of horizontal mirroring, vertical mirroring, and time mirroring.