System for monitoring fitness performance

• US 20140235409A1
• Filed: 08/22/2013
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David R. Stubben, D'Miles Salmon
• Original Assignee: David R. Stubben, D'Miles Salmon
• Inventors: Salmon, D'Miles, Stubben, David R.
• Granted Patent: US 9,468,793 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/224 Measuring muscular strength
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0628 for vertical array of weights
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 21/0724 Bar-bells; Hand bars
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/17 Counting, e.g. counting periodical movements, revolutions or cycles, or including further data processing to determine distances or speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/30 Speed
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/40 Acceleration
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/52 Weight, e.g. weight distribution
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/803 Motion sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/805 Optical or opto-electronic sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2220/89 Field sensors, e.g. radar systems
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/20 with means for remote communication, e.g. internet or the like
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2225/50 Wireless data transmission, e.g. by radio transmitters or telemetry
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 71/0619 Displays, user interfaces and indicating devices, specially adapted for sport equipment, e.g. display mounted on treadmills

Abstract

A workout system for monitoring fitness and generating a workout summary is disclosed. The system includes a workout module that integrates with weight lifting equipment. The workout module includes one or more motion detectors that detect repetitions and/or tempo of weights lifted or displaced and a computer that logs and stores the repetitions and/or the tempo that weights are lifted or are displaced. The workout module also preferably includes a resistance, a radio frequency, an optical or a magnetic weight sensor or reader that automatically reads and determines values of weights used in the workout. The workout module also preferably includes a radio transmitter to transmit workout data and workout parameters to a remote computing device.

Claims

1. A portable system for monitoring fitness comprising a workout module, the workout module comprising:

a) a computing unit with a micro-processor and memory for running software that analyzes a workout from displacements of a load from weight lifting equipment;

b) a input unit for entering the load into the computing unit;

c) a detecting unit with a motion detector that is in electrical communication with the computing unit for counting displacements of the load; and

d) an output unit for providing a summary of the workout.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the workout module includes an attachment feature for attaching to a portion of the user'"'"'s body or a portion of the weight lifting equipment.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor includes one or more accelerometers.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the input unit for entering the load into the computing unit includes a sensor that automatically determines the load by reading an indicator decal on the load.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the sensor includes a resistance measuring circuit and wherein the indicator decal comprises a conductive ink.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the senor is a radio frequency measuring circuit and indicator decal includes one or more radio frequency identification devices.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising transmitter unit for down loading the summary of the workout to a remote computing device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the transmitter unit includes a radio transmitter.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the detector unit further counts a tempo of the displacements of the load.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprises an audio output for indicating a selected tempo of the displacement of the load and completion of a selected number of displacements the load.

11. A system for monitoring fitness comprising:

a) a portable control module with a motion detector and computing unit, wherein the motion sensor and computing unit logs and stores displacements of a selected load to provide a workout summary; and

b) a weight sensing pin in electrical communication with the portable control module for securing to the selected load on weight lifting equipment, wherein the weight sensing pin includes a sensor that reads an indicator corresponding to the selected load and communicates a value of the selected load to the computing unit of the portable control module for computing the workout summary.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the motion detector includes one or more accelerometers.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the sensor that reads the indicator includes a resistance measuring circuit that reads a conductive ink decal on a portion of the weight lifting equipment.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the sensor that reads the indicator includes a radio frequency measuring circuit that senses one or more one or more radio frequency identification devices on a portion of the weight lifting equipment.

15. The system of claim 11, further comprising transmitter unit for down loading the workout summary to a remote computing device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the transmitter unit includes a radio transmitter.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the motion sensor and computing unit further logs and stores a tempo of the displacements of the selected load.

18. The system of claim 11, further comprises an audio output for indicating a preferred tempo of the displacements of a selected load.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the weight sensing pin includes a battery unit for powering portable control module.

20. A weight lifting system comprising:

a) a set of weights that are marked with indicators corresponding to selected loads of the set of weights; and

b) a workout module comprising with a motion detector and computing unit, wherein the motion sensor and computing unit logs and stores displacements of the selected loads to provide workout summarys and a sensor that reads indicators corresponding to selected loads of the set of weights and communicates a value of the selected loads to the computing unit to generate the workout summarys.