JP4840510B2 - Exercise system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an exercise system using passive exercise equipment.

  Conventionally, as a passive exercise device, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2007-21231, a saddle-like seat portion on which a user sits straddling and a drive portion that swings the seat portion are provided. In addition, there is provided a device that imparts an exercise load imitating a riding exercise to a user sitting on the seat portion by swinging the seat portion.

  In this passive exercise equipment, you can train the muscles around the hips and the inner muscles of the thigh by moving the seat so as to draw a figure 8, and sit on the seat in a forward or backward tilt position. By exercising in such a state, it is possible to train the muscles of different parts or drop the meat.

  When performing passive exercise using the above-described passive exercise equipment, if the user is proficient in using the equipment, the user can move his body by following the movement of the passive exercise equipment. It is possible to train the muscles of the part or drop the luxury meat, but for users who are unfamiliar with the use of the equipment, it is not possible to move the body following the movement of the passive exercise equipment, so the exercise effect Could not get enough. For example, in riding type passive exercise equipment, the upper body balances so that the head does not shake even if the seat is shaken, so that the skilled person has little movement of the head, and the waist increases with the movement of the seat. However, in an unfamiliar user, the movement of the lower back cannot absorb the movement of the seat, and the movement of the head tends to increase.

  Therefore, when performing passive exercise using passive exercise equipment, it is preferable to have an instructor etc. look at the exercise posture and correct the bad part, but exercise using passive exercise equipment at home etc. When doing it, the instructor could not see the posture during the exercise, so I could only confirm my appearance in the mirror. However, it is difficult for a user who is not proficient in using passive exercise equipment to determine which part of the body is bad even if he / she sees his / her exercise posture, and the sufficient exercise effect cannot be obtained. There was also a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an exercise system capable of easily confirming its own posture when exercise is performed using a passive exercise device. is there.

In order to achieve this object, an exercise system of the present invention includes a passive motion device that causes a user to perform passive motion, and a body that detects the body motion of the user who uses the passive motion device. a body motion detection device including a motion detection unit, and a display device for displaying the trajectory of the body movement of the user, a server connected via the Internet and the display device and the passive exercise machine body motion detection device The body motion detection device or the server is provided with trajectory detection means for detecting a body motion trajectory indicating a temporal change in body motion based on the detection result of the body motion detection means . The moving image is displayed on the display device, the movement of the passive motion device is controlled so that the motion of the passive motion device follows the motion content of the video, and the body motion trajectory detected by the trajectory detection means is transmitted via the Internet. Display on a display device.

According to the invention, the body movement locus showing temporal changes of the body movement by track detection means provided on one of the body movement detecting apparatus or the server is required, the body motion server has determined the trajectory detector trajectory Is displayed on the display device via the Internet , so that the user of the passive motion equipment can observe the body motion trajectory displayed on the display device and use the body motion when using the passive motion equipment. Can be grasped visually. In addition, by controlling the operation of the display device and the passive exercise equipment via the Internet, the passive exercise equipment is caused to follow the movement content of the moving image displayed on the display device. Therefore, the user who uses the passive motion equipment exercises while watching the motion content of the moving image displayed on the display device, and detects the body motion trajectory at that time by the trajectory detection means. Can be displayed on the display device. Therefore, even when performing exercises using passive exercise equipment in a situation where guidance from the instructor cannot be obtained, it is possible to make correct movements by moving the body while watching the exercise content of the video displayed on the display device. In addition, since the body movement trajectory at that time is displayed on the display device, it is easy to grasp the point of bad movement from the body movement trajectory during the passive movement, and there is an effect that the exercise can be performed with a better posture.

  In addition, as the passive exercise equipment, a saddle-shaped seat portion on which the user sits straddling and a drive portion that swings the seat portion are provided, and the exercise load imitating the riding exercise is given to the user. It is preferably made of a riding type exercise equipment.

  By the way, in the case of riding type passive exercise equipment, the effect of the exercise is greatly influenced by how to ride during exercise (how to move the body, where to sit, etc.), and the desired exercise is performed despite the passive exercise. Although the effect may not be obtained, by displaying the body movement trajectory when using the passive exercise equipment on the display device, present the material to judge the quality of riding during exercise to the user It is possible to give an opportunity to correct how to ride while exercising, and to encourage the user to use the correct way of riding, thereby improving the effect of passive movement.

In addition, the server preferably displays on the display device the body movement locus of the waist when viewed from above based on the detection result of the body motion detection device attached to the user's waist. The body motion trajectory of the waist when viewed from the side can be grasped.

Furthermore, it is also preferable that the server causes the display device to display a trajectory in which the user's pelvis is inclined in the front-rear direction, and the swinging motion of the pelvis in the front-rear direction can be confirmed.

It is also preferable that the server displays on the display device a standard trajectory that is an ideal body motion trajectory of a user who uses the passive motion equipment and an actual body motion trajectory obtained by the trajectory detection means.

