627 results about "Exercise intensity" patented technology

A mobile phone apparatus for performing sports physiological measurements and generating target workout information includes a motion detector, a physiological parameter detector, a portable housing, and a processing module. The motion detector detects motion of a user performing exercise, the physiological parameter detector detects physiological parameters of the user, the portable housing houses the processing module, and the processing module is coupled to the motion detector and the physiological parameter detector. The processing module establishes a series of workout stages having varying exercise intensities, estimates at least one of a maximum oxygen uptake quantity ({dot over (V)}O2max) and an anaerobic threshold (AT) of the user performing exercise with reference to data obtained by the motion detector and the physiological parameter detector, and generates target workout information to the user performing exercise.

The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring and promoting behavioral modification with regard to an individual's health. In particular, the present invention provides a means for monitoring an individual's performance of health-promoting measures and, based on the member compliance to health-promoting measures, issuing tangible and / or intangible incentive products. In one embodiment, exercise / activity monitors are worn by members to verify their identity and to record and transmit member compliance in performing health-promoting measures (i.e., heart rate, type of exercise, exercise intensity and duration). All health-related information, including physical examination results and recorded participation in health-promoting measures, are used to determine appropriate incentives (i.e., subsidize membership fees for health club) to be rewarded to said member.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a charged particle beam extraction method and particle beam irradiation system that make it possible to exercise intensity control over an extracted ion beam while a simple device configuration is employed. To accomplish the above object, there is provided a particle beam irradiation system comprising: a synchrotron for accelerating and extracting an charged particle beam; an irradiation apparatus for extracting the charged particle beam that is extracted from the synchrotron; first beam intensity modulation means for controlling the beam intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron during an extraction control period of an operation cycle of the synchrotron; and second beam intensity modulation means for controlling the beam intensity during each of a plurality of irradiation periods contained in the extraction control period of the operation cycle.

An activity monitoring device (20) includes a movement sensor (44) for producing a movement signal (118) in response to an activity level of an individual. A stationary interval timer (38) determines a stationary interval (126) during which the movement signal (118) fails to exceed a movement intensity threshold (48). When the stationary interval (126) exceeds a stationary interval threshold (50), an indicator (54, 56) alerts the individual. The activity monitoring device (20) is worn by the individual and is utilized in a weight management method. In particular, the device (20) alerts the individual whenever the stationary interval (126) exceeds the stationary interval threshold (50) so that the activity level of the individual can be increased, for example, by fidgeting.

A physical activity measuring system analyzes analyzing body motions of a user to accurately determine the exercise intensity. The system includes a portable device which is adapted to be carried by the user and is equipped with a body sensor and an indicator for indication of the exercise intensity. The body sensor senses the user's body motions to give corresponding motion strength. The portable device has a processor which constitutes an exercise calculator which has a predetermined relationship between a default standard deviation of the motion strength and an exercise intensity scale. The exercise intensity calculator collects a time series data of the motion strengths within a predetermined first time frame, obtains a standard deviation of thus collected motion strengths, and converting the standard deviation into an instant exercise intensity within the intensity scale in accordance with the predetermined relationship. The standard deviation with regard to the motion strengths can be well concordant with the exercise intensity, and therefore gives the accurate exercise intensity on a real-time basis.

An embodiment of the invention includes a device, system and method for determining the characteristics of deep tissue. The novel method includes measuring blood flow rate and oxygenation characteristics of the tissue, and determining oxygen metabolism of the tissue as a function of the measure blood flow rate and measure oxygenation. The blow flow rate characteristics are measured as a function of light fluctuations caused by the tissue, while the oxygenation characteristics are measured as a function of transmission of light through the tissue with respect to the wavelength of light. The tissue may be layered tissue, for example, a portion of a brain. The tissue characteristics may be measured during times of varying levels of exercise intensity.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a charged particle beam extraction method and particle beam irradiation system that make it possible to exercise intensity control over an extracted ion beam while a simple device configuration is employed. To accomplish the above object, there is provided a particle beam irradiation system comprising: a synchrotron for accelerating and extracting an charged particle beam; an irradiation apparatus for extracting the charged particle beam that is extracted from the synchrotron; first beam intensity modulation means for controlling the beam intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron during an extraction control period of an operation cycle of the synchrotron; and second beam intensity modulation means for controlling the beam intensity during each of a plurality of irradiation periods contained in the extraction control period of the operation cycle.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a charged particle beam extraction method and particle beam irradiation system that make it possible to exercise intensity control over an extracted ion beam while a simple device configuration is employed. To accomplish the above object, there is provided a particle beam irradiation system comprising: a synchrotron for accelerating and extracting an charged particle beam; an irradiation apparatus for extracting the charged particle beam that is extracted from the synchrotron; first beam intensity modulation means for controlling the beam intensity of the charged particle beam extracted from the synchrotron during an extraction control period of an operation cycle of the synchrotron; and second beam intensity modulation means for controlling the beam intensity during each of a plurality of irradiation periods contained in the extraction control period of the operation cycle.

