DYNAMIC VARIABLE RESISTANCE DUAL CIRCLING EXERCISE METHOD AND DEVICE

• US 20080312052A1
• Filed: 04/24/2008
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mark Howard Krietzman
• Original Assignee: Mark Howard Krietzman
• Inventors: Krietzman, Mark Howard
• Granted Patent: US 7,789,816 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/92
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0035 Upper limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0041 one hand moving independently from the other hand, i.e. there is no link between the movements of the hands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0617 with separate crank axis for each limb, e.g. being separately adjustable or non parallel
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2022/0623 Cranks of adjustable length
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0051 using eddy currents induced in moved elements, e.g. by permanent magnets
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0053 using alternators or dynamos
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/225 with flywheels
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0002 involving an exercising of arms for strengthening the upper limbs A63B23/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0005 with particular movement of the arms provided by handles moving otherwise than pivoting about a horizontal axis parallel to the body-symmetrical-plane
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0605 performing a circular movement, e.g. ergometers
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/0694 without integral seat, e.g. portable mini ergometers being placed in front of a chair, on a table or on a bed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0204 Standing on the feet
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0214 Kneeling
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0233 in 90/90 position, like on a chair
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2208/0252 supine
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/36 Speed measurement by electric or magnetic parameters
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/00 Measuring physiological parameters of the user

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and device for exercise comprising having two bases each supporting a pivoting arm with a grip attached thereto with a rotating hub attached to each pivoting arm (wherein each hub has a magnetically attractive region thereon and each pivoting arm is movable around 360 degrees). Placing a movable magnetic device in close proximity to each hub (wherein moving the magnetic device will vary the magnetic field being applied to the hub), placing a user grasping the grips (between the bases) and moving the grips around a guided circular pathway and varying the magnetic field being applied to each hub, thereby adjusting the resistance being exercised with, during movement of the grip around one revolution.

Claims

1. A method of exercise while sitting comprising:

providing two supported pivoting arms each with a grip attached thereto;

providing a rotating hub with magnetically attractive region thereon each of which hub rotates corresponding to the movement of one of the rotating arms;

providing a movable magnetic device in close proximity to each hub wherein moving the magnetic device will vary the magnetic field being applied to the hub;

placing a user between the hubs;

the user grasping the grips and moving the grips around a guided circular pathway; and

varying the magnetic field being applied to each hub at least once during a single revolution thereby adjusting the resistance against movement by the user.

2. The method of claim 1 the method further comprising the guided circular pathway includes moving the grips at least one of below the user'"'"'s thighs and behind the user'"'"'s front.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the movement of the grips is staggered.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the movement of the grips is staggered.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises:

providing a division of each hub into two or more zones;

providing at least one sensor unit associated with each hub to measure the movement of the position of the two or more zones; and

providing data from each sensor unit to vary the position of the magnetic device relative to each zone.

6. A variable force exercise device, the device comprising:

two opposing pivots each on a support;

two rotating arm each of which is attached at a first end to a pivot;

a grip attached at a second end of each rotating arm;

a hub with multiple zones identified thereon attached to each pivot;

a magnetically attractive region on each hub;

a movable magnetic device in close proximity to each hub whereby moving the magnetic device will vary the magnetic field being applied to the magnetically attractive region of each hub; and

a moving means associated with the magnetic device.

7. The device of claim 6 further comprising:

a sensor to monitor or measure machine readable data; and

machine readable data corresponding to at least one of hub position, arm position, grip position and zone position relative to the sensor which is supplied to the moving means.

8. The device of claim 7 the device further comprising a controller whereby the movable magnetic device is moved at least once per during a revolution corresponding at least in part to data provided by the sensor to the controller.

9. The device of claim 7 the device further comprising a controller whereby the movable magnetic device is moved at least once per during a revolution corresponding at least in part to data provided by the sensor to a processor.

10. A method of exercise comprising:

providing two supported pivoting arms each with a grip attached thereto;

providing a rotating hub attached to each pivoting arm at a common pivot wherein each hub has a magnetically attractive region thereon and each pivoting arm is movable around 360 degrees;

providing a movable magnetic device in close proximity to each hub wherein moving the magnetic device varies the magnetic field being applied to the hub;

placing a user between the arms;

the user grasping the grips and moving the grips around a guided circular pathway; and

varying the magnetic field at least once during movement of each arm around a revolution.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the variation of the magnetic field is determined at least in part from action data in a LUT.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the variation of the magnetic field is determined at least in part from sensor data provided from machine readable data measuring action data during exercise.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein the variation of the magnetic field is determined at least in part from personal state data provided from one or more physical state sensors.

14. The method of claim 10 the method further comprising the guided circular pathway includes moving the grips at least one of below the user'"'"'s thighs and behind the user'"'"'s front.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein the LUT is constructed at least in part from a user test.