US20100298098A1

US20100298098A1 - Exercise method containing microchip used for enhancement of muscle strength in the body and providing self-control

Info

Publication number: US20100298098A1
Application number: US12/787,059
Authority: US
Inventors: Semra Ercan
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-05-25
Filing date: 2010-05-25
Publication date: 2010-11-25
Also published as: TR200904058A2

Abstract

The invention relates to an exercise method used in facilities such as gyms, physical treatment centres, etc. that helps to enhance muscle strengths at a certain rate by means of constantly keeping exercises made by a person under control with the help of a microchip.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of the priority filing date in Turkish Application No. 2009/04058 filed on May 26, 2009.

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BACKGROUND

The invention relates to an exercise method used in facilities such as gyms, physical treatment centres etc., and helps to enhance muscle strength at a certain rate by means of constantly keeping exercises under control.
Applications today: People go to gymnasiums for courses where special exercise methods are applied, such as pilates. They go for various reasons such as achieving a healthy lifestyle, losing weight, and alleviating pain due to weakness. In such facilities, people work out within the program proposed by instructors, and endeavour to achieve these goals. However, no matter how good the instructors are, it is difficult to follow the working out program set by them. Persons doing exercises may do the exercise to a certain extent, and then fall outside the scope of the assigned program. Injuries may result and sometimes muscle strength is not enhanced within the framework of a given program. In addition, people get bored of the exercises they do after a while, or become discouraged when they do not see the desired results. Furthermore, injuries may arise in any exercise programs prepared for persons doing exercises because instructors cannot objectively and completely assess variations in joints, muscle strength differences between muscle groups, and symmetries. Professional athletes, as well as amateurs, may also encounter joint or muscle injury when participating in sports without the requisitee muscle strength.
Advantages of the method being subject of the invention: The method that is the subject of the invention allows users without regard to age or sex to perform daily activities or participate in sports, and improve fitness, on a more permanent basis. The exercises to be performed by the person beginning an exercise program by means of the inventive method requires a microchip that calculates the repetition of exercises, the resistance, and the weight used, and that can monitor a person's fitness on a step-by-step basis. Since the exercise instruments are operated by microchips, it is not possible to do more or fewer repetitions of an exercise as required by the exercise program that is programmed into the microchip. Thus, injuries and exceeding the boundaries of an exercise program can be avoided. Furthermore, the microchip prevents the operation of exercise instruments if a person fails to perform the programmed exercises on the assigned dates. In this way, the trainee is obliged to inform the instructor in order to operate the exercise instruments. This keeps the person trainer informed about the progress of the trainee and helps the instructor to adjust the exercise program as needed.
The exercise instruments used in the method that is subject of the invention are rehabilitation devices. Use of a microchip to operate the exercise instruments prevents overloading onto the joints, and muscle strength can be enhanced for those with joint problems.
The exercise instruments used with the inventive method are operated pneumatically. Thus, it is possible to make changes even if the resistance to be applied are at very low values, and thus, it is possible to exercise each muscle group at desired levels.
By way of the inventive method, the muscle strength of all users attending to an exercise program is regularly enhanced by 10% to 20%. This enhancement can be viewed by the trainee in the form of a development report in which initial and final measurements are indicated. Since the difference between the initial measurement and the final measurement increases, the student is motivated and it gets easier for the student to continue the exercise program.
After the muscle strength of the person doing the exercise reaches a level enabling him/her to carry out his/her daily life without problems, muscle strength will not decrease even if he/she temporarily quits program. Thus persons can restart the program and enhance their muscle strength from their stopped point at the same rate.
The method being subject of the invention creates an infrastructure for those wishing to participate in sports, and thus enables them to develop the muscle strength required by such sports before starting it, thereby avoiding any joint or muscle injuries when starting a new sports activity.

