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Belt for feedback during abdominal core muscle exercise

a core muscle and abdominal technology, applied in the field of exercise equipment, can solve problems such as improper muscle pulling

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-04
NGC WORLDWIDE
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"The invention is a device that helps users perform abdominal core muscle exercises. It provides feedback to the user that they are doing the exercise correctly, while maintaining the desired posture. The device includes an inflatable bladder that is placed against the abdominal muscles and is inflated to a certain pressure. The pressure gauge on the device indicates the pressure within the bladder, which can be easily viewed without using the user's hands. The device can be easily collapsed for storage or travel. The technical effects of the invention include improving the user's posture, activating the abdominal muscles, and providing feedback to the user during the exercise."

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The pressure decrease does not occur if ‘draw in’ is performed improperly, i.e., if the stomach is ‘sucked in’, but the muscles are not properly drawn in.

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[0019] Turning now to FIGS. 1 and 2, a belt 10 includes an inner side 12, intended to be positioned against the user's body, and an outer side 14, intended to be positioned away from the user's body. The belt 10 may be made from fabric including pack cloth, leather, synthetic sheeting, or other material which will substantially conform to and maintain its girth when adjusted about the user. The belt may be elastic, inelastic, or a combination of such materials such that it is preferably readily adjustable in size about the user's waist in manners well known in the art, e.g., using hook and loop fasteners 16 and 18, or a buckle.

[0020] The inner side 12 includes a first pocket 20 constructed of an elastic material, such as neoprene. An inflatable bladder 22 is provided in the pocket 20. The bladder 22 is coupled to an actuation bulb 24 by a short length of tubing 25, e.g., 6 to 8 inches, the relatively short length of which increases the responsiveness of the bulb 24 in inflating the...

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Abstract

A belt is provided with an inflatable bladder which, when inflated, is permitted to expand toward an interior of the belt and prevented by a barrier from expanding toward an exterior of the belt. A pressure gauge indicates the pressure within the bladder, and the gauge is fixedly displaced relative to the belt and the user such that the gauge may be viewed by a user when the belt is worn without significantly moving the cervical spine substantially out of a neutral posture.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates broadly to exercise equipment. More particularly, this invention relates to a belt having an inflatable bladder and a feedback mechanism to indicate to the user when the pressure in the bladder is altered by activation of the abdominal transverse muscle region. [0003] 2. State of the Art [0004] Pilates is an exercise method that improves muscle control, flexibility, coordination, strength and tone through physical and neurological mental conditioning. It works on deep (or core) abdominal muscles and the spine, the most important structure in the body and the source of the nervous system. It is a fitness regime that combines stretching and strengthening exercises designed to work the entire body in fluid movements. [0005] In accord with one significant pilates exercise, the participant, while preferably in a proprioceptive environment, draws in the muscles of the transverse abdomen and holds th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B21/008A63B23/02A63B24/00A63B26/00A63B71/00
CPCA63B21/0085A63B21/1419A63B2225/62A63B2220/833A63B23/0211A63B21/4009
Inventor PARISE, DAVID
Owner NGC WORLDWIDE
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