1120 results about "Physical fitness" patented technology

A device is disclosed that provides a portable, programmable, interactive apparatus that instructs, monitors, tracks, and provides feedback and motivational information to an individual in regards to managing their personal physical fitness information. One embodiment of the device comprises a housing configured to be carried by the user, a display for displaying information to the user, a memory for storing data relating to programs, workouts, exercises and user inputted data. The device further contains an interface operable by the user to select and input data, and a processor in communication with the display, the interface, and the memory operable to control the display and to control the storage and retrieval of data from the memory. The device enables a user to program and view their personalized programs, workout routines, video instructions, or nutrition plans, while at remote locations. The device may also be connected to external computers and connected to the Internet for downloading information such as personalized fitness and nutrition programs and for uploading and storing personal information such as user inputted data to an external computer or the Internet.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for assessing a state of an epilepsy disease or a comorbidity thereof are provided. The methods comprise receiving at least one autonomic index, neurologic index, stress marker index, psychiatric index, endocrine index, adverse effect of therapy index, physical fitness index, or quality of life index of a patient; comparing the at least one index to at least one reference value; and assessing a state of an epilepsy disease or a body system of the patient based on the comparison. A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform the method described above is also provided. A medical device system capable of implementing the method described above is also provided.

Methods, systems, and apparatus for assessing a state of a comorbidity associated with a primary disease are provided. The methods comprise receiving at least one autonomic index, neurologic index, stress marker index, psychiatric index, endocrine index, adverse effect of therapy index, physical fitness index, or quality of life index of a patient; comparing the at least one index to at least one reference value; and assessing a state of a body system of the patient that is a site of the comorbidity, based on the comparison. A computer readable program storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform the method described above is also provided. A medical device system capable of implementing the method described above is also provided.

A user's personal biometric information such as age, sex, weight, height as well as the user's lifestyle information, such as daily caloric input, job description, smoker status and physical fitness, is uploaded onto a host computer. Target heart rate, energy and/or caloric consumption levels related to desired fitness and weight loss goals for a particular individual are then selected having regard to fitness levels for an individual of comparable age, and consuming similar calories are then downloaded to a caloric monitoring unit. The caloric monitoring unit is provided for measuring the user's heart rate and dynamic energy and/or caloric expenditure over one to four weeks. The caloric monitoring unit includes a heart rate monitor, a unit accelerometer, a global positioning system (GPS), and an audio and/or video output. The audio/video output is operable to provide information and/or motivational prompts to the user in the event the heart rate, energy expenditure and/or caloric expenditure falls below or exceeds pre-selected target expenditures over a particular time segment of the selected time period having regard to the calories which are consumed. A display provides a continuously updated visual indication of whether or not the use has achieved the pre-selected optimum caloric burn or energy expenditure for that particular time segment. An internal calendar/clock, a processor and/or memory in the caloric monitoring unit compares measured heart rate and energy expenditures for multiple time segments against target levels stored as the user-specific fitness programme tailored to achieve the desired weight loss. The comparison is then used to generate compliance output data to either the user and/or a nutritionist.

The invention is in the field of physical fitness. The invention provides the user with the flexibility of choosing their own personal trainer from a group of personal trainers and their own exercise routine to follow in order to get the desired physical body result. When the user chooses the area of interest the invention provides a sequence of exercise routines to follow on different gym equipment to achieve the desired result. The selected trainer graphically demonstrates the use of the gym equipment on the computing device of their choice and the user follows the exercise routine at their own pace and at a place and time of their own convenience.

The present invention relates to a fruit and vegetable ferment beverage and a preparation method thereof. The beverage is prepared by using carrots, shii-takes, burdock roots, prunes, pineapples, mulberries, beta vulgaris and tomatoes as main raw materials, sorting, cleaning, drying and squeezing the raw materials, fermenting the squeezed raw materials with the addition of yeast, vinegar organism and lactic acid bacteria, and adding drinking water, brown sugar, isomaltooligosaccharide and L-malic acid as adjunct materials into the mixture. The beverage uses fruit and vegetable nutrient components of the raw materials for mutual promotion and mutual complementation to synergistically improve nutritional value of the whole beverage, and is fermented with three kinds of bacteria so that fruit and vegetable nutrients and beneficial metabolites of probiotics are preserved, making the beverage has effects in conditioning stomach and intestine, improving digestion and absorption, strengthening physical fitness, enhancing immunity, improving resistance, eliminating free radicals, delaying aging, preventing cancers, maintaining beauty and preserving countenance and controlling weight.

An emergency medical treatment system that uses medical information recorded in a user file by a central computer connected to a wide area network. The system is designed to be used with a recording and monitoring health and physical fitness system that automatically sends the parameter information from a sensor worn by a subscriber to a central computer. The wireless communication unit is able to connect to a wireless communication network which, in turn, connects to a wide area network. A central computer is connected to a wide area network that is able to continuously download the physiological parameter information from the wireless communication unit via the wireless communication network. The central computer uses a health information recording software program to create a continuously updated subscriber's medical database containing current and historical medical information. The subscriber and authorized medical personnel are able to log onto the central computer to review the medical information on the subscriber's medical database file.

