Patent ID: 6013009
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A process of using a sub-unit of a heart rate monitor to plan and monitor progress in achieving physical fitness through walking comprising:inputting signals from a heart rate monitor to a sub-unit, the signals representing current heart rate, average heart rate, and total elapsed time;inputting to the sub-unit a user's age, weight, walking speed and current heart rate from a plurality of walking tests:calculating a rate of calories burned per pound of body weight for each of the plurality of walking tests using a formula as follows:rate per pound=A+BV+CV.sup.2 +KDV.sup.3,where A=0.0195, B=-0.00436, C=0.00245, and D=0.000801 (W/154).sup.0.425 /W, where W=Weight (lbs), K=0 forTreadmill and K=1 for Outdoors and V=velocity of the user in miles per hour;calculating a rate of calories burned per minute by multiplying the rate per pound by the user's weight; andoutputting the values calculated.