Adjustable Resistance Walking Poles for Upper Body Training
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing training equipment for walk- or running training does not effectively activate the upper body, particularly for running, due to fixed length limitations and terrain difficulties, which restricts the effectiveness of training and adaptability.
Innovation Solution
A training equipment with adjustable resistance devices, including joints and spacer devices, that provide varying movement resistance, allowing for adaptable training of upper body muscles through adjustable attachments and resistance mechanisms, such as friction or pneumatic pressure, to enhance the training effect and accommodate different terrains and techniques.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If walking poles have an adjustably fixed length, then they are suitable for walking training, but they become difficult to use during running training and on varied terrains
Solution Approach 1:
The walking pole is transformed from a static fixed-length structure to a dynamic adjustable-length structure. The telescopic mechanism allows the pole length to be changed during use, enabling adaptation to different training types (walking, running, uphill, downhill) and terrains without requiring multiple separate poles.
Solution Approach 2:
The pole length parameter is made variable through the telescopic mechanism. By changing the length parameter, the pole can be optimized for different exercise intensities and terrains - shorter for running and downhill, longer for walking and uphill - thus resolving the contradiction between fixed-length suitability and variable-terrain usability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If stationary training equipment combines elliptical running with pivoting arm movement, then both legs and upper body are trained, but the equipment is only suitable for in-house use and lacks portability
Solution Approach 1:
The training system is segmented into independent components: a body-worn attachment unit with telescopic poles and handle portions. This segmentation allows the equipment to be worn on the body rather than being stationary, enabling outdoor use while maintaining the combined leg-running and upper-body-poling training function.
Solution Approach 2:
The equipment is designed to perform multiple functions: it provides both lower body running training and upper body poling training simultaneously, and can be used both indoors and outdoors, on various terrains and for different training types (walking, running, uphill, downhill), thus achieving universality that resolves the contradiction between combined training and portability.
3Productivity
If walking poles are used to activate upper body muscles, then cardiovascular and strength training effects are enhanced, but the fixed length and lack of resistance adjustment limit training effectiveness
Solution Approach 1:
The resistance mechanism is made dynamic and adjustable. The resistance devices can be adjusted during training to provide varying resistance levels, allowing the equipment to adapt to different training phases and intensity levels, thereby enhancing training effectiveness while maintaining upper body muscle activation.
Solution Approach 2:
The resistance parameter is made variable through adjustable resistance devices. By changing the resistance parameter, the training can be intensified or reduced based on training phase and individual capability, resolving the contradiction between effective muscle activation and adaptable resistance for different training requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The equipment significantly increases the training effect by activating upper body muscles, allowing for adjustable resistance to suit different phases of movement, terrains, and techniques, thereby enhancing cardiovascular and strength training outcomes.
Implementation Method 1
the movement resistance device is at least one of: a movement resistance device based on friction, and a movement resistance device based on pneumatic pressure
Implementation Method 2
the movement resistance device is at least one of: a movement resistance device based on friction, and a movement resistance device based on pneumatic pressure
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AI summary
A training equipment for resistance training of the upper body, wherein the training equipment comprises: an attachment portion adapted to be attached to the body of an exercising person, a handle portion adapted to be gripped by the exercising person, a first distance device flexibly attached in the attachment portion by a first joint, a second distance device flexibly attached in the first distance device by a second joint. At least one of: the first joint, the second joint, the first distance device, and the second distance device comprises an adjustable movement resistance device adapted to create an adjustable resistance between the attachment portion and the handle portion, so that training of the upper body is obtained upon movement of the handle portion.