Patent ID: 8496563

Claim:
An exercise support apparatus comprising: storing unit for storing a plurality of kinds of exercises which includes at least one of an aerobic exercise and at least one of an anaerobic exercise; and a processor configured to cause a computer to provide the following functions: acquiring first information representative of at least one of an exercise experience and physical fitness of a user; selecting a plurality of exercises which includes a plurality of the aerobic exercises and a plurality of the anaerobic exercises stored in the storing unit, and a plurality of breaks; generating a circuit exercise menu, including the plurality of selected exercises and the plurality of breaks; determining a ratio between each of break times of the breaks included in the exercise menu, and each of exercise times of the aerobic exercises and the anaerobic exercises relative to the breaks, on the basis of the first information; determining the ratio between the aerobic exercise time of the plurality of selected aerobic exercises, and the break time of at least one of the plurality of breaks, on the basis of the acquired exercise experience information; determining the ratio between the anaerobic exercise time of the plurality of selected anaerobic exercises, and the break time of at least one of plurality of breaks, on the basis of the acquired physical fitness information; and generating the circuit exercise menu based on the plurality of selected exercises, the plurality of breaks and the determined ratios.