EXERCISE SYSTEM WITH FEEDBACK ANALYSIS AND RELATED METHODS

• US 20100317488A1
• Filed: 06/15/2010
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jose Cartaya
• Original Assignee: Jose Cartaya
• Inventors: Cartaya, Jose
• Application Number:
  US12/815,914
• Publication Number:
  US 20100317488A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/5
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0442 Anchored at one end only, the other end being manipulated by the user
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0552 Elastic ropes or bands
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/065 worn on user's body
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0724 Bar-bells; Hand bars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0726 Dumb bells, i.e. with a central bar to be held by a single hand, and with weights at the ends
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4013 to the ankle
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/4017 to the upper limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2210/50 Size reducing arrangements for stowing or transport
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/52 Weight, e.g. weight distribution
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/56 Pressure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/30 blood pressure A63B2230/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 temperature
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/75 calorie expenditure
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0036 Accessories for stowing, putting away or transporting exercise apparatus or sports equipment A63B47/00, A63B55/00, A63B60/56 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0622 Visual, audio or audio-visual systems for entertaining, instructing or motivating the user

Abstract

A self-contained automated exercise system attaches to a monitor to allow a user to engage in a tailored exercise routine to provide feedback analysis. The exercise system includes a foldable pad having pressure sensors, adjustable dumbbells, ankle and wrist weights, resistance bands, a telescoping pull-up bar and an adjustable band worn on the user (containing blood pressure, pulse and body temperature thermo-sensors) to wirelessly communicate to a computer that determines exercise performance by the user.

Claims

1. An exercise system, comprising:

a self-contained housing, said housing having left and right side panels and top and bottom panels connected to the left and right side panels, said housing also containing an opening at the top panel for storing a foldable pad;

a first rack contained within the housing, said first rack having a computer and a memory device connected to the computer capable of storing a program in the form of machine readable code;

a second rack contained within the housing, said second rack capable of storing one or more adjustable dumbbells, said adjustable dumbbells capable of attaching weight plates as well as communicating with the computer via an antenna;

an adjustable band operable with the computer for communicating therewith, said adjustable band containing a blood pressure monitor and a pulse monitor;

a thermo-sensor attached to the adjustable band capable of measuring body temperature; and

an interface capable of connecting said computer with a monitor to display an exercise routine, as well as alert the user as to their blood pressure, pulse and body temperature.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a player capable of accepting and reading a DVD, Blu-Ray or compact disk to load a program to be read by the computer.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustable dumbbells also contain motion sensors to alert the computer of the user'"'"'s movement of the dumbbells during an exercise routine.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a third rack contained within the housing, said third rack capable of storing ankle weights, said ankle weights are capable of communicating via antenna with the computer and contain motion sensors to alert the computer of the user'"'"'s leg movements.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the third rack also contains wrist weights, said wrist weights are capable of communicating with the computer and contain motion sensors to alert the computer of the user'"'"'s arm movements.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the foldable pad capable of communicating with the computer and having pressure sensors capable of tracking movement, measuring body weight, and determining a shift in body weight.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer is capable of interfacing with a gaming system.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustable dumbbell includes a means for adding and removing weight plates.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the adjustable dumbbell includes a vibration sensor which provides vibrational response if the user does not comply with instructions provided in the exercise routine or uses bad form.

10. A method for providing exercise for a user, the method comprising the steps of:

removing a foldable pad from a housing;

said housing having one or more doors, left and right side panels, and top and bottom panels connected to the left and right side panels;

removing ankle weights stored within the housing;

affixing the ankle weights to the user;

turning a computer on, said computer stored in the housing and connected to a memory device capable of storing programs in the form of machine readable code;

placing an adjustable band on the user;

said adjustable band capable of measuring blood pressure and heartbeat, said adjustable band communicating with the computer;

contacting a thermo-sensor connected to the adjustable band onto the body of the user;

positioning the user on the foldable pad;

calculating the user'"'"'s weight and body fat index through the foldable pad communicating with the computer;

selecting an exercise routine through the computer accessing a program stored on the memory device;

the user engaging in the exercise routine; and

providing physiological response to the user through the computer communicating with the foldable pad and ankle weights.

11. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

removing one or more adjustable dumbbells from the housing;

changing the actual weight of each adjustable dumbbell by adding or removing individual plates;

moving the adjustable dumbbell in accordance with an exercise routine; and

communicating with movement of the adjustable dumbbell to the computer.

12. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of:

affixing wrist weights to the user; and

communicating each wrist weight with the computer.

13. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

loading a DVD, Blue-Ray or Compact Disk within a player; and

accessing an exercise routine from the DVD, Blue-Ray or Compact Disk.

14. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of:

determining the user'"'"'s heartbeat, body temperature and total calories burned during an exercise routine.

15. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

displaying the exercise routine on a monitor; and

reporting the user'"'"'s heartbeat, body temperature and total calories burned on the monitor during an exercise routine.