Color indicating system for exercise

• US 20060089238A1
• Filed: 10/27/2004
• Published: 04/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc. (Peloton Interactive, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc. (Peloton Interactive, Inc.)
• Inventors: Shih, Ching-Tu, Huang, Chin-Tang
• Application Number:
  US10/973,420
• Publication Number:
  US 20060089238A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/34 Angular speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances

Abstract

A color indicating system for indicating physical capability of a user used for a fitness appliance or machine includes different color combinations by lit up colored LED of a color indicator so as to indicate different physical capabilities. The color indication of the color indicator is controlled by physical capability of a user (or exerciser) during exercising on a fitness appliance, and different color combinations indicate the physical capability is insufficient or too excessive so that the exerciser may understand his/her own bodily condition from the color combinations shown by the color indicator.

Claims

1. A color indicting system comprising different combinations of colored lights indicated by a color indicator, said color light indication controlled by physical capability of a user during exercising on a fitness appliance, said different color indications showing that physical capability is insufficient or excessive so that the user can understand his/her own bodily condition from the different color combinations.

2. The color indicating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said color indicator is provided with a plurality of different colored LED.

3. The color indicating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said color indicator is an LCD.

4. The color indicating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein physical capability is judged by the heartbeat of a user during exercising on a fitness appliance.

5. The color indicating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein physical capability is judged by the pedaling speed of a user, if the user is exercising to overcome a load.

6. The color indicating system ac claimed in claim 1, wherein physical capability is judged by the exercising power of a user.