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for integrating physical fitness instruction using a specialized accountability approach and integrating personal growth and professional development in a collaborative accountable environment. The apparatus, in one embodiment, is configured to develop a personalized physical fitness plan from information received from one or more participants in a selected group. The apparatus may be connected to a computer network in order to distribute information, including physical fitness instruction, to participants. In one embodiment, information for personal growth and professional development is integrated with the physical fitness instruction. Alternatively or in addition, information for personal growth and professional development may be provided separately and may be tailored to a participant, group, or company.

An integrated exercise machine system that is utilized to facilitate overall physical fitness which includes the detoxification of the body along with the aerobic conditioning of the cardiovascular system. The system was primarily designed to facilitate a proactive approach to the conditioning of muscles that have become fatigued or atrophied in various occupations, such as computer operators, clerical personnel, or other occupations that have limited range of motions, and improve mobility of the elderly and physically impaired. It is a uniquely shaped, portable rebounder that folds with a safety hinge and collapsing legs. An overhead upper body exercise system is adapted to the environment utilizing a dual telescopic primary horizontal overhead bar, adapts to a door frame or wall, and is housed in a cradle unit. There are two adjustable securing straps with a device for attaching and suspending the secondary horizontal bar and/or elastic resistance ropes with varying degrees of elasticity. Hand grips can be attached to the adjustable straps or elastic resistance ropes. The elastic resistance ropes may be attached to the frame of the rebounder.

An exercise support apparatus comprising acquiring unit for acquiring first information representative of at least one of an exercise experience and physical fitness of a user, storing unit for storing a plurality of kinds of exercises, exercise selecting unit configured to select at least one of the exercises stored in the storing unit, and at least one break; and exercise menu generating unit configured to generate an exercise menu including the selected exercises and the at least one break based on the acquired first information by the acquiring unit.

There is provided a physical fitness workout processing methodology and system for enabling remote scheduling and set-up of workout sessions for individual gym members or groups. In an exemplary embodiment, an individual or member is enabled to schedule a workout session in advance by using a wireless device or a personal computer from a location remote from the gymnasium where the workout session is to occur. The individual or user is enabled to schedule the use of various kinds of workout stations and equipment to insure that the proper equipment is available for use by the individual at the time during a workout session when it is needed. When the member enters the gym, his or her presence is detected and the member is tracked throughout the workout session. Messages are displayed on display devices by workout stations to announce that the equipment has been reserved for the member at the appropriate time. In one implementation, the member carries a membership card which transmits signals used to determine the member identification and location within the gym. When the member enters a workout station area, the member's individual settings for the exercise equipment at the workout station are automatically set and the workout data are automatically measured and entered into the member's physical fitness database which is maintained in storage at the gym server.

The present invention provides a method for determining the physical fitness of documents such as bank notes. The method comprises passing a document past an image sensor while sequentially illuminating the document using multi-mode illumination, wherein a predetermined mode of illumination is used for each line scanned by the image sensor, producing an interleaved image of the document. A multi-dimensional transformation function is applied to this interleaved image to produce a composite measurement, which is then projected onto an empirically determined fitness vector to yield a scalar fitness value for the document. This value is compared against empirically prescribed fitness values to determine if the document is fit enough to remain in circulation or should be taken out of circulation and retired (destroyed).

A system and method are provided for improving the physical fitness of a person wherein the person performs at least one walking or running exercise routine at substantially that person's maximum performance level for a period between 1 minute and 10 minutes. Based on that maximum performance level, the method and system determine a variety of timed walking or running exercise regimens, each regimen including at least one routine to be performed by the person on a regular basis and wherein no single routine exceeds 10 minutes in duration. The person then selects and performs one or more of the walking or running regimens such that the person completes at least 10 minutes of exercise in a training session. The routines vary in duration from 1 to 10 minutes and in repetition from 10 to 1 repetitions. Numerous embodiments of the system are included such as a portable device.

A walking rehabilitation and exercise machine in the form of an elliptical style machine closely replicates the mechanical foot motions of walking, while incorporating hand motion to help a disabled or injured person retrain muscles in a proper walking gait and improve physical fitness. The device includes an electrically adjustable seat, independent left or right electrically adjustable stride and an electric flywheel drive to assist the operator.

The invention relates to a Chinese people health-related fitness evaluation model, which is a novel method for comprehensively evaluating the health-related fitness, and belongs to the field of the health appraisal. The establishment of health-related fitness evaluation model includes the content of an entire systematic architecture such as establishment of a form module, a cardiopulmonary module, a muscle module, a movement module and a metabolism module, specific test items, a specific index system, a specific test method, index weight, algorithm, a comprehensive evaluation report, a risk prediction report, a movement prescription and the like. By establishing the index system, reasonably allocating the weight and determining the evaluation standard, the health-related fitness can be comprehensively evaluated, the health risk can be screened and early warned, a scientific movement prescription and a nutritional suggestion can be provided according to the test result, and a good living habit is formed.

