Exercise devices – Having specific electrical feature – Equipment control
Patent
1996-01-11
1997-04-08
Apley, Richard J.
Exercise devices
Having specific electrical feature
Equipment control
482 6, 482 8, 482 54, 482900, 128707, A63B 21005
Patent
active
056182457
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for maintaining the heart rate of a user of a fitness apparatus at a scheduled target rate by varying the resistance of a first resistance mechanism with respect to a second resistance mechanism. To increase the heart rate, the resistance of the first resistance mechanism is increased to a maximum level before an adjustment is made to the second resistance mechanism. To decrease the heart rate, the resistance of the second resistance mechanism is decreased to a minimum level before an adjustment is made to the first resistance mechanism. The invention may be incorporated into a treadmill having resistance mechanisms including a mechanism to vary the speed of the treadmill belt and a mechanism to vary the grade of the treadmill.
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Singer Phillip M.
Trulaske Frank R.
Apley Richard J.
Richman Glenn E.
True Fitness Technology Inc.
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