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US 2026/0124486 A1Published application
Motorized pilates reformer system
AssigneeiFIT Inc.
InventorsScott R. Watterson, Kent M. Smith, Jared Weston, David Hays
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Abstract
In one aspect of the disclosure, a motorized Pilates reformer system may include a frame, a carriage configured to slide along the frame, springs attached to the carriage, attachment mechanisms attached to the frame, spring motors attached to the frame, a footbar rotatably attached to the frame, and a footbar motor attached to the frame. The spring motors may be configured to cause the attachment mechanisms to each alternate between attaching one of the springs to the frame and detaching the spring from the frame. The footbar motor may be configured to rotate the footbar with respect to the frame between multiple footbar positions.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- capturing, at a remote location that is remote from a local motorized Pilates reformer, a video that comprises a depiction of a trainer performing a Pilates workout on a remote motorized Pilates reformer;
- creating a video workout program comprising the video, the video workout program further comprising at least a first time segment and a second time segment, the video workout program further comprising first exercise machine control commands synchronized with the video during the first time segment and second exercise machine control commands synchronized with the video during the second time segment, with changes between the first exercise machine control commands and the second exercise machine control commands synchronized with associated changes in the Pilates workout depicted in the video between the first time segment and the second time segment;
- receiving, over a network at a local location that is location to the local motorized Pilates reformer, the video workout program, the local motorized Pilates reformer comprising:
- a frame;
- a carriage configured to slide along the frame;
- springs attached to the carriage;
- attachment mechanisms attached to the frame;
- spring motors attached to the frame and configured to cause the attachment mechanisms to each alternate between attaching a spring, of the springs attached to the carriage, to the frame and detaching the spring from the frame;
- a footbar rotatably attached to the frame, and
- a footbar motor attached to the frame and configured to rotate the footbar with respect to the frame between multiple footbar positions;
- executing, by one or more processors at the local location, the first time segment of the video workout program by displaying the first time segment of the video on an electronic display and by controlling the spring motors and the footbar motor according to the first exercise machine control commands;
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- executing, upon conclusion of the first time segment and by the one or more processors, the second time segment of the video workout program by displaying the second time segment of the video on the electronic display and by controlling the spring motors and the footbar motor according to the second exercise machine control commands.
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A method, comprising:
- capturing, at a remote location that is remote from a local motorized Pilates reformer, a video that comprises a depiction of a trainer performing a Pilates workout on a remote motorized Pilates reformer;
- creating a video workout program comprising the video, the video workout program further comprising at least a first time segment and a second time segment, the video workout program further comprising first exercise machine control commands synchronized with the video during the first time segment and second exercise machine control commands synchronized with the video during the second time segment, with changes between the first exercise machine control commands and the second exercise machine control commands synchronized with associated changes in the Pilates workout depicted in the video between the first time segment and the second time segment;
- transmitting, by a server, the video workout program to a local location that is local to the local motorized Pilates reformer, the local motorized Pilates reformer comprising:
- a frame,
- a carriage configured to slide along the frame,
- springs attached to the carriage,
- attachment mechanisms attached to the frame,
- spring motors attached to the frame and configured to cause the attachment mechanisms to each alternate between attaching a spring, of the springs attached to the carriage, to the frame and detaching the spring from the frame,
- a footbar rotatably attached to the frame, and
- a footbar motor attached to the frame and configured to rotate the footbar with respect to the frame between multiple footbar positions;
- executing, by one or more processors at the local location, the first time segment of the video workout program by displaying the first time segment of the video on an electronic display and by controlling the spring motors and the footbar motor according to the first exercise machine control commands;
- and
- executing, upon conclusion of the first time segment and by the one or more processors, the second time segment of the video workout program by displaying the second time segment of the video on the electronic display and by controlling the spring motors and the footbar motor according to the second exercise machine control commands.
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