Production of media content and command data for a workout session
A production environment enables the creation of media content featuring an instructor conducting a workout session, as well as the creation of command data for controlling output from a fitness apparatus. An instructor conducts a workout session while using a recording device to generate media data. Meanwhile, a computing device executes a client application to generate command data for controlling aspects of output provided by a fitness apparatus. The media data and the command data generated by the instructor can be transmitted to user computing devices over a network for consumption by users. The media data and the command data may be transmitted as a live stream while the instructor is conducting the workout session, or to be accessed on-demand by users at a later time.
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a computing device, and based at least in part on the computing device accessing and processing a script of a workout session, a sequence of output parameters for controlling output provided by a fitness apparatus over a duration of the workout session, wherein the script indicates exercise movements, a sequence of the exercise movements, and a number of repetitions of each exercise movement;
generating media data using a recording device to record an instructor conducting the workout session while using the fitness apparatus;
sending, by the computing device, and based at least in part on the sequence of output parameters, commands to the fitness apparatus for controlling aspects of the output provided by the fitness apparatus over the duration of the workout session;
receiving, by the computing device, user input for adjusting an intensity of the output provided by the fitness apparatus at one or more times during the workout session;
generating, by the computing device, and based at least in part on the sequence of output parameters and on the user input, command data specifying:
operations; and
timestamps within the media data at which the operations are to be performed during playback of the media data; and
sending the media data and the command data over a network.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the fitness apparatus comprises an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) suit; and
the output provided by the fitness apparatus comprises an electrical impulse delivered via an electrode of the EMS suit.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the aspects of the output comprise at least one of:
initiation of the electrical impulse;
cessation of the electrical impulse; or
adjustment of the intensity of the electrical impulse.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending of the media data and the command data over the network comprises uploading the media data and the command data to a remote system over the network.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing, by the computing device, a user profile of the instructor; and
determining, based at least in part on the user profile of the instructor, a starting intensity value at which the output is to be provided by the fitness apparatus,
wherein at least one aspect of the aspects of the output comprises initiation of the output at an intensity level corresponding to the starting intensity value.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the operations of the command data are indicative of a first sequence of intensity values that represent an intensity profile of the instructor, the intensity profile indicating intensity level adjustments for the output provided by the fitness apparatus over the duration of the workout session, the intensity level adjustments including adjustments based on the user input received by the computing device.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising outputting the script of the workout session on a teleprompter while the instructor is conducting the workout session using the fitness apparatus.
8. A system comprising:
a recording device;
a processor; and
memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
determine, based at least in part on the processor accessing and processing a script of a workout session, a sequence of output parameters for controlling output provided by a fitness apparatus over a duration of the workout session, wherein the script indicates exercise movements, a sequence of the exercise movements, and a number of repetitions of each exercise movement;
generate media data using the recording device to record an instructor conducting the workout session while using the fitness apparatus;
send, based at least in part on the sequence of output parameters, commands to the fitness apparatus for controlling aspects of the output provided by the fitness apparatus over the duration of the workout session;
receive user input for adjusting an intensity of the output provided by the fitness apparatus at one or more times during the workout session;
generate, based at least in part on the sequence of output parameters and on the user input, command data specifying:
operations; and
timestamps within the media data at which the operations are to be performed during playback of the media data; and
send the media data and the command data over a network.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein:
the fitness apparatus comprises an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) suit; and
the output provided by the fitness apparatus comprises an electrical impulse delivered via an electrode of the EMS suit.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the aspects of the output comprise at least one of:
initiation of the electrical impulse;
cessation of the electrical impulse; or
adjustment of the intensity of the electrical impulse.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the command data is generated as at least one of a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file, an Extensible Markup Language (XML) file, a YAML Ain't Markup Language (YAML) file, a comma-separated values (CSV) file, a plain text file, or an array data structure.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the system to:
access a user profile of the instructor; and
determine, based at least in part on the user profile of the instructor, a starting intensity value at which the output is to be provided by the fitness apparatus,
wherein at least one aspect of the aspects of the output comprises initiation of the output at an intensity level corresponding to the starting intensity value.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the operations of the command data are indicative of a first sequence of intensity values that represent an intensity profile of the instructor, the intensity profile indicating intensity level adjustments for the output provided by the fitness apparatus over the duration of the workout session, the intensity level adjustments including adjustments based on the user input received by the system.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further cause the system to output the script of the workout session on a teleprompter while the instructor is conducting the workout session using the fitness apparatus.
15. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of acts comprising:
determining, based at least in part on the one or more processors accessing and processing a script of a workout session, a sequence of output parameters for controlling output provided by a fitness apparatus over a duration of the workout session, wherein the script indicates exercise movements, a sequence of the exercise movements, and a number of repetitions of each exercise movement;
generating media data using a recording device to record an instructor conducting the workout session while using the fitness apparatus;
sending, based at least in part on the sequence of output parameters, commands to the fitness apparatus for controlling aspects of the output provided by the fitness apparatus over the duration of the workout session;
receiving user input for adjusting an intensity of the output provided by the fitness apparatus at one or more times during the workout session;
generating, based at least in part on the sequence of output parameters and on the user input, command data specifying:
operations; and
timestamps within the media data at which the operations are to be performed during playback of the media data; and
sending the media data and the command data over a network.
16. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the media data is sent over the network as a live stream of the media data that includes:
a video data stream corresponding to video content that represents, at least in part, the instructor demonstrating exercises; and
an audio data stream corresponding to audio content that represents, at least in part, the instructor issuing verbal directions for the exercises,
wherein the timestamps are included in at least one of the video data stream or the audio data stream of the live stream of the media data.
17. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , the acts further comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, user input for adjusting an intensity of output provided by the fitness apparatus at one or more times during the workout session; and
sending a live stream of second command data over the network, the second command data corresponding to adjustments of the intensity of the output.
18. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the operations specified in the command data include operations for controlling aspects of fitness apparatus output over a duration of the workout session.
19. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , wherein the fitness apparatus comprises an electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) suit.
20. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 15 , the acts further comprising outputting the script of the workout session on a teleprompter while the instructor is conducting the workout session using the fitness apparatus.