Human Performance Enhancement Method And Apparatus

An apparatus for improving and protecting the cardiovascular and mental functions of a human who is seated and engaged in reduced physical activity, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a human body support having a plurality of electrodes that are arranged in an array, the array of electrodes spaced laterally and longitudinally with respect to the human body, the array extending from an inferior position to a more superior position along the supported human body;
• (b) a sensor measuring a parameter of the human body that is capable of indicating the presence of drowsiness in the human body;
• (c) a controller having an input connected to the sensor for receiving a signal representing the sensed parameter and having outputs connected to each of the electrodes, the controller detecting whether the sensed parameter is within a range indicating the presence of drowsiness and applying a wave of electrical stimuli against the human body in response to detection of a sensed parameter within said range, the electrical stimuli causing periodic tightening and relaxing of proximate muscles, the wave progressing in a direction from an inferior location on the human body toward a more superior location.