Exercise machine with motivational display
First Claim
1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
- a frame;
a movable member associated with said frame, said moveable member being positioned and configured to be repetitiously moved by a user at a user rate of movement selected by said user;
speed sensing means associated with said moveable member for sensing said user rate;
input means associatively liked with a computation means and operable by said user to input target values of exercise parameters, said target values including a target user rate, target distance and target time;
said computation means associatively linked with said speed sensing means for computing exercise parameters, said computation means being operable to receive said target values from said input means and said user rate from said speed sensing means, and to calculate one of said target values from any two of said target values; and
display means associatively linked with said computation means for displaying said target values.
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Abstract
A stepping exercise apparatus with a motivational display is disclosed. The apparatus has a computer linked with the display and programmed to generate a pair of icons. One icon (the pace icon) represents a fictitious competitor exercising at a target pace, and the other icon (the user icon) represents the user. When the user exercises more slowly or more quickly than the target pace, the user icon moves behind or ahead of the pace icon, respectively. The computer is programmed to accept a user-selected target pace. Thus the user is motivated to improve his performance by competing against the pace icon. The display also contains a progress display indicating to the user his progress toward a target distance.
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16 Claims
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1. An exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a frame; a movable member associated with said frame, said moveable member being positioned and configured to be repetitiously moved by a user at a user rate of movement selected by said user; speed sensing means associated with said moveable member for sensing said user rate; input means associatively liked with a computation means and operable by said user to input target values of exercise parameters, said target values including a target user rate, target distance and target time; said computation means associatively linked with said speed sensing means for computing exercise parameters, said computation means being operable to receive said target values from said input means and said user rate from said speed sensing means, and to calculate one of said target values from any two of said target values; and display means associatively linked with said computation means for displaying said target values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A stepping exercise apparatus, comprising:
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a frame; a pair of stepping pedals movably mounted to said frame and configured for stepping movement by a user at a user rate of movement selected by the user; rate sensing means associated with said stepping pedals for sensing said user rate; input means associatively linked with a computation means and operable by said user to input target values of exercise parameters, said target values including a target movement rate, target distance and target time; said computation means for computing exercise parameters and associatively linked with said rate sensing means to receive a signal reflective of said user rate and with said input means to receive signals reflective of said target values, and to calculate one of said target values from any two of said target values; and display means associatively linked with said computation means for displaying said target values. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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- 11. A stepping exercise apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said display means includes user icons corresponding to said user rate and pace icons corresponding to said target movement rate, said user icons and said pace icons being positioned relative to each other, and said computation means is further operable to selectively activate said user icons and said pace icons to visually indicate a comparison between said user rate and said target movement rate by the relative position of said user icons and said pace icons.
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