Exercise intra-repetition assessment system

• US 20080214357A1
• Filed: 04/16/2008
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Medaview Products LLC
• Original Assignee: Medaview Products LLC
• Inventors: Sharkey, Kenneth Joseph, Farinelli, Edward John
• Granted Patent: US 8,038,576 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0009 Computerised real time comparison with previous movements or motion sequences of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0012 Comparing movements or motion sequences with a registered reference
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2024/0068 Comparison to target or threshold, previous performance or not real time comparison to other individuals
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0628 for vertical array of weights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0233 in 90/90 position, like on a chair
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/13 Relative positions
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0211 moving torso with immobilized lower limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0233 Muscles of the back, e.g. by an extension of the body against a resistance, reverse crunch
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/0244 with signalling or indicating means, e.g. of incorrect posture, for deep-breathing exercises
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/025 for the head or the neck
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 23/185 Rhythm indicators
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/0006 Computerised comparison for qualitative assessment of motion sequences or the course of a movement
• 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: A63B 24/0075 Means for generating exercise programs or schemes, e.g. computerized virtual trainer, e.g. using expert databases

Abstract

An intra-repetition exercise system which allows comparison of actual performance of intra-repetition exercise characteristics (2) to pre-established target performance of intra-repetition exercise characteristics (3) by an exerciser (1).

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. An intra-repetition exercise performance device, comprising:

a. an exercise device which engages a part of an exerciser to allow performance of at least one repetition of an exercise;

b. an intra-repetition performance indicator responsive to said exercise device;

c. an intra-repetition performance indicator image generated by said intra-repetition performance indicator which provides;

i. a target indicia which travels in a target indicator field in correspondence with a pre-established target performance of at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said exercise; and

ii an actual performance indicia which travels within a actual performance indicator field in correspondence with actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said exercise.

21. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 20, wherein said at least one repetition of said exercise includes a first phase of said exercise, and wherein travel of said target indicia in said target indicator field comprises a first increment of travel which corresponds to said pre-established target performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said first phase of said exercise.

22. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 21, wherein said at least one repetition of said exercise further includes a second phase of said exercise, and wherein travel of said target indicia in said target indicator field comprises a second increment of travel which corresponds to said pre-established target performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said second phase of said exercise.

23. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 22, wherein said first increment of travel of said target indicia within said target indicator field has a first direction of travel which corresponds to said pre-established target performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said first phase of said exercise, and wherein said second increment of travel of said target indicia within said target indicator field has a second direction of travel which corresponds to said pre-established target performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said second phase of said exercise.

24. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 23, wherein said pre-established target performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said first phase of said exercise comprises a pre-established target speed of said first phase of said exercise.

25. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 24, wherein said pre-established target performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said second phase of said exercise comprises a pre-established target speed of said second phase of said exercise.

26. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 25, wherein said at least one repetition of said exercise includes a first phase of said exercise, and wherein travel of said actual performance indicia in said actual performance indicator field comprises a first increment of travel which corresponds to said actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said first phase of said exercise.

27. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 26, wherein said at least one repetition of said exercise further includes a second phase of said exercise, and wherein travel of said actual performance indicia in said actual performance indicator field comprises a second increment of travel which corresponds to said actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said second phase of said exercise.

28. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 27, wherein said first increment of travel of said actual performance indicia within said actual performance indicator field has a first direction of travel which corresponds to said actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said first phase of said exercise, and wherein said second increment of travel of said actual performance indicia within said actual performance indicator field has a second direction of travel which corresponds to said actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said second phase of said exercise.

29. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 28, wherein said actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said first phase of said exercise comprises actual speed of said first phase of said exercise.

30. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 29, wherein said actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic of said second phase of said exercise comprises actual speed of said second phase of said exercise.

31. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 30, wherein said intra-repetition performance indicator image generated by said intra-repetition performance indicator locates said target indicator field proximate to said actual performance field to allow visual comparison of travel of said target indicia within said target indicator field with travel of said actual performance indicia in said actual performance field.

32. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 31, wherein said exerciser compares travel of said target indicia in said target indicator field with travel of said actual performance indicia in said actual performance field, and wherein said exerciser alters exercise performance when travel of said actual performance indicia in said actual performance field fails to correspond to travel of said target indicia in said target indicator field.

33. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 32, a breath pacer which generates a breath condition image which alternates between a breath in condition image and a breath out condition image at a pace coupled to alternation between said first phase and said second phase of said at least one repetition of said exercise.

34. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 33, wherein said exerciser adjusts breath in and breath out while performing said at least one repetition of said exercise when breath in and breath out fails to correspond to said breath in condition image and said breath out condition image.

35. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 34, an intra-repetition deviation indicator comprising a first phase deviation calculator which compares said pre-established target performance of at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic in said first phase of said exercise to said actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition characteristic in said first phase of said exercise to generate a first phase deviation value for each of said at least one repetition of said exercise.

36. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 35, a first phase deviation image generated by said intra-repetition deviation indicator, wherein said first phase deviation image includes a visually observable first phase deviation indicia which corresponds to said first phase deviation value.

37. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 36, wherein said intra-repetition deviation indicator further comprises a second phase deviation calculator which compares said pre-established target performance of at least one intra-repetition exercise characteristic in said second phase of said exercise to said actual performance of said at least one intra-repetition characteristic in said second phase of said exercise to generate a second phase deviation value for each of said at least one repetition of said exercise.

38. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 37, a second phase deviation image generated by said intra-repetition deviation indicator, wherein said second phase deviation image includes a visually observable second phase deviation indicia which corresponds to said second phase deviation value.

39. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 38, wherein said intra-repetition deviation calculator further provides an average intra-repetition deviation calculator which generates an average intra-repetition deviation value based on one half of the a sum of the first phase deviation value and the second phase deviation value for each of said at least one repetition of said exercise.

40. An intra-repetition exercise performance device as described in claim 39, an average intra-repetition deviation image generated by said intra-repetition deviation indicator, wherein said average intra-repetition deviation image includes a visually observable average intra-repetition deviation indicia which corresponds to said average intra-repetition deviation value for each of said at least one repetition of said exercise.

41-63. -63. (canceled)