Wave Motion Exercise Apparatus and Method

a wave motion and exercise technology, applied in the field of exercise equipment, can solve the problems of creating a complex wave motion that the person will not be able to fully anticipate, and creating a complex wave motion that is difficult for the person to anticipa

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-07-23
PANDOLFO JOHN
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Two independent wave motions in two different degrees of freedom may be imparted to the platform at the same time, creating a complex motion that the person will not be able to fully anticipate.
If the period of the two wave motions is selected to be different one from the other, a complex wave motion may be created that will be difficult for the person to anticipate.

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[0032]As illustrated by FIG. 1, the apparatus 2 of the Invention provides a platform 4 and a base 6. A person 8 may perform an exercise on the platform 4. The person 8 is illustrated by FIG. 1 performing a sit up exercise, but any exercise that may be performed on the platform 4 is contemplated by the Invention.

[0033]The apparatus 2 of the Invention also may be used as a component of any other exercise apparatus, particularly where the exercise utilizes the person's 8 sense of balance or where the person 8 exercises against gravity. As illustrated by FIG. 2, base 4 may support an exercise appliance 10. An elliptical exerciser is illustrated by FIG. 2 as exercise appliance 10, but any exercise appliance 10 known in the art may be supported by the platform 4 of the invention. For example, free weights, a treadmill or a resistance machine may be incorporated into the platform 4 of the apparatus 2.

[0034]The orientation of the person 8 with respect to the moving platform 4 remains consta...

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An apparatus and method for performing an exercise features a platform configured to support a person performing the exercise and to move with a wave-like motion. The platform may be configured to move with two simultaneous wave-like motions in two degrees of freedom selected from pitch, roll and yaw to render the motion more difficult for the person to predict. The wave-like motion causes the person to utilize his or her sense of balance and to exercise related muscles and groups of muscles.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001]A. Field of the Invention[0002]The Invention relates to the field of exercise equipment. Specifically, the Invention is an apparatus for imparting a wave motion, which may be an unpredictable wave motion, to a platform on which exercises may be performed or by which another exercise appliance is supported. The Invention also is a method for performing an exercise on an object having a wave motion, which may be an unpredictable wave motion.[0003]B. Description of the Related Art[0004]Exercise machines are well known in the art. A goal of many exercise machines is the isolation and exercise of a particular muscle or group of muscles. The muscle or group of muscles is exercised to exhaustion for the purpose of strengthening the muscle or group of muscles. Isolation is both an advantage and a disadvantage for an exercise apparatus. Isolation is an advantage because a particular muscle needing exercise may be selectably exercised. Isolation is a disadvan...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B22/18
CPCA61H1/003A63B71/023A63B26/003A63B22/18
Inventor PANDOLFO, JOHN
Owner PANDOLFO JOHN
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