Physical fitness indicator
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1. An electronic physiological performance testing device comprising a portable housing and, in the housing:
- means for receiving signals representing instantaneous pulse rates of a subject;
first time period establishing means for establishing a first predetermined period of time between first and second ones of said signals;
second time period establishing means for establishing a second predetermined period of time between the second one and a third one of said signals;
store means connected to the signal receiving means and responsive to said first and second time period establishing means for storing three pulse rates R1, R2, and R3 at instants separated in time by said predetermined time periods where R1 is the subject'"'"'s pulse rate at rest, R2 is the elevated pulse rate resulting from the performance a specified amount of work by the subject, and R3 is the recovery pulse rate at a specified time after ceasing said performance of the specified amount of work;
computing means connected to receive the three stored pulse rates R1, R2 and R3 and deriving therefrom a performance factor which is a predetermined function thereof; and
display means for displaying the performance factor.
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Abstract
A device for indicating the reaction of pulse rate to exercise. In preferred forms, the device measures the pulse rate at rest (R1), the elevated pulse rate (R2) resulting from the performance of a specified amount of work, and the recovery pulse rate (R3) at a specific time after ceasing exertion. The device includes calculating means for directly calculating a fitness index from the three pulse rates according to a chosen one of various formulae. The device also provides a visual or audible pulse output as a timing signal for performing the specified exercise.
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1. An electronic physiological performance testing device comprising a portable housing and, in the housing:
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means for receiving signals representing instantaneous pulse rates of a subject; first time period establishing means for establishing a first predetermined period of time between first and second ones of said signals; second time period establishing means for establishing a second predetermined period of time between the second one and a third one of said signals; store means connected to the signal receiving means and responsive to said first and second time period establishing means for storing three pulse rates R1, R2, and R3 at instants separated in time by said predetermined time periods where R1 is the subject'"'"'s pulse rate at rest, R2 is the elevated pulse rate resulting from the performance a specified amount of work by the subject, and R3 is the recovery pulse rate at a specified time after ceasing said performance of the specified amount of work; computing means connected to receive the three stored pulse rates R1, R2 and R3 and deriving therefrom a performance factor which is a predetermined function thereof; and display means for displaying the performance factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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