An exercise machine inclination device for providing variable exercise intensity on an exercise machine by inclining the exercise machine. The exercise machine inclination device generally includes a base adapted for being positioned upon a floor, a support structure adapted for supporting an exercise machine, a hinge pivotally connecting the base and the support structure and an actuator connected between the base and the support structure, wherein the actuator adjusts an angle of the support structure.

The invention discloses a dynamic electrocardiogram and motion recording and analyzing system, which is used for automatic detection on user activities and electrocardiogram analysis under activity scenes. The system comprises an electrocardiogram and motion sensor unit, a data acquisition, storage and transmission unit and an analysis and software unit, wherein the electrode of a motion sensor and the electrode of an electrocardiogram sensor can be packaged together or used independently; the system records and automatically detects daily physical motions of a user, such as lying, sitting, walking, running, tumbling, sitting up, standing up, sitting down, lying down and the like, and gives corresponding activity intensity; the electrocardiogram is automatically analyzed; and a corresponding mark is given when an abnormal electrocardiogram or abnormal activity is detected, all corresponding original signals and analysis results are stored, and nursing staff are prompted. The system gives heart rate variability of the user under different activity intensities, and changes of the heart rate variability along with activity types, activity intensities and time. The systems gives a method of analyzing changes of heart rate and electrocardiogram forms along with activity intensity and duration, and can be used for aerobic exercise optimization and exercise safety in motion and exercising.

An embodiment of the invention includes a device, system and method for determining the characteristics of deep tissue. The novel method includes measuring blood flow rate and oxygenation characteristics of the tissue, and determining oxygen metabolism of the tissue as a function of the measure blood flow rate and measure oxygenation. The blood flow rate characteristics are measured as a function of light fluctuations caused by the tissue, while the oxygenation characteristics are measured as a function of transmission of light through the tissue with respect to the wavelength of light. The tissue may be layered tissue, for example, a portion of a brain. The tissue characteristics may be measured during times of varying levels of exercise intensity.

The invention relates to an apparatus for rehabilitation treatment of patients with lower limb paralysis or physical strength weakening, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for lower limb rehabilitation treatment and exercise. The apparatus and method allows a user to exercise both lower limbs separately, and which can detect changes in the angle of lower limb joints and the magnitude of weight loaded on lower limbs to determine the exercise condition, exercise intensity and motor ability of the respective lower limbs to provide corresponding feedback to the user, thereby enabling effective rehabilitation treatment.

The invention discloses a game role property development system based on body building appliances, which comprises the body building appliances, terminal equipment provided with game software, a signal receiving and transmitting device connected with the terminal equipment, a sensing module connected with the body building appliances and an information processing unit comprising a signal receiving and transmitting module, a storage module and a processing module. The invention also discloses a game role property development method based on body building appliances. In the method, the terminal equipment releases a game training task and sets exercise intensity, and then users do exercise on corresponding body building appliances; the information processing unit collects and stores exercise data; and the game role property development system adjusts game role property parameters according to the training condition of the users and rewards the users finishing the training task. The invention combines lots of body building appliances and virtual games, and when finishing corresponding body building tasks, users can get game role grade rise and other rewards. And therefore, the invention can encourage and guide users to build up body scientifically and constantly.

The invention relates to an external skeleton robot for exercising lower limbs and an exercise control method thereof. The robot comprises the following four parts of a support balance frame, external skeleton mechanical legs, a running machine and a control system. The exercise control method has two modes, namely a passive walking exercise mode and an active walking exercise mode. In the passive walking exercise mode, the robot is controlled to drive an operator to complete specific exercise or exercise by a correct physiological gait trajectory; in the active walking exercise mode, the robot inhibits the limited abnormal exercise of the operator, directly corrects the limited abnormal exercise or generates gait exercise trajectories expected by the operator through a self-adaptive controller and indirectly fulfills the aim that the robot supplies walking exercise auxiliary force and resistance. The external skeleton robot can improve the exercise ability of limbs of human bodies, can assist persons walking and can reduce the exercise intensity under the condition that the persons bear load or walk for a long time.

We here describe an exercise system and control method thereof to obtain exercise protocols relating to the individual user's optimal exercise intensity. The system and method comprise the monitoring of the transition between the aerobic and anaerobic training zones and an estimate of the maximal lactate steady state, which is an important physiological indicator of the user's cardio respiratory fitness. Together with individual models of how the user's heart rate responds to exercise intensity, it is possible to predict the needed exercise intensity that should be performed to obtain the wanted exercise goal. The analysis can (preferably) be performed in real-time during exercise.

The Integrated Body Conditioning (IBC) exercise system is a method of exercising employing three defining elements: integration of aerobic, resistance, and Range of Motion exercises performed at a properly elevated heart rate with exercise intensity and duration adjusted in view of biofeedback data.

An intelligent vehicle meter includes an associative processing unit and a signal processing unit connecting to various modules to process related signals. Through a measurement module and an accelerometer module physiological conditions of an exerciser and exercise intensity can be obtained to generate a control signal to be sent to a control module. Hence a corresponding control measure can be made immediately by the control module according to exerciser's conditions to actively change use intensity of the exercise equipment to enable the exerciser to do exercise under the optimal condition to protect the health and safety of the exerciser.

