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 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, characterized in that 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 in different times and under different circumstances are comparable with each other and by means of which the person may simultaneously monitor and optimize his/her exercise and/or after exercise analyze his/her performance.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to 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. In addition, the invention relates to 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. In the method in accordance with the invention 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 and by means of which the person may simultaneously monitor and optimize his/her exercise and/or after exercise analyze his/her performance. The device in accordance with the invention includes sensors for measuring other quantities describing exercise than electrical signals from muscles, and a means for processing of measuring results and calculating one or several indexes describing exercises.
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- 1. 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, characterized in that 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 in different times and under different circumstances are comparable with each other and by means of which the person may simultaneously monitor and optimize his/her exercise and/or after exercise analyze his/her performance.
- 9. A device for measuring exercise level and fatigue during an exercise, which device comprises sensors for measuring electrical signals from active muscles and a feedback device for giving feedback, characterized in that the device comprises sensors for measuring other quantities describing exercise than electrical signals from muscles, and a means for processing of measuring results and calculating one or several indexes describing exercises.
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