203 results about "Aerobic exercise" patented technology

Methods and systems are disclosed for determining speed, power and / or impact (sporting characteristics) of persons involved in activity. Wireless signals may be generated indicative of the sporting characteristics for receipt and display on a watch worn by the user or on a remote display. Sensors may attach to the person or to a vehicle ridden by the person, to gauge activities such as jogging, hockey, biking, football and aerobics.

Disclosed is a system and method that allows users to customize audible and visible signals, such as music or video, to maintain a pre-determined or specified pace or to achieve a new pace in repetitive motion activities such as, but not limited to, running, walking, swimming, cycling, aerobics, and the like. Other applications of the system and method include, but are not limited to, enhancing the results of medical rehabilitation programs, physical therapy, weight loss programs, disc jockey services, and industries or manufacturing settings where repetitive motion is common and where audible cues designed to help users maintain a consistent pace are useful.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for removing body fat. While an obesity patient or person wants to remove body fat built up in a certain part is conducting aerobic exercise such as running with attaching a surface-attaching type catheter on the fat part, the apparatus resolves and removes body fat by applying pulses, whose frequency is 10~120 Hz, through the catheter, and changes the exercising condition based upon his or her heart rate and standard heart rate, thereby conducting efficient removal of body fat.

The invention discloses a dynamic electrocardiogram and motion recording and analyzing system, which is used for automatic detection on user activities and electrocardiogram analysis under activity scenes. The system comprises an electrocardiogram and motion sensor unit, a data acquisition, storage and transmission unit and an analysis and software unit, wherein the electrode of a motion sensor and the electrode of an electrocardiogram sensor can be packaged together or used independently; the system records and automatically detects daily physical motions of a user, such as lying, sitting, walking, running, tumbling, sitting up, standing up, sitting down, lying down and the like, and gives corresponding activity intensity; the electrocardiogram is automatically analyzed; and a corresponding mark is given when an abnormal electrocardiogram or abnormal activity is detected, all corresponding original signals and analysis results are stored, and nursing staff are prompted. The system gives heart rate variability of the user under different activity intensities, and changes of the heart rate variability along with activity types, activity intensities and time. The systems gives a method of analyzing changes of heart rate and electrocardiogram forms along with activity intensity and duration, and can be used for aerobic exercise optimization and exercise safety in motion and exercising.

An exercise system for simulating the motions involved in boarding sports such as surfing or snowboarding in a repetitive manner which allows for a cardiovascular, aerobic exercise that builds and tones the same muscles and reflexes used in boarding sports. The exercise system generally includes a frame including a first track and a second track. The first track is positioned parallel with the second track. A carriage assembly is slidably mounted on the first track and the second track such that the carriage assembly may freely slide back and forth along the tracks. The carriage assembly is adapted to tilt about a horizontal axis of rotation and swivel about a vertical axis of rotation. By sliding the carriage assembly along the tracks and utilizing the swiveling and tilting motions, the operator may simulate the motions and exercises encountered while enjoying boarding sports such as wakeboarding, snowboarding, surfing and skateboarding.

An exercise device, including, at least one vibrational member that is adapted to vibrate at least a part of the trainee's body, a power interface adapted to enable powering the vibrational member, one or more attachments connected to the vibrational member, wherein said attachments include an elastic member or biasing member forming an aerobic exercise device that is adapted to resist the trainee's motion during an aerobic workout, or wherein said attachments include an aquatic member that is designed to provide buoyancy or resist motion through water forming an aquatic exercise device, or wherein said attachments are weights forming a barbell and the weights are made up from a plurality of small unit masses, each unit mass cushioned by a cushioning material.

An improved wheelchair trainer with independent flywheel resistance for each wheelchair rear wheel. A lever-operated cam raises the wheelchair rear axle by pushing an inclined block against the axle and forces the rear wheels against wheel engagement means. As one or both rear wheels are turned, each wheel engagement means turns a flywheel in proportion to the speed of the wheel. Force and work may be calculated from the measured rotational speed of the flywheels. A hand-cycle attachment may drive the flywheel resistance.

An aerobic exercise garment is in the form of a vest having a resistance member attached at the lower portion of the vest on each side of a midline extending from the front to the back of the vest. Each resistance member has a hand engagement member. In use the resistance members would crisscross each other and the user would place the user's hand in an open condition into each hand engagement member so that the user could swing the arms in a natural swing.

An improved wheelchair trainer with independent flywheel resistance for each wheelchair rear wheel. A lever-operated cam raises the wheelchair rear axle by pushing an inclined block against the axle and forces the rear wheels against wheel engagement means. As one or both rear wheels are turned, each wheel engagement means turns a flywheel in proportion to the speed of the wheel. Force and work may be calculated from the measured rotational speed of the flywheels. A hand-cycle attachment may drive the flywheel resistance.

