Method and apparatus of counting steps for treadmill

Abstract

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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Benefits of technology

[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 exercisers no longer need to wear a pedometer, but directly read the step count of their walking or jogging from the treadmill. When exercisers are using the treadmill, they can control the quantity of exercises on their own.

Problems solved by technology

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 inconvenience to exercisers.

Furthermore, an exerciser may not feel comfortable or get used to the wearing of a pedometer while doing exercises, and thus the prior art requires improvements.

For general treadmills, users can select their desired exercise modes (including exercise time, exercise type, and exercise speed, etc), but users still cannot be aware of the quantity of their exercise.

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