System and method for integrating recommended exercise with transportation directions

1. A method for facilitating integration of recommended exercise with transportation directions, the method comprising:

generating, by a mobile computing device associated with a user, a request for a first route from a start location to a destination location, wherein the first route includes transportation directions;

determining one or more of the user's transportation-related preferences, which include the user's activity level goal;

monitoring the user's remaining activity requirement to achieve the activity level goal to determine recommended exercise information;

receiving, based on the request for the first route from the start location to the destination location, one or more routes which are calculated based on the user's transportation-related preferences and the user's monitored remaining activity requirement,

wherein a respective route includes an indicator of an activity level to be achieved upon completing the respective route as a percentage of an activity goal over a predetermined period of time and further includes one or more segments, and

wherein a respective segment indicates a transportation type corresponding to the respective segment of the respective route and further indicates a corresponding activity value which comprises a number of calories predicted to be burned for completing the respective segment; and

integrating the user's monitored remaining activity requirement and the recommended exercise information with the transportation directions by displaying, on a display of the mobile computing device:

the one or more routes;

the indicator of the activity level to be achieved upon completing a respective route as a percentage of an activity goal over a predetermined period of time; and

the transportation type and the corresponding activity value predicted for completing a respective segment of the respective route.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding activity value further comprises one or more of:

a number of steps predicted to be taken for completing the respective segment; and

an amount of elevation predicted to be gained for completing the respective segment.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transportation type includes one or more of:

a motorized vehicle associated with the user, including one or more of a car, a scooter, a wheelchair, and any motorized vehicle with one or more wheels;

a non-motorized vehicle associated with the user, including one or more of a bicycle, a wheelchair, a scooter, a vehicle which moves based on a motion with the user's feet or hands, a waterborne non-motorized personal vehicle, an airborne non-motorized personal vehicle, and any non-motorized vehicle with one or more wheels;

non-motorized equipment that attaches to the user's body, including one or more of in-line skates, roller skates, and any gear which allows the user to move based on a motion with the user's body;

walking, jogging, skipping, jumping, and running; and

a public transit vehicle, including one or more of a train, a bus, a boat, a ship, a ferry, a helicopter, an airplane, a waterborne public transit vehicle, an airborne public transit vehicle, and any public transit vehicle with one or more wheels.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a profile for the user based on the user's transportation-related preferences, which include:

a desired transportation type; and

the user's sub-goals related to activity level and other areas, including at least one of:

a target number of calories to be consumed for a predetermined time period;

a target number of steps to be taken for a predetermined time period;

a target amount of elevation to be gained for a predetermined time period;

a desired duration of time to complete the route;

a desired price to be paid to complete the route; and

a desired level of environmental sustainability to be achieved to complete the route.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the route is calculated further based on one or more of:

the start location;

the destination location;

map data, including historical or real-time data associated with a geographical area which includes the start location and the destination location; and

data obtained via a sensor of the mobile computing device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein monitoring the user's remaining activity requirement to achieve the activity level goal is based on one or more of:

a wireless-enabled wearable device that tracks the user's physical activity;

a heart-rate monitoring device;

a number of actual calories consumed in completing the segment;

a number of actual steps taken in completing the segment;

an amount of actual elevation gained in completing the segment;

a measure of a price paid for completing the segment; and

a measure of sustainability achieved in completing the segment.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transportation-related preferences further include:

the user's desired time, which is a desired duration of time to be spent in a predetermined time period or to complete the route;

the user's desired price, which is a desired price to be paid in a predetermined time period or to complete the route; and

the user's desired sustainability, which is a desired level of sustainability to be achieved in a predetermined time period or to complete the route; and

wherein the route further indicates one or more of:

the user's activity level goal compared to the user's monitored activity requirement;

the user's desired time compared to the user's monitored actual time spent;

the user's desired price compared to the user's monitored actual price paid; and

the user's desired sustainability compared to the user's monitored actual sustainability achieved.

8. A computer system for facilitating integration of recommended exercise with transportation directions, the computer system comprising:

a processor; and

a storage device storing instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

generating, by a mobile computing device associated with a user, a request for a first route from a start location to a destination location,

wherein the first route includes transportation directions;

determining one or more of the user's transportation-related preferences, which include the user's activity level goal;

monitoring the user's remaining activity requirement to achieve the activity level goal to determine recommended exercise information;

receiving, based on the request for the first route from the start location to the destination location, one or more routes which are calculated based on the user's transportation-related preferences and the user's monitored remaining activity requirement,

wherein a respective route includes an indicator of an activity level to be achieved upon completing the respective route as a percentage of an activity goal over a predetermined period of time and further includes one or more segments, and

wherein a respective segment indicates a transportation type corresponding to the respective segment of the respective route and further indicates a corresponding activity value which comprises a number of calories predicted to be burned for completing the respective segment; and

integrating the user's monitored remaining activity requirement and the recommended exercise information with the transportation directions by displaying, on a display of the mobile computing device:

the one or more routes;

the indicator of the activity level to be achieved upon completing a respective route as a percentage of an activity goal over a predetermined period of time; and

the transportation type and the corresponding activity value predicted for completing a respective segment of the respective route.

9. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the corresponding activity value further comprises one or more of:

a number of steps predicted to be taken for completing the respective segment; and

an amount of elevation predicted to be gained for completing the respective segment.

10. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the transportation type includes one or more of:

a motorized vehicle associated with the user, including one or more of a car, a scooter, a wheelchair, and any motorized vehicle with one or more wheels;

a non-motorized vehicle associated with the user, including one or more of a bicycle, a wheelchair, a scooter, a vehicle which moves based on a motion with the user's feet or hands, a waterborne non-motorized personal vehicle, an airborne non-motorized personal vehicle, and any non-motorized vehicle with one or more wheels;

non-motorized equipment that attaches to the user's body, including one or more of in-line skates, roller skates, and any gear which allows the user to move based on a motion with the user's body;

walking, jogging, skipping, jumping, and running; and

a public transit vehicle, including one or more of a train, a bus, a boat, a ship, a ferry, a helicopter, an airplane, a waterborne public transit vehicle, an airborne public transit vehicle, and any public transit vehicle with one or more wheels.

11. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a profile for the user based on the user's transportation-related preferences, which include:

a desired transportation type; and

the user's sub-goals related to activity level and other areas, including at least one of:

a target number of calories to be consumed for a predetermined time period;

a target number of steps to be taken for a predetermined time period;

a target amount of elevation to be gained for a predetermined time period;

a desired duration of time to complete the route;

a desired price to be paid to complete the route; and

a desired level of environmental sustainability to be achieved to complete the route.

12. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the route is calculated further based on one or more of:

the start location;

the destination location;

map data, including historical or real-time data associated with a geographical area which includes the start location and the destination location; and

data obtained via a sensor of the mobile computing device.

13. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein monitoring the user's remaining activity requirement to achieve the activity level goal is based on one or more of:

a wireless-enabled wearable device that tracks the user's physical activity;

a heart-rate monitoring device;

a number of actual calories consumed in completing the segment;

a number of actual steps taken in completing the segment;

an amount of actual elevation gained in completing the segment;

a measure of a price paid for completing the segment; and

a measure of sustainability achieved in completing the segment.

14. The computer system of claim 8 , wherein the transportation-related preferences further include:

the user's desired time, which is a desired duration of time to be spent in a predetermined time period or to complete the route;

the user's desired price, which is a desired price to be paid in a predetermined time period or to complete the route; and

the user's desired sustainability, which is a desired level of sustainability to be achieved in a predetermined time period or to complete the route; and

wherein the route further indicates one or more of:

the user's activity level goal compared to the user's monitored activity requirement;

the user's desired time compared to the user's monitored actual time spent;

the user's desired price compared to the user's monitored actual price paid; and

the user's desired sustainability compared to the user's monitored actual sustainability achieved.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:

generating, by a mobile computing device associated with a user, a request for a first route from a start location to a destination location, wherein the first route includes transportation directions;

determining one or more of the user's transportation-related preferences, which include the user's activity level goal;

monitoring the user's remaining activity requirement to achieve the activity level goal to determine recommended exercise information;

receiving, based on the request for the first route from the start location to the destination location, one or more routes which are calculated based on the user's transportation-related preferences and the user's monitored remaining activity requirement,

wherein a respective route includes an indicator of an activity level to be achieved upon completing the respective route as a percentage of an activity goal over a predetermined period of time and further includes one or more segments, and

wherein a respective segment indicates a transportation type corresponding to the respective segment of the respective route and further indicates a corresponding activity value which comprises a number of calories predicted to be burned for completing the respective segment; and

integrating the user's monitored remaining activity requirement and the recommended exercise information with the transportation directions by displaying, on a display of the mobile computing device:

the one or more routes;

the indicator of the activity level to be achieved upon completing a respective route as a percentage of an activity goal over a predetermined period of time; and

the transportation type and the corresponding activity value predicted for completing a respective segment of the respective route.

16. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the corresponding activity value further comprises one or more of:

a number of steps predicted to be taken for completing the respective segment; and

an amount of elevation predicted to be gained for completing the respective segment.

17. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the transportation type includes one or more of:

a motorized vehicle associated with the user, including one or more of a car, a scooter, a wheelchair, and any motorized vehicle with one or more wheels;

a non-motorized vehicle associated with the user, including one or more of a bicycle, a wheelchair, a scooter, a vehicle which moves based on a motion with the user's feet or hands, a waterborne non-motorized personal vehicle, an airborne non-motorized personal vehicle, and any non-motorized vehicle with one or more wheels;

non-motorized equipment that attaches to the user's body, including one or more of in-line skates, roller skates, and any gear which allows the user to move based on a motion with the user's body;

walking, jogging, skipping, jumping, and running; and

a public transit vehicle, including one or more of a train, a bus, a boat, a ship, a ferry, a helicopter, an airplane, a waterborne public transit vehicle, an airborne public transit vehicle, and any public transit vehicle with one or more wheels.

18. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

determining a profile for the user based on the user's transportation-related preferences, which include:

a desired transportation type; and

the user's sub-goals related to activity level and other areas, including at least one of:

a target number of calories to be consumed for a predetermined time period;

a target number of steps to be taken for a predetermined time period;

a target amount of elevation to be gained for a predetermined time period;

a desired duration of time to complete the route;

a desired price to be paid to complete the route; and

a desired level of environmental sustainability to be achieved to complete the route.

19. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the route is calculated further based on one or more of:

the start location;

the destination location;

map data, including historical or real-time data associated with a geographical area which includes the start location and the destination location; and

data obtained via a sensor of the mobile computing device.

20. The storage medium of claim 15 , wherein monitoring the user's activity requirement to achieve the activity level goal is based on one or more of:

a wireless-enabled wearable device that tracks the user's physical activity;

a heart-rate monitoring device;

a number of actual calories consumed in completing the segment;

a number of actual steps taken in completing the segment;

an amount of actual elevation gained in completing the segment;

a measure of a price paid for completing the segment; and

a measure of sustainability achieved in completing the segment.