DEVICES AND METHODS OF OPTIMAL PERSONALIZED HYDRATION FOR SPORTS

• Main Author: Marchal, Eric
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.08.2020
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND,DEAF OR MUTE; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DIAGRAMS; DISPLAY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; GLOBES; HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS, i.e. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE HANDLING ORPROCESSING OF MEDICAL OR HEALTHCARE DATA; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; PHYSICS; PLANETARIA; SEALS

Devices and methods analyze hydration in an individual. An application can confirm if typical water intake by an individual participating in a sport is sufficient to maintain hydration and/or can determine an optimal personalized hydration plan to maintain or improve hydration for the individual. The application can estimate water losses during an effort, such as an athletic training session or match, by considering one or more characteristics of the individual, such as weight, height, gender, heart rate at rest, maximal heart rate, VO2 max, effort intensity, and type of clothes worn, and/or one or more characteristics of the training session or match, such as the specific sport, the time duration, the position played by the individual, and the location of the training session or match (e.g ambient temperature, moisture, and wind speed). The hydration plan can improve athletic performance by the individual in the training session or match.