Exercise devices – Having specific electrical feature – Equipment control
Patent
1992-11-30
1995-12-26
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Having specific electrical feature
Equipment control
482 3, 482 9, 482 51, 482 54, 482 57, 482902, 482 8, 482 5, A63B 23035
Patent
active
054782953
ABSTRACT:
The invention interfaces a user-powered exercise machine to a personal computer, creating a dual-mode exercise and training system with new methods of pacing ones activity in order to achieve a goal. The user determines when the exercise period will end, and sets a goal. The computer constantly displays THE REQUIRED SPEED, which is the speed that will enable the user to achieve his goal. The CALCULATED FINAL OUTCOME predicts the outcome of the exercise period, assuming that the user will continue at his current speed for the remainder of the exercise period. The user always knows how fast he will have to go to reach his goal, and always knows what the outcome will be if he maintains his current speed. This allows the user to vary his speed and still maintain a regulated overall level of activity. In the STANDARD MODE, the exercise period is a period of time, and the goal is a TARGET DISTANCE. In the TRAINING MODE, the exercise period ends when the end of the course is reached, and the goal is a TARGET TIME. The invention includes a means of calculating heartbeat rate of depressing a key on the computer keyboard at a rate proportional to the user's pulse rate. The pulse data can be used to determine a goal which will produce a beneficial heartbeat rate, and the pulse data can be recorded to compare the heartbeat recovery rate from previous exercise periods. The invention can be calibrated by changing the number of exercise machine cycles required to travel one mile.
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Apley Richard J.
Richman Glenn E.
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