Wearable Harness with Elastomeric Resistance for Posture and Muscle Tone
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise methods do not effectively enhance muscle engagement during daily activities by converting the torso into a resistance device to oppose muscle groups, limiting passive exercise opportunities.
Innovation Solution
A wearable apparatus with a harness device and adjustable straps for posture correction, incorporating elastomeric resistance elements that can be anchored to the harness, providing resistance to the user's appendages during routine tasks and activities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If a person uses external exercise devices or static features to provide resistance, then muscle exercise effectiveness is improved, but the complexity of the device and the need for dedicated exercise time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The harness device uses the user's own body weight and torso as the resistance source, eliminating the need for external weights or complex exercise machines. The system is self-contained, using the wearer's body to provide the opposing force needed for muscle exercise during daily activities
Solution Approach 2:
The harness device serves multiple functions: it provides resistance for muscle exercise, corrects posture through adjustable straps, and can be worn during various daily activities. This multi-functionality replaces the need for dedicated exercise equipment while maintaining exercise effectiveness
2Strength
If a person engages in active exercise programs, then muscle tone is built and maintained, but time availability for routine activities is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The harness device enables continuous muscle engagement during all daily activities rather than requiring discrete exercise sessions. Muscle tone building becomes a continuous process that occurs naturally during walking, working, and other routine tasks, eliminating the need to choose between exercise and daily activities
Solution Approach 2:
The system converts the user's own body into the exercise device, allowing exercise to occur automatically during daily life without requiring dedicated exercise time. The harness continuously provides resistance during natural movements, making exercise an integrated part of daily routine
3Shape
If the harness device provides targeted pressure for posture correction, then alignment of back and shoulders is improved, but the complexity of adjustment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The harness device incorporates adjustable straps that can be dynamically modified by the user to fit different body types and preferences. The adjustability allows the system to adapt to individual users while maintaining simple operation through intuitive strap mechanisms
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables passive muscle engagement and posture correction by converting the torso into a resistance device, allowing for effective muscle tone building and maintenance during daily activities without the need for external devices.
Implementation Method 1
a plurality of resistance elements, each of which may comprise a length of elastomeric material
Implementation Method 2
The harness device may have a plurality of straps that may be adjustable to provide targeted pressure
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus is described that involves a harness with attached, adjustable resistance elements. In one example of the apparatus of the present invention, the resistant elements provide resistance to various user body parts, such as, for example, user limbs, glutes, chest, back and/or core, and accordingly, passive exercise accompanies normal movement of the user. The apparatus may be useful for various functions when a user is going about the routine tasks and activities of daily life, and/or may be useful for creating or supplementing user exercise plans. The apparatus may also be useful for promoting posture correction.