A recently popular form of exercise and therapy, aquatic exercising devices present unique operating conditions to the body because of their use of water resistance and their buoyancy. By making proper use of water resistance, such devices can provide the body with excellent muscular and cardiovascular training, at the same time, the buoyancy offered by these devices eliminates the stress and injuries associated with the jarring impact of such landbased exercises as running and aerobics. It is also an object of the present invention to provide an aquatic exercise devise that is a singular unit. The inventor began attending a water aerobic class in 1995 for health reasons. Exercising in the water took most of the pain out of the movement, but the inventor found that she was still hurting herself. She sought to reach a truly weightless state in which to condition her body. She tried the various devices provided by the pool facility but none proved effective in granting her the non-impact workout she was determined to find. With a problem to solve the inventor experimented, altered and designed a new and improved floatation device that is uniquely different in its adaptability to numerous applications. A uniquely different floatation device this invention goes beyond the restrictive designs of prior art designed to address one or another aspect of aquatic safety, exercise, rehabilitation or recreation. This invention adapts to usage in a multitude of expressions from water yoga, a unique synergy of ancient eastern culture and modern day technology; to aqua aerobic exercises incorporating cardiovascular enhancement activities; rehabilitation of physical injury or illness; as well as addressing the basic aspects of water safety and learning how to swim. A floatation device for various exercises, instruction, rehabilitation, therapeutic and / or recreational purposes; this invention provides floatation support as no other product on the market because of its unique design and flexibility and the multiple number of ways in which it can be used. With this invention its possible to float supine, moving through various water yoga relaxation movements and stretches; ride it like a bicycle seat; sit on it like a swing; wrap it around the torso and clip it on for deep water workout and / or for those who are uncomfortable in water, but who must get in for health and / or rehabilitation purposes; hold it with hands; slip it under arms, front to back, or back to front; all to move through various exercises for health, rehabilitation and fun. The variation is used to provide superior floatation in a clip on style. With this invention secured around the torso, up the chest and around the back of the neck, the wearer is provided with no-hands support. While wearing the invention the wearer can float forward to swim and learn strokes; tread water in an upright position; and / or float supine; all with complete range of motion of limbs and / or torso. This variation of the invention can be utilized in swimming instruction, pool safety, rehabilitation, recreation, instruction and general poolside safety.

An exercise apparatus utilizing a set of Legs elastic cords and a set of Arms elastic cords. The Aerobic exercise apparatus includes a pair of Legs adjustable extension, connected to the Legs elastic cords and, to the pair of legs harness. The Aerobic exercise apparatus includes a door attachment and, an adjustable extension to connect to the Arms elastic cords. A pair of legs harness and a pair of handles attached to the sets of elastic cords. The Aerobic exercise apparatus includes sets of connective Snaps links and sets of connective Rings.

The invention relates to a human motion analytical method based on heart rate and an acceleration sensor and a device based on the method, which can detect the motion state of unobvious limb motions of weightlifting, strength training, yoga and the like. The human motion analytical method based on the heart rate and the acceleration sensor comprises the step that the motion state S is obtained by a triaxial accelerometer and a heart rate sensor. The data of the triaxial accelerometer and the data of the heart rate sensor are combined, cross comparison is carried out, various aerobic exercises and anaerobic exercises and sleep are effectively detected, results are more accurate, the condition that a product mistakenly prompts entering the motion state because of washing hands, folding up a quilt and other operation is effectively prevented, particularly when the product is used for judging the motion that the limbs do not move, such as the strength training, the yoga and the weightlifting, the condition is avoided, and the feedback used for stimulating a user to keep the state is provided.

A device to carry out physical exercise that comprises a double-sided support (1), with one upper and one lower side. one of which is considerably rigid and the other includes an inflatable flexible element (3). The device comprises resting means for the support that allow users to carry out aerobic and cardio exercises and to work on their physical condition in general using the considerably rigid side. The device of the invention is reversible and allows users to work on the areas of aerobic, cardio, balance, proprioception and coordination.

The present invention relates to a fitness program that considers a person's fitness level, fitness goals, and body type. Specifically, the present invention provides a system and method for prescribing a fitness program that includes the proper percentage of aerobic versus anaerobic exercise for a person, the specific exercises, the sequence of the exercises, and the preferred resistance for the selected exercises. The prescribed fitness program is based on the person's fitness level, fitness goals (goals such as losing weight, gaining strength, training for a particular sport, gaining mass, enhancing cardiovascular fitness, toning, etc.) and the person's body type. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, there are four body type classifications with three fitness programs provided for each that correspond to three different fitness levels. The system and method of the present invention allows a person to achieve their fitness goals easier and more quickly than fitness programs prescribed by previous methods.