SUMMARY

The invention relates to an exercise method used in facilities such as gyms and physical treatment centres that helps to enhance muscle strengths at a certain rate by means of constantly keeping exercises made by a person under control with the help of a microchip.
A trainee can avoid injury and his progress can be monitored by an instructor because a microchip controls the manner in which exercise equipment is used. The trainee can only do the exercises in the set number and with the set resistance/weight, and is prevented from doing fewer or more exercises. Moreover, the microchip can disable the exercise equipment if not used during a set schedule, thus obliging the trainee to inform the instructor of his/her failure to follow the program in order to continue to use the exercise equipment.

DESCRIPTION

Maximum Muscle strength of the trainee starting the exercise program in the method of the invention is measured by iso-kinetic devices. The number of repetition of the exercises specific to the trainee is determined by use of some certain mathematical formula. The program to be conducted is created with reference to the resistance/weights to be used. The created program is transferred into a computer and then from the computer into microchips. The exercise instruments used in the inventive method operate only by means of the microchips provided to the person doing the exercises. When the user operates the exercise instruments by use of the microchip, he/she can only do the exercises in the set number and with the set resistance/weight, and is prevented from doing fewer or more exercises. Thus, the risk of injury due to overload is prevented. Moreover, the user is guided until the completion of the exercises, without exceeding the set program. Since the exercise instruments used in the inventive method are operated pneumatically, it is possible to make changes even at very low resistance levels. Thus, each muscle group can be exercised at desired levels. When the person doing exercises through the inventive method fails to attend the specified sessions, and fails to follow up with the work out program, but comes to the gymnasium to work out, the microchip prevents operation of the exercise instruments.
For that reason, the person doing the exercises is obliged to inform the instructor in order to use the exercise instruments. This keeps the instructor informed about the student's progress, and helps the instructor to adjust the exercise program. Since the exercises performed are recorded in the microchip through the inventive method, the instructor is able to adjust the exercise instruments daily, including the weights to be used and the number of repetitions. Thus, the instructor can continually control the exercise program and modify it based on whether there is progress in the trainee. Persons utilizing the inventive method experience enhanced muscle strength at maximum levels between 10% to 20%. The trainee learns of his progress through a development report wherein initial and final measurements are indicated. Since the trainee can observe achieved results concretely, motivation increases and their involvement in the exercise program within the limits of the inventive method is maintained.

Claims

1. An exercise method used for enhancement of muscle strength in the body and comprising a microchip providing self-control, characterized in that

the maximum muscle strength of a person starting an exercise program is measured by iso-kinetic devices;

an exercise program specific to the person is prepared involving the number of repetition of the exercises to be done by use of resistance/weights, specific to the person and determined by use of some certain mathematical formula within the findings obtained therefrom,

the prepared exercise program is firstly transferred into a computer and then from the computer into at least one microchip,

the person doing exercise does the exercises by use of rehabilitation devices pneumatically operating and preventing overloading on the joints while exercising by help of the at least one microchip, and

the information about the enhancement of muscle strength of the person completing the exercise program is provided to the person with a development report containing initial and final measurement values.

2. An exercise method used to enhance the Muscle strength in the body and comprising a microchip providing self-control, characterized in that

the exercises to be used, the number of repetition of them and the loads/weights to be used while doing the exercises are controlled with the help of the microchip and failure to follow an exercise program is prevented,

a trainee is held obliged to inform an instructor about the reason for failing to follow the exercise program,

the instructor is kept consistently informed about the progress of the trainee, and

the operation of exercise equipment is prevented by help of the microchip in the event the exercise program is not followed or the trainee fails to attend sessions regularly.

3. An exercise method used for enhancement of muscle strength in the body and comprising a microchip providing self-control, characterized in that

all exercises done by a user on exercise equipment are recorded in at least one microchip so that an instructor is able to control the exercise equipment used, including the days when the exercise equipment are used by a user, the weights used in the exercise, and the number of repetition of the exercises, and

the instructor can consistently monitor whether an exercise program is appropriate for a trainee or if the exercise program has been useful or not for the trainee.