Patent ID: 8670848

Claim:
A method of informing a user of a portable electronic device about a pace that the user needs to maintain in order to achieve an exercise goal, the method comprising: receiving a selection of exercise route data from the user, the exercise route data including at least two parameters selected from a group consisting of a predetermined distance of an exercise route, a predetermined exercise time for the exercise route, and a desired pace to be used on the exercise route; receiving position signals indicating a current position of the portable electronic device as the user follows the exercise route; calculating a distance that the user has completed on the exercise route and a corresponding elapsed time for a completed portion of the exercise route; dynamically calculating a target pace for a remaining portion of the exercise route not yet completed, the target pace indicating a pace at which the user needs to move along the exercise route in order to achieve an exercise goal associated with the exercise route data received from the user; outputting the target pace to the user for informing the user about the target pace; and repeatedly dynamically calculating the target pace and outputting the target pace until completion of the exercise route.