Physical fitness garments are disclosed. In an embodiment, a garment for being placed in contact with a wearer's limb includes a base layer having a base level resistance to stretching, and an activation element coupled to the base layer, the activation element comprising a lattice pattern and having a resistance to stretching greater than the base level resistance to stretching, wherein said activation element is configured to be placed in contact with the back of the wearer's thigh, not to extend above the upper most extent of the gluteus maximus, and not to extend below the knee, and wherein the garment is configured to be able to cause increased activity in a first muscle in the wearer's limb during a locomotion movement via an increase in the resistance to contraction of the first muscle provided by the garment during locomotion of the wearer.

The invention provides a system for organizing, integrating, coordinating and customizing an individual physical fitness program by employing a set of database management systems, computer platforms and differentiated physical fitness devices and components.

Provided are methods that include presenting to a subject an embodied cognitive task that includes a cognitive component and a physical component. The methods further include assessing the subject's performance on each of the cognitive component and the physical component, and adapting the difficulty level of the embodied cognitive task based on the subject's performance on each of the cognitive component and the physical component. In certain aspects, the methods find use in enhancing cognition, physical fitness, or both, in a subject. Also provided are methods of treating and diagnosing cognitive disorders. Systems and computer readable media for practicing the methods of the present disclosure are also provided.

A portable, electronic device having wireless location or positioning technology used to test and improve the physical fitness of a person is provided. The device includes a memory, an operating program, a user interface, a display and a location signal receiver adapted to receive location signals from a plurality of sources external to the fitness training device. A command and control circuit is coupled to the memory, the user interface, the display and the location signal receiver. The control circuit executes the program and generates control signals based upon the user entered data and the location signals from the receiver. The device tracks the distance traveled by the device throughout the performance of an exercise routine based upon the location signals and thereby determines the fitness level of the person. The program then determines a plurality of timed exercise regimens based upon the calculated fitness level.

The invention discloses a method for preparing a composite beverage by fermenting Cordyceps militaris, which belongs to the nutrition and health beverage field. The composite beverage is prepared by using Cordyceps militaris, red date, Chinese wolfberry and honeysuckle as main raw materials, the method comprises the following steps: fermenting Cordyceps militaris to prepare fermentation liquor, respectively extracting red date, Chinese wolfberry and honeysuckle to obtain extract liquid, preparing the composite beverage according to the proportion that every 100mL beverage contains 40-60mL of Cordyceps militaris fermentation liquor, 10-20mL of Chinese wolfberry extract liquid, 2-8mL of honeysuckle extract and 25-40mL of red date extract liquid by adding water and seasoning auxiliary materials. The preparation method has the advantages of simple operation and short period. The prepared composite beverage by fermenting Cordyceps militaris has abundant nutrition and has auxiliary efficacies of raising human immunizing power, enhancing physical fitness, nourishing liver and improving eyesight, tonifying spleen and stomach, nourishing blood and tranquilizing mind, recuperating kidney and benefiting essence of life, aging resistance, antimutagenesis and antineoplastic.

Disclosed is a method for creating a fitness training program based on performing neuromuscular and muscular performance tests on an individual, analyzing the results of the neuromuscular and muscular performance tests, and creating the fitness training program based on the analysis of the neuromuscular and muscular performance test results. The equipment used to perform the neuromuscular and muscular performance tests may be equipment designed for rehabilitation physical therapy used for recovery from injuries and surgical procedures that permits general neuromuscular and muscular performance testing and testing of the difference in muscle performance between a right side and a left side of the body of the individual. The individual is tested to create a fitness training program to increase neuromuscular and muscular performance, not for purposes of injury and/or surgery rehabilitation. The individual tested may be a healthy individual. The method is particularly well suited for an athlete that desires to increase performance in a particular sport. The test equipment should objectively, quantitatively, and accurately measure the general neuromuscular and muscular performance and the difference in muscle performance between the right side and left side of the body. Neuromuscular and muscular performance tests may include a variety of exercise movements with each movement tested for isometric, coordination, proprioceptive, endurance capacity, and strength capacity response. The fitness training regimen is created for the individual based on the analysis of the neuromuscular and muscular performance test results.

A physical fitness course for providing an inexpensive workout course comprising primarily of PVC material. The physical fitness course includes a pull-up exercise unit being securely situated upon a ground; and also includes sit-up units being disposed upon the ground; and further includes a body lift/push-ups unit also being securely situated upon the ground; and also includes a leg/torso-stretching unit being securely situated upon the ground; and further includes weight-lifting/twist-up units being securely disposed upon the ground; and also includes a multiple muscle exercise unit including a pole being attached to a concrete base member and being filled with a concrete substance for a user to push against with one's back; and further includes step-up units including a plurality of cylindrical pods being spacedly and securely disposed upon the ground and being connected to concrete base members; and also includes a jumping unit including a plurality of elongate tubular members being attached side-by-side and being horizontally-disposed above the ground; and further includes a sit and reach unit being securely disposed upon the ground.