A handheld flexible exercise device intended for human use in which an exercise device is held in each hand with each exercise device bending in response to the movement of an individual's hands and arms when performing an exercise such as walking or an aerobic exercise such as step aerobics. In addition, the flexible exercise device contains metal particles in the core of the device which will move back and forth freely inside the exercise device adding to the exercise benefits by increasing the weight and increasing resistance through the dynamic movement of the metal particles plus creating a noise that can allow an individual to achieve more benefit from an exercise such as walking to enhancing better coordination in the movement of one's hands and arms with the simultaneous movement of one's legs as in walking by trying to achieve a consistent noise level during the exercise.

An apparatus for aerobic leg exercise of a seated user includes a first unit having means for supporting a first linear track on a floor, means for joining a first unit to the first linear track for non-resistive movement and means for enabling the seated user with a multi-positional contact for moving the first unit along the first linear track without substantial vertical movement of the seated user's knee. A second unit has means for supporting a second linear track on the floor, means for joining a second unit to the second linear track for non-resistive movement and means for enabling the seated user with a multi-positional contact for moving the second unit along the second linear track without substantial vertical movement of the seated user's knee. A means secures the first unit and the second unit at a desired splay angle and a means stabilizes the apparatus.

A water paddle used for surface and underwater swimming, snorkeling, water aerobics and other water exercises. The water paddle includes a hand held, lightweight, flexible plastic, hydrodynamic paddle disk. A front of the paddle disk is flat or concave in shape for increasing or decreasing water resistance when moving the paddle in the water. Also, the paddle disk has a minimal thickness of ⅛ inch or less for allowing the flexing of the disk. An adjustable strap is received through a pair of parallel strap slots in the disk. The adjustable hand strap allows a swimmer to adjust his or her hand at various positions on the back of the paddle disk. The hand can be adjusted for allowing the disk to cover the fingers and palm of the hand in a first position. Also, the hand can be moved upwardly allowing the fingers to extend beyond the upper edge if need be in a second position and reduce pressure against the wrist of the swimmer.

A flotation device for water aerobics comprising a single piece of foam shaped to form a main central member having positive buoyancy and a pair of float arms having positive buoyancy. Each float arm terminates in a handle, and the foam arms of the device attached to the main central member may bend flexibly according to the motion of a user's arms.

An exercise monitoring device includes: a setting section which sets a user's age and resting pulse rate; a calculating section which calculates a pulse rate range of aerobic exercise on the basis of the age and the resting pulse rate set by the setting section; a sensor which measures a working pulse rate of the user; a monitoring section which monitors whether or not the pulse rate measured by the sensor is within the pulse rate range calculated by the calculating section; and a notifying section which notifies the user of a result of monitoring obtained by the monitoring section.

To provide an electromotive power assisted bicycle enabling an aerobic exercise with a light weight and simple mechanism, an electromotive power assisted bicycle 1 comprises a pedal effort detection means for detecting a pedal effort (99, 126), a drive unit 13, a force combining mechanism for transmitting a rotational torque of a speed reducing unit to a drive shaft, and a heart rate detection sensor 254. The drive unit 13 comprises an electric motor 37 and a speed reducing unit 35 having an electromagnetic clutch 250. In a mode enabling the aerobic exercise, if the detected pedal effort is higher than the pedal effort level enabling the aerobic exercise, the drive unit 13 drives the electric motor 37 under the condition of the electromagnetic clutch 250 being engaged and thus assists the pedal effort with the electric force. If the detected pedal effort is lower than said pedal effort level, the electric motor is turned off under the condition of the electromagnetic clutch 250 being engaged, and thus applies a loading force to the pedal effort by the rotational resistance of the motor. The pedal effort level can be adjusted in response to the detected heart rate of the rider.

Hand held weight units of light weight manufactured as a solid unit, a shell unit with core insert combinations or modular units with interlocking ends. Shell units with core inserts and modular interlocking units allow for the changing of held weight by inserting or removing inserts or by locking or unlocking of modular weight unit sets creating varying held weight. The weight units are primarily used with upper body exercises during aerobic exercises in the home, outdoors, or in a gym setting such as walking or running to vary the intensity of workout during use.

The present invention teaches an apparatus and method for removably securing an article of footwear suitable for walking, running, or bicycling to a wheeled skate. Further, the present invention also teaches a brake device for use with a wheeled skate. In addition, the present invention teaches a wheeled skate including a suspension system that can be propelled with the use of linear or side stroke skating techniques. Moreover, the present invention teaches a quad wheeled skate having advantageous structure and function for recreational skating and aerobic exercise.

