Power shorts for fitness and rehabilitation

Abstract

An integrated exercise device that provides exercise of a user's core muscles and legs through a full range of motion when performing various physical activities by simultaneously providing balanced tension to the core muscles and legs of a user as the user engages in performing a selected physical activity. The exercise device includes a waist loop, left and right thigh loops, and left and right rear and front straps, all of which are elastic material that are heat sealed or sewn together to provide an exercise device that is specifically designed for a particular user. When worn by a user, the elastic rear and front straps of the exercise device provide balanced tension to the user's various muscle groups and legs depending on the physical activity being performed, which with repeated use and practice provides the user with improved performance or rehabilitation when subsequently performing without the exercise device.

Claims

1. An integrated, self-contained exercise device configured to exercise the user's core muscles and legs throughout the full range of motion when performing various physical activities, Elastic waist loop and Elastic left thigh loop, Elastic right thigh loop, Elastic left rear strap, Elastic right rear strap, Elastic left front strap, Equipped with an elastic right front strap, The first end of the elastic left rear strap and the first end of the elastic right rear strap are attached together. The first ends to which the elastic left rear strap and the elastic right rear strap are attached are attached to the inside of the elastic waist loop at its rear center, The second end of the elastic left rear strap is attached to the outside of the elastic left thigh loop at the rear upper center of the elastic left thigh loop. The second end of the elastic right rear strap is attached to the outside of the elastic right thigh loop at the rear upper center of the elastic right thigh loop. The first end of the elastic left front strap is aligned with the center of the elastic left thigh loop and attached to the elastic waist loop, off-center to the left. The second end of the elastic left front strap is attached to the front center of the elastic left thigh loop. The first end of the elastic right front strap is aligned with the center of the elastic right thigh loop and attached to the elastic waist loop off-center to the right. The second end of the elastic right front strap is attached to the outside of the elastic right thigh loop at the front center of the elastic right thigh loop. The elastic left rear strap and the elastic left front strap, and the elastic right rear strap and the elastic right front strap, respectively, provide balanced resistance tension to all or part of the user's left and right trunk muscles and legs, in accordance with the accompanying physical activity. An integrated self-contained exercise device in which all of these elastic loops and straps are made of elastic material, can be used without additional equipment or accessories, and are mounted together to constitute the integrated self-contained exercise device.

2. The integrated self-contained exercise device according to claim 1, wherein the elastic waist loop is formed from an elastic woven nylon webbing of a certain length, which is sufficient to fit snugly around the user's waist by attaching both ends of the nylon webbing of the certain length together to form a single elastic waist loop.

3. The integrated self-contained exercise device according to claim 1, wherein all attachments of the elastic loops and straps of the integrated self-contained exercise device are carried out using either industrial nylon or polyester sewing thread.

4. The integrated self-contained exercise device according to claim 1, wherein all attachments of the elastic loops and straps of the integrated self-contained exercise device are carried out by heat-sealing the applicable elastic loops and straps together.

5. The integrated self-contained exercise device according to claim 1, wherein the dimensions and characteristics of the elastic loops and straps of the integrated self-contained exercise device are directly designed to conform comfortably when worn by a specific end user.

6. The integrated self-contained exercise device according to claim 1, wherein the dimensions and characteristics of the elastic left and right rear and front straps of the integrated self-contained exercise device are directly designed to provide the desired tension to the left and right trunk muscles and leg muscles, respectively, as intended by the end particular user.

7. The integrated self-contained exercise device according to claim 1, wherein the integrated self-contained exercise device is integrated with athletic wear such as running shorts, the elastic waist loop is integrated with the waistband of the running shorts, and the elastic left thigh loop and the elastic right thigh loop are integrated with the left and right legs of the running shorts, respectively.

8. A method for using the integrated self-contained exercise device described in claim 1, The user, while wearing the configured integrated self-contained exercise device, determines whether the configured integrated self-contained exercise device is properly fitted to the user with respect to the dimensions and tension of the elastic left, right, rear and front straps. The user performs a selected exercise routine without wearing the integrated self-contained exercise device, and measures selected metrics of such performance. The user, while wearing the integrated self-contained exercise device, performs a selected exercise routine and measures selected metrics of such performance. To compare the metrics of the run using the integrated self-contained exercise device with the metrics of the run not using the integrated self-contained exercise device, The effect of using the integrated self-contained exercise device while executing the selected exercise routine is evaluated based on a comparison of the metrics of the execution using the integrated self-contained exercise device and the metrics of the execution not using the integrated self-contained exercise device. A method comprising: performing a selected exercise routine while wearing the integrated self-contained exercise device; and repeating the step of comparing the metrics of the run using the integrated self-contained exercise device with the metrics of the run not using the integrated self-contained exercise device.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether the integrated self-contained exercise device is properly fitted to the user includes adjusting the tension of the elastic left front strap and elastic left rear strap and the elastic right front strap and the elastic right rear strap of the integrated self-contained exercise device by moving the elastic left thigh loop and the elastic right thigh loop further away from the user's left knee and right knee, respectively, thereby decreasing the tension of the elastic left front strap and the elastic left rear strap and the elastic right front strap and the elastic right rear strap, respectively, and alternatively, by moving the elastic left thigh loop and the elastic right thigh loop closer to the left knee and right knee, respectively, thereby increasing the tension of the elastic left front strap and the elastic left rear strap and the elastic right front strap and the elastic right rear strap, respectively.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the selected exercise routine includes running over a specified course and distance, and the metrics include the time and distance of the run.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the selected exercise routine includes hitting a golf ball from a tee, and the metrics include carry / total distance, smash factor, launch angle, swing speed, apex (maximum height), and ball speed of the hit golf ball derived from a swing caddy ball coach speed training tool and radar gun.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the selected exercise routine is throwing a baseball or medicine ball, and the metrics include ball velocity derived from a radar gun.

13. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of comparing the metrics includes determining whether to terminate the selected exercise routine or to modify the dimensions and characteristics of the elastic loops and straps of the integrated self-contained exercise device.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the step of determining whether the integrated self-contained exercise device is appropriately adapted to the user with respect to the resistance tension of the elastic left and right rear and front straps includes selecting the thickness, weight, length, and width of the elastic left and right rear and front straps so as to provide the user's left and right trunk muscles and legs, respectively, with a desired resistance tension.

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