Exercise promotion device, and exercise promotion method employing the same

An exercise aid device, comprising:

• a fitness headphone comprising a headphone and a sensor unit, said sensor unit provided in said fitness headphone, said sensor unit operable to monitor an artery near an ear of an exerciser and to detect artery signals corresponding to a movement of said artery;
• a sensor position adjustment mechanism to adjust the position of said sensor unit;
• and
• a fitness controller to control audio sound which said exerciser can hear, said audio sound being controlled in response to the detected artery signals.

An exercise aid method to aid an exerciser to maintain an individual optimal exercise during an aerobic exercise, comprising the steps of:

• calculating an anaerobic threshold value for said exerciser based on artery signals detected by a sensor unit provided in a fitness headphone;
• determining an optimal exercise for said exerciser based on said anaerobic threshold value;
• and
• transmitting an audio rhythm through said fitness headphone which results in said optimal exercise for said exerciser.