A method is provided for correcting reference parameters based on weight variations of a subject. The parameters that can be corrected may be metabolic rate, metabolic equivalent (MET), dehydration rate, drug dosage, exercise intensity, calorie usage, work level, and oxygen consumption. A corrected parameter for a subject can be determined by the factor Pr⁢(wts)xyto obtain a corrected parameter (Ps). In the factor, wts is the weight of the subject, x is preferably ⅓, Pr is the reference parameter to be corrected, and y is preferably (wtr)z, wherein wtr is the reference weight and z is preferably ⅓.

The invention discloses an exercise behavior identification method, which comprises: obtaining an actual data set reflecting the actual exercise behaviors of an exerciser; respectively matching data in the processed actual data set with data in a preset data set corresponding to each preset behavior in a behavior feature library, and determining the preset behavior with the highest matching degree to be the exercise behavior of the exerciser. The invention further discloses an exercise behavior identification device and an exercise intensity monitoring system. According to the technical scheme, the exercise behavior of the exerciser can be accurately identified and the exercise intensity of the exerciser can be accurately monitored.

A physical activity measuring system analyzes analyzing body motions of a user to accurately determine the exercise intensity. The system includes a portable device which is adapted to be carried by the user and is equipped with a body sensor and an indicator for indication of the exercise intensity. The body sensor senses the user's body motions to give corresponding motion strength. The portable device has a processor which constitutes an exercise calculator which has a predetermined relationship between a default standard deviation of the motion strength and an exercise intensity scale. The exercise intensity calculator collects a time series data of the motion strengths within a predetermined first time frame, obtains a standard deviation of thus collected motion strengths, and converting the standard deviation into an instant exercise intensity within the intensity scale in accordance with the predetermined relationship. The standard deviation with regard to the motion strengths can be well concordant with the exercise intensity, and therefore gives the accurate exercise intensity on a real-time basis.

An exercise machine that varies a resistive load based on sensed changes in intensity of exercise. In one example, an electronic control system of a stationary bicycle adjusts a flywheel resistive load based on changes in the user's pedal cadence. During the exercise routine, subsequent increases or decreases in the pedal cadence cause, respectively, increases or decreases in the flywheel resistive load. In addition, the control system may execute the exercise routine after actuation of a single input key. In another embodiment, the user may simply start to exercise. The electronic control system may calculate a default flywheel resistive load based on initialization parameters, such as demographic data and / or exercise preferences.

The invention discloses an exercise heart rate monitoring method and apparatus. The method includes: acquiring exercise heart rate of a user during an exercise process; if the exercise heart rate of the user acquired at any moment during the exercise process is not less than a preset upper limit of the exercise rate of the user acquired at any moment or is not greater than a preset lower limit of the exercise heat rate of the user acquired at any moment, giving an alarm. The preset upper or lower limit of the exercise heart rate of the user acquired at any moment is determined according to physical power characteristics of the user and exercise strength required for the exercise process. According to the scheme, the ranges of normal exercise heart rate matching with users can be flexibly determined according to the information such as physical power characteristics of the users and the exercise strength required for the exercise process, thus, the existing problem that fixation of the heart rate threshold leads to inaccuracy in heat rate monitoring is avoided and heart rate monitoring is more accurate.

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.

An exercise machine inclination device for providing variable exercise intensity on an exercise machine by inclining the exercise machine. The exercise machine inclination device generally includes a base adapted for being positioned upon a floor, a support structure adapted for supporting an exercise machine, a hinge pivotally connecting the base and the support structure and an actuator connected between the base and the support structure, wherein the actuator adjusts an angle of the support structure.

The embodiment of the invention provides a music playing method. The music playing method comprises the following steps of: acquiring acceleration information output by an acceleration transducer; determining the current exercise intensity grade of a user according to the acceleration information; searching and acquiring music matched with the exercise intensity grade; and playing the music. Accordingly, the embodiment of the invention also provides a mobile terminal. By implementing the embodiments of the invention, the mobile terminal can play the music in a corresponding style by combining the exercise mode of the user so as to improve the use experience of the user.

There is provided a non-intrusive movement measuring apparatus and method using wearable electro-conductive fibers. A non-intrusive movement measuring apparatus using wearable electro-conductive fibers according to an aspect of the invention may include a signal measurement device measuring a plurality of movement signals using a plurality of electro-conductive fibers put on user's body parts and having resistances varying according to the volume of the user's body parts; a movement analysis device analyzing the plurality of movement signals to obtain a user's movement patterns and movement intensity; and a movement display device displaying a movement analysis result of the movement analysis device. Accordingly, user's movement can be measured without limiting the user's radius of action.

An exercise machine inclination device for providing variable exercise intensity on an exercise machine by inclining the exercise machine. The exercise machine inclination device generally includes a base adapted for being positioned upon a floor, a support structure adapted for supporting an exercise machine, a hinge pivotally connecting the base and the support structure and an actuator connected between the base and the support structure, wherein the actuator adjusts an angle of the support structure.