Method and apparatus of counting steps for treadmill

a technology of counting steps and treadmills, applied in the field of methods and apparatus of counting steps for treadmills, can solve the problems of inconvenience for exercisers, difficulty in evaluating the quantity of exercise, and exercisers may not feel comfortable or get used to wearing a pedometer

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-07
STRENGTH MASTER FITNESS TECH
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[0009]Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a feasible solution and overcome the foregoing problems by providing a method and an apparatus of counting steps for a treadmill, such that exe

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However, it is not objective to evaluate the quantity of exercise per day simply by the exercise time, and it is not easy to evaluate the quantity of exercise by the exercise time either, because every user may do exercise in different ways.
However, it is necessary to wear a pedometer on an exerciser's body for counting the steps of walking and jogging, and thus it causes inconven

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[0023]Referring to FIG. 1 for a method of counting steps for a treadmill in accordance with this embodiment, the method comprises the steps of using an existing treadmill with a motor and a treadmill belt as a basis (and the treadmill, motor, and treadmill belt will be described in the structure of a treadmill) and the motor drives the treadmill belt to operate, and the treadmill belt is provided for a user to pedal. The user just follows the general sequence of exercising on the treadmill directly for counting the steps.

[0024]In FIG. 1, the motor will cause an intermittent load when a user is exercising his / her legs on a treadmill. The load exerted on the treadmill is measured and the number of instant loads caused by the user applying a force by the legs on the treadmill belt of the treadmill is detected when the user is exercising for each time, and the number of leg exercises is calculated when the user is exercising.

[0025]The number of loads is defined as a step count of a user...

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The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus of counting steps for a treadmill. The method measures a load exerted on the treadmill and detects the number of instant loads caused by a user applying a force by the user's legs for each time of the exercise to count the steps of leg exercise during an exercise. The treadmill includes a treadmill body, a load detection unit, a display unit, and a base of the treadmill. The base has a motor and a treadmill belt, and the load detection unit is provided for detecting the load exerted on the motor and recording the number of instant loads of the motor, and the display unit is electrically connected to the load detection unit for outputting the number of loads of the motor.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus of counting steps for a treadmill, and more particularly to a method and an apparatus of measuring a step count of an exerciser on a treadmill by an instant load.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]When users are doing exercises, they usually keep track of the time and quantity of the exercises and the exercise time is generally measured by a regular stopwatch. However, it is not objective to evaluate the quantity of exercise per day simply by the exercise time, and it is not easy to evaluate the quantity of exercise by the exercise time either, because every user may do exercise in different ways. Therefore, it is more objective to measure the quantity and time of exercise for the same kind of exercises.[0005]As to the common exercises: jogging and walking, a general pedometer available in the market can be used to count the steps of an exerciser's wal...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B71/00A63B22/02
CPCA63B21/0058A63B22/0235A63B2220/58A63B2220/17A63B2071/0081
Inventor WU, SHEN YI
Owner STRENGTH MASTER FITNESS TECH
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