Wearable during-walking arm exercise device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for enabling a natural arm exercise during everyday walking. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wearable during-walking arm exercise device comprising: webbing belts extending from the user's front chest part and through the shoulder parts, and crossing each other in an X-shape on the user's back, thereby holding the entire device; one elastic string or multiple elastic strings coupled to the front and rear of the webbing belts, the elastic strings having elasticity such that, according to relaxation and contraction movements following forward/backward movements of arms, backside muscles of upper arms undergo exercise; and a handle fastened to the elastic strings so as to tension the elastic strings. Additionally, the wearable during-walking arm exercise device comprises a waist string having elasticity, the waist string being connected to the lower portion of the handle for muscle movements of front portions of the upper arms (biceps contracts). The elastic strings and the waist string are connected on the upper and lower sides of the handle such that, not only when arms are moved backwards (extension) as a result of walking, but also when the arms are moved forwards (flexion), both front and rear muscles of the upper arms (biceps brachii and triceps brachii) are tensioned and are thus exercised, thereby maximizing the merits of exercise.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a piece of gear that enables natural arm exercise while walking and, more specifically, to a wearable arm exerciser usable for walking, including webbing belts passing from a user's chest through the user's shoulders and crossed in an X shape to fasten the overall wearable arm exerciser, one or more elastic strings coupled, in front or behind, to the webbing belts and producing an exercise effect in the rear muscles of the upper arm according to contractions and relaxations by the moving-forth-and-back of the arm, and handles coupled with the elastic strings to produce tension in the elastic strings, and further including a waist string, for exercising biceps, which is elastic and connected to lower parts of the handles, wherein both biceps and triceps are tensioned to produce an exercise effect not only when the user moves his arm back while walking (i.e., arm extension) but also when the user moves his arm ahead (i.e., arm flex...

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Benefits of technology

[0035]Thus, according to the present invention, a wearable arm exerciser usable for walking includes, in its basic structure, webbing belts passing from a user's chest through the user's shoulders and crossed in an X shape, detachable elastic strings coupled, in front or behind, to the webbing belts, and detachable handles coupled with the elastic strings to produce tension and further including a waist string which is connected to lower parts of the handles to exercise biceps, wherein, as the elastic strings and the waist string are connected to the upper and lower parts, respectively, of the handles, the muscles around the shoulder joints may be tensioned upon reflection, as well as extension, while walking, thereby maximizing exercise effects.

[0036]According to the present invention, a wearable arm exerciser usable while walking may prevent friction by slipping along the curved surface of the anti-friction device as the handle is moved by the forward and backward movement of the user's arm between the elastic strings and the handle and keep the handle positioned at the lowest point of the elastic strings and produce the same amount of tension at the front and rear elastic strings when the elastic strings are pulled to thereby minimize wear to the elastic strings.

[0037]Further, according to the present invention, a wearable arm exerciser usable while walking tensions front and back muscles surrounding the shoulder joint by front-and-back movement and up-and-down movement when the shoulder joint is moved while walking, thereby producing exercise effects, increasing the flexibility of shoulder muscles, and preventing or relieving shoulder disease.

[0038]Further, according to the present invention, in a wearable arm exerciser usable while walking, upon upper body exercise while walking, the user puts his hands through the handles coupled to the elastic strings, which extend up or down from the shoulders, and moves his arms, spreading the tension applied to the elastic strings forward and backward of the shoulders and thus delivering the tension applied to the webbing belts fastened to the shoulders evenly forward and backward. Thus, the webbing belts may stably be worn tightly on the shoulders even steady movement of the elastic strings while walking even without any separate fastening device.

[0039]Further, according to the present invention, in a wearable arm exerciser usable while walking, as the elastic strings are pulled down upon extension during which the arm is positioned behind, the triceps may be exercised (contracted) and, upon flexion during which the arm is moved from a rear and lower position to a front and upper position, the waist string may be tensioned to exercise the biceps, deltoid, and supraspinatus.

[0040]Further, according to the present invention, a wearable arm exerciser usable while walking may be easily produced in a simplified structure including webbing belts crossed in an X shape on the user's back, elastic strings coupled with the webbing belts, detachable handles coupled to the elastic strings, and a waist string connected to the handles and enables steady upper body exercise, as well as leg exercise, as the user wears the structure by putting in on the shoulders and naturally and repeatedly pulls the handles while stepping.

Problems solved by technology

Such an imbalance in exercise between arms and legs may result in muscular dystrophy in arms or cause degenerative disease such as frozen shoulder.

In contrast, Nordic pole walking, despite its superior exercise effects, are known to have many drawbacks in light of portability, indoor usability, intensity control, wrist shocks, fast running, usability on pavement, reduction in leg exercise, lack of various exercise programs, usability on treadmill, and exercise effect of biceps brachii.

Power walking may not obtain the relaxation effect of the upper arms as Nordic pole walking because the elbow joints are not stretched out.

However, all of the components are provided in a fixed type, and the device with tensioning springs may produce tension only ahead of the body, i.e., incapable of producing tension both forward and backward of the body, cannot be worn inside clothes, and lacks adjustment of exercise strength although it is required depending on the user's body capability and degree of fatigue.

However, it fails to apply tension to upper and lower muscles of the walker's arms.

However, the exerciser cannot simultaneously distribute tension produced by a force that the user applies to the handle to the front and rear of the user's body and, thus, its exercise effect is degraded.

However, the assister is structured with a main body and elastic bands, which are provided separately, and is required to use a separate instrument installed on the user's back to adjust tension and the length of the elastic bands, thus unable to adjust the strength of exercise with the assister worn.

Further, the connecting structure of the left and right elastic bands on the back is separated into a left and right part due to eccentricity so that when one of the bands is pulled out, the other band cannot receive tension.

Moreover, its feature of the two, front and rear, bands being required to simultaneously be pulled forward and backward results in incapability of evenly delivering tension to the arms while the arms swing forward and backward.

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