Exercise strength evaluation device

• US 20060148619A1
• Filed: 01/05/2006
• Published: 07/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Instruments Incorporated (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Tsubata, Keisuke, Sugai, Yoshinori
• Application Number:
  US11/326,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20060148619A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0065 Evaluating the fitness, e.g. fitness level or fitness index
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0625 Emitting sound, noise or music
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2071/0627 when used improperly, e.g. by giving a warning
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0062 Monitoring athletic performances, e.g. for determining the work of a user on an exercise apparatus, the completed jogging or cycling distance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 22/006 Pedometers

Abstract

To provide an exercise strength estimation device having little possibility of requiring a user for an excessive exercise. An exercise strength estimation device comprises age input means for inputting an age; age designation means for comparing the input age with a lower limit age, to set the lower limit age as an designated age, when the input age is smaller than the lower limit age, and to set the input age as the designated age when not smaller than the lower limit age; target exercise strength input means for inputting a target exercise strength; rest pulse number holding means for holding a rest pulse number; a pulse number sensor for sensing the pulse number; pulse number detecting means for determining a pulse number during the exercise in response to the pulse number sensed; exercise strength operation means for determining the exercise strength during the exercise from the designated age, the rest pulse number and the pulse number during the exercise; exercise strength decision means for deciding whether or not the exercise strength is not less than the target exercise strength; and warning issuing means for issuing a warning in case where the exercise strength is not less than the target exercise strength.

Claims

1. An exercise strength estimation device comprising:

age input means for inputting the age of a user;

age designation means for comparing the age inputted from said age input means with a lower limit age, to set said lower limit age as an designated age, when the input age is smaller than said lower limit age, and to set the input age as the designated age when the input age is not smaller than said lower limit age;

target exercise strength input means for inputting a target exercise strength;

rest pulse number holding means for holding the pulse number of said user per unit time at a rest time as a rest pulse number;

a pulse number sensor for sensing the pulse number at the time while said user is exercising;

pulse number detecting means for determining the pulse number per unit time, while the user is exercising, in response to the pulse number sensed by said pulse number sensor;

exercise strength operation means for determining the exercise strength while said user is exercising, on the basis of the designated age designated by said age designating means, the rest pulse number held in the rest pulse number holding means, and the pulse number detected by said pulse number detecting means;

exercise strength decision means for deciding whether or not the exercise strength determined by said exercise strength operation means is less than the target exercise strength; and

warning issuing means for issuing a warning in case said exercise strength decision means has decided that the exercise strength is not less than the target exercise strength.

2. An exercise strength evaluation device according to claim 1, wherein said rest pulse number holding means is configured to hold the pulse number of said user detected at the rest time by said pulse number sensor, as the rest pulse number.

3. An exercise strength evaluation device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a walk sensor for detecting a walk; and

step number counting means for counting the step number detected by the walk sensor.

4. An exercise strength evaluation device according to claim 1, further comprising a watch function.

5. An exercise strength evaluation device according to claim 1, wherein said evaluation device is worn on a wrist.