Method and device for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue
First Claim
1. A method for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue, in whichEMG electrical signals produced by active muscles are measured with a measuring device,besides the EMG electrical signals received from the muscles, a momentary exercise level and a level of fatigue of a person are measured or estimated by also measuring other quantities describing exercise, circumstances and/or environments, wherein the other quantities describing exercise include acceleration, velocity, biomechanical movements or motion paths of a body or limb of the person, or position of the person on an exercise means, wherein the other quantities describing circumstances include weather, temperature, wind, or air pressure, and wherein the other quantities describing environments include resistance due to the exercise means, a setting of the exercise means, altitude or steepness of terrain,from results of the measured EMG electrical signals and from the measuring of the other quantities, one or several indexes are calculated by means of which exercises carried out at different times and under different circumstances and/or environments are comparable with each other,feedback is given from the exercise with a perceivable signal from a feedback device during the exercise, by means of which the person may simultaneously monitor and optimize the exercise.
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Abstract
A method for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue, in which method electrical signals produced by active muscles are measured with a measuring device and feedback is given from an exercise with a perceivable signal from a feedback device. A device for measuring exercise level and fatigue during exercise, which device includes sensors for measuring electrical signals from active muscles and a feedback device for giving feedback. A momentary exercise level and the level of fatigue of a person are measured or estimated by measuring besides electrical signals received from muscles also other quantities describing exercise and from measuring results one or several indexes are calculated by means of which exercises carried out at different times and under different circumstances are comparable with each other.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for measuring exercise level during exercise and for measuring fatigue, in which
EMG electrical signals produced by active muscles are measured with a measuring device, besides the EMG electrical signals received from the muscles, a momentary exercise level and a level of fatigue of a person are measured or estimated by also measuring other quantities describing exercise, circumstances and/or environments, wherein the other quantities describing exercise include acceleration, velocity, biomechanical movements or motion paths of a body or limb of the person, or position of the person on an exercise means, wherein the other quantities describing circumstances include weather, temperature, wind, or air pressure, and wherein the other quantities describing environments include resistance due to the exercise means, a setting of the exercise means, altitude or steepness of terrain, from results of the measured EMG electrical signals and from the measuring of the other quantities, one or several indexes are calculated by means of which exercises carried out at different times and under different circumstances and/or environments are comparable with each other, feedback is given from the exercise with a perceivable signal from a feedback device during the exercise, by means of which the person may simultaneously monitor and optimize the exercise.
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8. A device for measuring exercise level and fatigue during an exercise, comprising:
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sensors for measuring EMG electrical signals from active muscles and a feedback device for giving feedback during the exercise, sensors for measuring other quantities describing exercise, circumstances and/or environments, wherein the other quantities describing exercise include acceleration, velocity, changes of biomechanical movements or motion paths of a body or limb of the person or position of the person on an exercise means, wherein the other quantities describing circumstances include weather, temperature, wind, or air pressure, and wherein the other quantities describing environments include resistance due to the exercise means, a setting of the exercise means, altitude or terrain, and means for processing of results from the measured EMG electrical signals and from the other measured quantities and calculating one or several indexes describing exercises. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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