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Gait trainer providing exercise prescription

a trainer and exercise technology, applied in the field of gait trainers, can solve the problems of increasing awareness of lack of exercise, increasing the burden on the user's body, and affecting the health of people, so as to reduce the burden on the user's body, and avoid the effect of excessive strain on the user's joints

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-12-24
KLMED +2
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[0008]According to the present invention, a gait trainer helps the user to exercise without excessive strain to the user's joints and provides an exercise prescription suitable for the user.
[0009]Moreover, according to the present invention, the gait trainer supports the user's weight, and thus the load applied to the user's body can be eased as if the user is exercising in water.
[0010]In addition, according to the present invention, an exercise prescription system provides an optimal exercise prescription to the user based on physical information about the physical condition of the user, and monitors a user's exercising constantly to efficiently manage possible dangerous circumstances.

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Modern people living a busy life may not get enough exercise.
Therefore, various adult diseases owing to the lack of exercise threaten the health of people, and awareness of lack of exercise is getting higher.

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[0027]The present invention will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which an embodiment of the invention is shown. Throughout the drawings, like reference numerals are used to refer to like elements.

[0028]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gait trainer 100 with exercise prescription capability according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a lateral view of the gait trainer 100 of FIG. 1.

[0029]The gait trainer 100 includes lower frames 105, supporting frames 110, load supporting poles 115, and handles 120. Moreover, the gait trainer 100 also includes pedals 140 on which user's feet are placed, a pedal operating portion 130 that drives the pedals 140, a display 190, and a control unit 150. The gait trainer 100 may include a weight-supporting portion 180 that eases the effect of a user's weight, and a holder 170 that encloses a user's body.

[0030]The lower frames 105, the supporting frames 110, and the load supporting poles 11...

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Abstract

Provided are a gait trainer which provides exercise prescription and an exercise prescription system using the gait trainer. The gait trainer comprises a display, pedals on which user's feet are placed, a control unit which receives physical information about the physical condition of the user while the pedals are moving, defines an optimal exercise prescription based on the physical information, and provides the defined exercise prescription to the display. The control unit accesses a server belonging to a health-related organization through a predetermined network, and defines the exercise prescription with the aid of the health expertise received from the server. Since the exercise prescription suitable for the user is provided, exercise efficiency is maximized and possible dangerous health situations can be prevented.

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TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention relates to a gait trainer for improving a user's health, and more particularly, to a gait trainer providing an exercise prescription based on information about the physical condition of a user and an exercise prescription system including the gait trainer.BACKGROUND ART[0002]Modern people living a busy life may not get enough exercise. Particularly, as computer technology is developing, people spend much more time using computers, and thus they do not exercise, except simple repeated movements such as moving a mouse or typing a keyboard. Moreover, as the Internet is rapidly popularized, modern people spend much more time using computers. Therefore, various adult diseases owing to the lack of exercise threaten the health of people, and awareness of lack of exercise is getting higher.[0003]In particular, as the quality of life has increased, people not only satisfy their necessities of life, but are concerned about and much more interested in...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B71/00A63B22/04
CPCA61H3/00A61H2230/805A63B22/0664A63B24/0075A63B69/0064A63B2022/0676A63B2225/20A63B2230/01A63B2230/04A63B2230/06A63B2230/08A63B2230/202A63B2230/30A63B2230/50A63B2230/70A61H1/0262A61H1/0266A61H2201/1215A61H2201/1418A61H2201/1616A61H2201/1621A61H2201/1635A61H2201/164A61H2201/5007A61H2201/5043A61H2201/5071A61H2230/06A61H2230/10A61H2230/30A61H3/008G16H20/30A63B22/04A63B24/00
Inventor PARK, SEUNG-HUNKHANG, GON
Owner KLMED
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