The invention discloses an outdoor bodybuilding back beating machine. The outdoor bodybuilding back beating machine comprises a back beating machine body, a beating device and a seat, wherein the back beating body is formed by connecting a bottom rod, a vertical rod, a vertical rod short joint and a cross rod in a surrounding way and is of a rectangular body structure, the upper part of a framework of the rectangular body structure is provided with the beating device, the beating device is mainly formed by beating hands, beating arms, beating hand rocking rods and a rocking rod, the rocking rod is divided into a first rocking rod and a second rocking rod, one end of each beating arm is connected with the corresponding beating hand, the other end of each beating arm is connected with the corresponding beating hand rocking rod, the beating hand rocking rods are connected with the first rocking rod, the first rocking rod and the second rocking rod are respectively connected with a second rocking rod sleeve, and the seat is arranged on the bottom rod. According to the outdoor bodybuilding back beating machine disclosed by the invention, the beating device is skillfully arranged on the back beating machine body, the beating on the back is realized, the outdoor bodybuilding back beating machine is convenient for outdoor bodybuilding use, and through outdoor beating, not only is back blood circulation enhanced, but also aerobic exercise is really achieved.

The Ice Belt To Reduce Body Temperature is a belt made of a turned out strip of non-elastic, pliable material of amble width and length to gird the waist from the midriff down, contains pocket-like receptacles on its innermost body-contacting side for the placement of flexible ice bags, and is secured around the waist by a connecting means consisting of mating Velcro fasteners. The Ice Belt to Reduce Body Temperature is a new concept of belts intended for sports, exercise and safety because the Ice Belt To Reduce Body Temperature provides the wearer with the comfort of a lower body temperature when exposed to high climatic conditions while participating in aerobic-type activity. In fact, most belts pertaining to the prior art are designed to promote sweating—a symptom of high body temperature—rather than reduce sweating. Therefore, the Ice Belt helps to lessen the risk of the user acquiring heat exhaustion when exposed to high climatic conditions.

An apparatus for aerobic leg exercise of a seated user includes a first unit having means for supporting a first linear track on a floor, means for joining a first unit to the first linear track for non-resistive movement and means for enabling the seated user with a multi-positional contact for moving the first unit along the first linear track without substantial vertical movement of the seated user's knee. A second unit has means for supporting a second linear track on the floor, means for joining a second unit to the second linear track for non-resistive movement and means for enabling the seated user with a multi-positional contact for moving the second unit along the second linear track without substantial vertical movement of the seated user's knee. A means secures the first unit and the second unit at a desired splay angle and a means stabilizes the apparatus.

The invention discloses an exercise test scheme and a calculation method for a cardiopulmonary function, and belongs to the field of health assessment. A maximal oxygen uptake is a key assessment index of aerobic exercise ability and a core index to reflect an exercise cardiopulmonary function; moreover, in all-cause death attribution analysis, a low cardiopulmonary function is an all-cause death factor ranked first and therefore the assessment on the exercise cardiopulmonary function is very necessary; however, to directly test an oxygen uptake, a very precise instrument is required; and the equipment is expensive and therefore cannot be applied in the field of public fitness. In the method, by researching the shortages of a previous method in depth, an incremental load scheme that measures the maximal oxygen uptake under a secondary high intensity exercise is formulated; on the basis of observing a heart rate reaction after a small-load (25W) excise, a load at a second level is determined; and meanwhile, in a stage of an open test, effective data can be guaranteed to be collected; and based on this, according to a result obtained by the test, a new calculation method for the maximal oxygen uptake is provided; and the method of multipoint regression is adopted, so the error caused by heart rate fluctuation in previous two-point calculation is greatly reduced.

Method and apparatus, for 4improving aerobe hydraulic photosterilization; 1thus, acclimate aquatic life to environment by employing a series of 2self-photohygienic aerobe hydraulic conduits (air and water conduits). Consequently, 3generate a self-photoperiodic aquatic acclimatization pedestals. That utilizes lamp source, or sunlight through special crystals 5creating continuous magnetic field conductivity. Thus, maximize water purification through "simultaneous exposure of ultraviolet and ozone", 6photo-synthesizing aerobe hydraulic effluent generating ozonization. While 7photoperiodic and photocontinuum incubate subject to disease aquatic forms, by employing a core 8to prolong photoexposure among substances. Thus, 9access abrupt aerobe hydraulic effluent assimilates immediate photosterilization 10improving ozonization and synergistic radiation. Further employing TiO2 coated in glaze; thus, 11photoexpose aerobe hydraulic effluent while impedes Sol-gel physical contact with conduits interior surface. Furthermore, comprise Aquarium valve adopter 12preventing hydraulic, and organic effluent descent into water reservoir. In addition, employ photohygienic glass generating a 13self-photohygiene aquarium; whereby, aquatic chemistry impedes nitrate accumulation.