Product for Measuring the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Warming-Up and Winding-Down Physical Exercises and Training Equipment Comprising Said Product

• US 20070270282A1
• Filed: 01/18/2005
• Published: 11/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: TECA SRL (Assiteca SpA)
• Original Assignee: TECA SRL (Assiteca SpA)
• Inventors: Falcone, Deolo
• Application Number:
  US10/586,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20070270282A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/8
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/221 Ergometry, e.g. by using bicycle type apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 22/00 Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements force-resisting aspects A63B21/00; for particular parts of the body, e.g. to strengthen particular limbs or muscles A63B23/00; electric or electronic controls therefor A63B24/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/50 temperature

Abstract

Product and training equipment comprising said product, to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of warming-up or winding-down physical exercises performed by an individual characterized in that it comprises a temperature sensor to read the body temperature of said individual and means to monitor a variation in the body temperature of said individual produced as a result of said exercises compared to said temperature readings.

Claims

1. Product to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of warming-up and winding-down physical exercises performed by an individual characterized in that it comprises a temperature sensor to detect the body temperature of said individual and means of monitoring, by comparing said temperature readings, variations in the body temperature of said individual as a result of said exercises.

2. Product according to claim 1, wherein said monitoring means include electronic processing means to process said temperature readings.

3. Product according to claim 1, wherein said temperature sensor includes a thermocouple.

4. Product according to claim 1, wherein said temperature sensor is of the no-contact type.

5. Product according to claim 4, wherein said temperature sensor is an infrared sensor.

6. Product according to claim 1, further comprising protection means to prevent contamination of said temperature sensor by external agents.

7. Product according to claim 1, further comprising an output interface to display said temperature readings.

8. Product according to any of the previous claims, further comprising means to indicate when the individual has reached the pre-established training conditions.

9. Product according to claim 1, wherein said temperature is measured continuously.

10. Product according to claim 1, wherein said temperature is measured at intervals.

11. Product according to claim 1, further comprising control means to control the beginning and the end of a cycle of said measurements.

12. Product according to claim 1, wherein said sensor is able to read said temperature measurements by placing a body part of said individual near or on said sensor.

13. Product according to claim 12, wherein said sensor is able to read said temperature measurements by placing a finger of said individual near or on said senor.

14. Product according to claim 1, wherein said measurement readings include an initial temperature measured at the beginning of said physical activities or at the start of a measurement cycle and where said monitoring is such as to monitor a difference in temperature of said readings compared to the initial reading.

15. Product according to claim 1, wherein said product is able to signal achievement of a correct warm-up/wind-down state of said individual when, by means of said monitoring of variations in body temperature compared to the beginning of said activities or at the start of a measurement cycle, said variation reaches an absolute value approximately within the range of 1.3°

C.-2.3°

C.

16. Product according to claim 15, wherein said range is approximately within 1.5°

C. and 2.0°

C.

17. Product according to claim 1, wherein said product is able to signal achievement of a correct warm-up/wind-down state of said individual when, by means of said monitoring of variations in body temperature compared to the beginning of said activities or at the start of a measurement cycle, said variation reaches an absolute value approximately equal to 1.7°

C.

18. Product according to claim 1, wherein said product is in the form of a control console for training equipment.

19. Product according to claim 1, wherein said product is in the form of a bracelet or personal accessory.

20. Product according to claim 1, further comprising independent power supply means.

21. Training equipment characterized in that it comprises a product according to claim 1.

22. Training equipment according to claim 21, wherein said equipment comprises at least one handle, or handgrip, provided with a projection and wherein said sensor is placed near said projection.