Patent ID: 8690736
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61B,A63B,G16H

Abstract:
1. An exercise tracking system for tracking physical activity of a person participating in a health program, comprising: a server computer with a processor in data communication with a network and with a memory storing computer instructions which, when executed on the processor, implement: a transceiver in data communication with the server; and a portable monitoring unit having a unique identification code associated with the assigned participant identification code in the memory of the server, further comprising: wherein the transceiver is operable to send the motion information to a computing system over the network; wherein the motion information and time information are analyzed by the server to determine an activity time, an activity identity, and an activity duration; and wherein the activity information is converted to an equivalent caloric expenditure, and the caloric expenditure is converted to an equivalent amount of exercise in the at least one exercise challenge that has the same caloric expenditure, and is correlated with the select one of the at least one exercise challenge to track a progress of the participant toward completion of the challenge.