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US 2004/0063547 A1Published application
10k Step exercise method and apparatus
AssigneeAcumen, Inc.
InventorsPhilip Lim-Kong Wong, Ka Yiu Sham
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Abstract
An exercise method and apparatus for ensuring the completion of a predetermined number of steps each day as part of an exercise routine by integrating steps taken during a normal daily routine with steps taken on a treadmill or stepper machine.
Claims8
An exercising apparatus comprising:
- a resettable step counting device providing an output indicating the number of steps taken by a user since being reset;
- an exercise machine including a means for determining a strike-length of said user during a first exercise period on said machine as a function of a first output of said step counting device;
- a means for storing said strike-length;
- a means for calculating the number of steps taken by said user during a second exercise period on said machine as a function of said stored strike-length;
- a means for inputting a second output of said step counting device;
- means for summing the second output of said step counting device and the number of steps taken by said exerciser during said second exercise period to provide a final output indicating a total number of steps;
- means for comparing the total number of steps with a predetermined number of steps and stopping said exercise machine when the total number of steps equals said predetermined number.
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A method of determining the number of steps resulting from the combination of normal daily movement and movement on a treadmill, comprising the acts of:
- using a treadmill to cover a first predetermined distance at a user determined comfortable speed on said treadmill;
- stopping said treadmill when said predetermined distance has been accomplished;
- input the number of steps taken by said user during traverse of said predetermined distance;
- calculate a distance per step;
- storing in a memory means the calculated distance per step and the comfortable speed;
- input the number of steps the user has completed away from the treadmill during a predetermined time period;
- read the distance per step and comfortable speed from said storage means;
- move said treadmill at said comfortable speed;
- calculate number of steps equivalent to movement of said treadmill as a function of said distance per step;
- determining the sum of said input steps the user completed away from the treadmill during said predetermined time period and said calculated steps resulting from movement of said treadmill at said comfortable speed and at said distance per step;
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- stopping said treadmill when said sum equals a predetermined number.
9 more elements
An exercise apparatus comprising:
- a console having an input section for receiving a first quantitative input representing exercising units completed by said user away from said exercise machine during a predetermined time period;
- an exercise surface communicating with said console and providing to said console a second quantitative indication of exercise units performed by said user on said surface;
- a summing device for adding together said first and second quantitative unit to provide a total number of quantitative exercise units completed;
- comparing means for comparing said total number of said quantitative units completed with a predetermined number.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.