Exercise device integrally incorporating digital capabilities for music, light, video and still imagery, heart rate measurement and caloric consumption

Abstract

A fitness device integrally incorporating digital technology can include capabilities for providing music and auditory stimulus that can be heard through a headphone, Bluetooth; or speakers for ambient music. Further capabilities enable the device to record video and still imagery, play video to provide instruction, feedback; or for leisure viewing. Along with sound and video capability, the device can have light emitting capability for a visual dimension in use. For biofeedback, the device can include a heart rate calculator to provide feedback on the level of exercise intensity and caloric consumption. The light emitting capacity allows the user to create patterns in use. Thus, the device can be multi-faceted able to provide ambient music, recording and viewing video, enveloping the user in a “bath” of light, sound, very subtle electromagnetic fields. All of said baths are created at distances from the users body that correspond to the length of the users arms, degree of bend at the elbow joint and chosen pathway for the circular / orbital movements.

Description

[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 091,257, which is incorporated herein by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The embodiments disclosed herein relate to the advances in exercise equipment, improvements for better providing instructions for using exercise equipment and directing sound around the body of a user during exercise.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Certain known exercise devices, which can be referred to as a “sculpted exercise weights”, have been specifically designed to be well balanced for exercises in which the weight is moved in fluid, curving movements around the head and torso, as well as other fluid-movement exercises. These types of sculpted exercise weights feel more natural and are safer when used in conjunction with exercises involving fluid circular movements that are pervasive in natural human movements and a host of activities including dance, yoga, tai chi and what is called “functional fitness” in the fi...

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Benefits of technology

"The patent text describes a multipurpose exercise weight that can be used for various exercise movements. The weight has a concave surface that can hold a media player, such as a video or audio player, and a handheld grip for easy use. The weight can also have a recess for holding a digital device, such as a phone or tablet, and a speaker for listening to music while performing exercise movements. The weight can also have a docking station for charging or connecting the digital device. The patent also describes methods for using the weight for different exercise movements, such as raising it over the head, moving it along the body, and performing fluid circular movements. The technical effects of the patent include providing a convenient and versatile tool for exercise movements and incorporating technology to make the movements easier and more effective."

Problems solved by technology

For example, although exercises including fluid circular movements that are pervasive in natural human movements and a host of activities including dance, yoga, tai chi and what is called “functional fitness” in the fitness industry with a sculpted weight can provide unique benefits, they can be much more difficult to perform and difficult to describe in line drawings than classic dumbbell exercises.

Users can have difficulty understanding how to perform such exercises when relying on line drawings or photographs of such movements.

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