System for optimal exercise and training
First Claim
1. A fitness system for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of physical training and/or exercise by a user comprising:
- a plurality of sensors that are worn by an exercising user and which generate data concerning monitored body processes pertaining to effects of an exercise on the user'"'"'s body,the plurality of sensors including at least one muscle sensor having a plurality of electrodes for placement at a like plurality of positions on a monitored muscle or muscle group, and an additional electrode for placement at a signal reference point on the user'"'"'s body,the plurality of sensors further including a pulse sensor for producing a pulse-rate signal indicative of the user'"'"'s pulse rate, and a breath-rate sensor for producing a breath-rate signal indicative of the user'"'"'s breath rate;
a processor for receiving the data from the plurality of sensors, processing said data, storing said data, and sending the processed data to a host device,said processor including one or more differential amplifiers for receiving the data generated by respective muscle sensors and generating respective muscle sensor signals and an RMS value of the muscle sensor signals, one or more RMS-to-DC converters for converting the RMS value of the muscle sensor signals to DC values, and a multiplexor for sampling successive DC values from the one or more RMS-to-DC converters and of the pulse-rate signal and breath-rate signal to produce a series of digital bits representing the sampled values in a multiplexed manner;
a host device in digital communication with the processor via a wireless communication protocol for receiving the sampled values, anda display device for displaying the sampled values in real time in a visually comprehensible format to at least one of the user or a fitness trainer.
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Abstract
A fitness system for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of physical training and/or exercise by a user comprises uses (1) a plurality of sensors that are worn by an exercising user and which generate data concerning monitored body processes pertaining to the exercise'"'"'s effects on the user'"'"'s body, (2) a processor operates under software control for processing, storing, and analyzing the data, and sending the processed data to a host device using a wireless communication protocol to communicate desired adjustments to the exercise in real time. The host device can be a smartphone, tablet computer or other web accessible device that can display and communicate bilaterally with the processor.
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16 Claims
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1. A fitness system for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of physical training and/or exercise by a user comprising:
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a plurality of sensors that are worn by an exercising user and which generate data concerning monitored body processes pertaining to effects of an exercise on the user'"'"'s body, the plurality of sensors including at least one muscle sensor having a plurality of electrodes for placement at a like plurality of positions on a monitored muscle or muscle group, and an additional electrode for placement at a signal reference point on the user'"'"'s body, the plurality of sensors further including a pulse sensor for producing a pulse-rate signal indicative of the user'"'"'s pulse rate, and a breath-rate sensor for producing a breath-rate signal indicative of the user'"'"'s breath rate; a processor for receiving the data from the plurality of sensors, processing said data, storing said data, and sending the processed data to a host device, said processor including one or more differential amplifiers for receiving the data generated by respective muscle sensors and generating respective muscle sensor signals and an RMS value of the muscle sensor signals, one or more RMS-to-DC converters for converting the RMS value of the muscle sensor signals to DC values, and a multiplexor for sampling successive DC values from the one or more RMS-to-DC converters and of the pulse-rate signal and breath-rate signal to produce a series of digital bits representing the sampled values in a multiplexed manner; a host device in digital communication with the processor via a wireless communication protocol for receiving the sampled values, and a display device for displaying the sampled values in real time in a visually comprehensible format to at least one of the user or a fitness trainer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fitness system for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of physical training and/or exercise by a user comprising:
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a plurality of sensors that are worn by an exercising user and which generate data concerning monitored body processes pertaining to effects of an exercise on the user'"'"'s body, and a display device for display and control in a visually comprehensible format to at least one of the user or a fitness trainer, a processor for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of physical training and/or exercise by a user configured to receive data from the sensor plurality, process said data, store said data, and send processed data to a host device via a wireless digital communications protocol for visual display of the data pertaining to the monitored body processes, said processor comprising one or more differential amplifiers for receiving bioelectrical data generated by the muscle sensors and generating respective muscle sensor signals and an RMS value of said muscle sensor signals, one or more RMS-to-DC converters for converting the RMS value of the muscle sensor signals to successive DC values, and data ports for receiving data generated from other sensors monitoring the body processes, a multiplexor for sampling the successive DC values from the one or more RMS-to-DC converters and the data from said other sensors to produce a series of digital bits representing the sampled values in a multiplexed manner; and means for communicating said multiplexed digital bits for display of the data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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