Balance trainer

Abstract

A balance trainer on which a user can perform various modes of movement that make it possible for the actual environment to simulate an imagined environment, providing an enhanced training effect. The balance trainer comprises a trainer board that has a top surface on which the user stands, and a bottom surface facing the floor, and rollbar that supports the trainer board while allowing the trainer board to yaw, pitch and roll with respect to the floor surface. By changing the position of his center of gravity, the user can perform many types of movement with the balance trainer.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to a balance trainer used in balance training that simulates balance sensations in the three dimensions of yawing, pitching and rolling encountered in sports with the aim of improving physical capabilities and concentration, stimulating the brain, and for rehabilitation and the like. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] FIGS. 7 (a), (b) and (c) show the plan view, front view and right-end view, respectively, of a conventional balance trainer 2. As shown, the balance trainer 2 comprises a trainer board 10, and a separate round bar 50. The round bar 50 is placed horizontally on a floor surface F, the trainer board 10 is placed on the round bar 50, and a user mounts the top surface 10a of the trainer board 10. The trainer board 10 can be rocked up and down with respect to a reference constituted by a tangent S1 between the trainer board 10 and the round bar 50, and a tangent S2 between t...

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Benefits of technology

[0007] This invention was accomplished in light of these circumstances and has as its object the provision of a balance trainer that can provide an improved balance training effect that makes it safe and interesting for all levels of users, from novices to top athletes, to continue with their balance training.

[0013] In accordance with the balance trainer of the present invention, a user can perform various modes of movement that make it possible for the actual environment to simulate an imagined environment. As a result, everyone from novices to top athletes can continue to train with the balance trainer without losing interest, and the effect of the training is enhanced. The balance trainer also helps to improve balance, provide well-balanced strength, increase the ability to concentrate, move correctly and focus the mind, and can also be applied to vision training, mental training, rehabilitation and nursing care.

Problems solved by technology

As a result, when the user responds to his actual environment by attempting to move his center of gravity in accordance with an imagined environment, there is a dissociation between the physical and imagined sensations that makes it impossible for the user to effectively attain his objective.

Moreover, a user who practices assiduously and becomes used to those limited movements can lose interest in practicing balance training at a higher level, so does not enjoy the benefits of further training.

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