Measuring method for anaerobic threshold

• US 6,450,967 B1
• Filed: 06/20/2001
• Issued: 09/17/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc. (Peloton Interactive, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc. (Peloton Interactive, Inc.)
• Inventors: Wu, Mu-Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nasser, Robert L.
• Application Number:
  US09/884,042
• Time in Patent Office: 454 Days
• Field of Search: 600/300, 600/519-521, 600/481, 600/485, 600/500
• US Class Current: 600/500
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/222 combined with detection or measurement of physiological parameters, e.g. heart rate
• 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 2230/06 heartbeat rate only
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2230/062 used as a control parameter for the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 24/00 Electric or electronic controls for exercising apparatus of preceding groups; Controlling or monitoring of exercises, sportive games, training or athletic performances

Abstract

A measuring method for anaerobic threshold (AT) includes a plurality of steps carried out by a data putting-in unit, a load class selecting unit, a detecting and calculating unit and a display unit. The steps includes putting in age, weight and gender of a user wearing a heart beat emitter and using an exercise device (for example, a treadmill) mounted with those units, and selecting a load class to take exercise on the exercise device. Then those units detect, measure and record heart beat cycle and calculate heart beat cycle difference detected for every set period of time. Then AT limit point is found out and displayed on the display unit for reference for the user to control exercise load and time.

Claims

1. A measuring method for anaerobic threshold by detecting and analyzing heart beat data, wherein said measuring method is accomplished by a data putting-in unit, a load class selecting unit, a detecting and calculating unit and a display unit, said measuring method comprising the steps of:

(1) starting a test procedure for determining an anaerobic threshold;

(2) inputting data for age, weight and gender of a user in said data putting-in unit mounted on an exercise device, said data putting-in unit supplying the highest heart beat rate;

(3) the user selecting one of a plurality of load classes set in said load class selecting unit and wearing a heart beat emitter, said heart beat emitter transmitting heart beat of the user to a receiver mounted on said exercise device;

(4) the user standing on said exercise device and beginning to take warming-up exercise according to the load class the user selected;

(5) the exercise device adjusting an increasing rate of exercise power, based on the load class selected by the user after the user finished the warming-up exercise, in order to gradually increase exercise load;

(6) at the same time said detecting and calculating unit mounted on the exercise device, detects and records the user'"'"'s heart beat cycle produced during exercise, said detecting and calculating unit calculates the average heart beat cycle in every set period of time and calculates the difference in the heart beat cycle; and

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(7) said heart beat cycle difference is compared with said maximum heart beat, a periodical curve is produced by alteration of said heart beat cycle difference of the user, an anaerobic threshold (AT) rate is derived by utilizing said periodical curve, and said anaerobic threshold rate is displayed on said display unit for reference.

2. The measuring method for anaerobic threshold as claimed in claim 1, wherein said load class selecting unit has a plurality of load classes, and each load class having a first warming-up stage and a second load increasing stage, said second load increasing stage increasing a preset load for every set period of time.

3. The measuring method for anaerobic threshold as claimed in claim 1, wherein said display unit indicates At value, AT exercise power value, AT oxygen intake quantity, the largest exercise power value, the largest oxygen intake quantity, and largest heart beat value supplied by said detecting and calculating unit.