  According to the present invention, the standard trajectory that is the ideal body motion trajectory of the user who uses the passive motion equipment and the actual body motion trajectory obtained from the detection result of the body motion detection device are displayed on the display device. Therefore, the user who uses the passive motion apparatus can objectively evaluate the bad point of his / her body movement by comparing his / her body movement trajectory and the standard trajectory.

  It is also preferable that the body motion detection device detects the body motion of the user in three dimensions, and the body motion in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction of the user can be grasped in detail.

The server distributes the moving image file to the display device, and transmitted to the passive exercise machine operation program for operating the passive exercise machine in accordance with the motion contents of the moving picture file, the passive exercise device It is also preferable to provide program storage means for storing an operation program transmitted from the server, and exercise application means for causing the user to perform passive movement by executing the operation program stored in the program storage means.

According to the present invention, the operation program for operating the passive exercise machine in accordance with the motion contents of the video file that is delivered to the display device from the server is transmitted to the passive exercise machine, the passive exercise equipment, transmitted from the server Since the motion program is stored in the program storage means and the motion application means executes the motion program stored in the program storage means, the user is caused to perform the passive motion. There is an effect that addition can be easily handled.

It is a schematic block diagram of the exercise system of this embodiment. It is a schematic block diagram of the passive exercise apparatus used for the same as the above. It is a schematic block diagram of the active mass meter used for the same as the above. It is a schematic block diagram of the body composition meter used for the same as the above. (A)-(c) is an example figure of the display screen of a body movement locus | trajectory. It is an example figure of the display screen which shows an exercise system same as the above and displays an actual body movement locus in contrast with an ideal body movement locus. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the calculation method of exercise intensity.

  Below, this invention is demonstrated in detail based on preferable embodiment.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an exercise system according to the present invention. In a personal house A, a LAN 201 is constructed by Ethernet (registered trademark), and a security device 3a called an information breaker in which the LAN 201 is housed in a house board 3 is shown. Via the Internet 202 constituting the WAN. Here, the security device 3a has a function of automatically discarding a packet that seems to be unauthorized access to a home device.

  On the other hand, the center server 101 for providing a home lesson service (described later) that enables the user B to execute a desired exercise program at home to the business operator B that provides various exercise programs using passive exercise equipment. And a video distribution server 102 for distributing a moving image showing the exercise content of the exercise program using the passive exercise equipment. Here, the center server 101 and the video distribution server 102 on the business operator B side, the Internet 202, the LAN 201 in the home A that uses the home lesson service provided by the business operator B, and the transfer installed in the home A This system is composed of the exercise equipment 1, the display device 2, and the like. Moreover, in this embodiment, while displaying a moving image on the display apparatus 2, the server which controls operation | movement of the passive exercise apparatus 1 so that the motion of the passive exercise apparatus 1 may follow the exercise | movement content of the said moving image is centered. The server 101 and the video distribution server 102 are configured.

  The passive exercise device 1 causes the user to perform a passive exercise, and in this embodiment, for example, by swinging and moving the bowl-shaped seat portion on which the user sits, Riding-type exercise equipment that gives an exercise load imitating riding exercise is used. FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the passive motion apparatus 1, and infrared rays are used between the control unit 11 composed of a microcomputer, the drive unit 13 that swings and moves the saddle-shaped seat unit 12, and the outside. An infrared communication unit 14 for performing communication, a power on / off operation, an exercise menu selection operation, an operation unit 15 for performing selection operations such as speed and exercise time for swinging the seat unit 12, and a seat. A storage unit 16 (program storage means) that stores an operation program for swinging the unit 12 in various patterns is provided.

  In the riding type passive exercise equipment 1, the position to be trained can be changed by changing the position of the saddle type seat 12 and the posture at that time, for example, basic riding, waist riding, hip riding, etc. is there. The basic riding is a riding method in which the user sits at the deepest position in the middle of the seat portion 12, stretches the back and puts the base of the toes on the footrest 17, and is effective in tightening the inside. Also, waist riding is a riding method that sits with your legs floating forward and your upper body bent backwards, putting effort into the muscles inside your abdominal muscles and thighs, and is effective in tightening your waist. is there. Hip rider is a rider who sits with his / her upper legs leaning forward and leaning forward, putting balance on the muscles of the gluteus medius, the gluteus medius, the spine, and the thigh. Yes, it is effective for tightening the back of the hips and thighs.

  The display device 2 is a television device having a network connection function. The display device 2 displays video distributed from the video distribution server 102 via the Internet 202 and the LAN 201 on the screen 2b, and a sound is built-in speaker (not shown). Output from. The display device 2 also includes a wireless receiver (not shown) that receives a wireless signal composed of an optical signal such as an infrared ray transmitted from the remote control device 2a, and a wireless signal transmitted from the remote control device 2a in response to an operation. Is received by the wireless reception unit, and the channel and volume to be displayed are switched according to the wireless signal, or the video distribution server 102 is accessed via the network, and the video stored in the video distribution server 102 is transmitted. Can do. In addition, the display apparatus 2 shall be installed in the position which can be visually recognized from the user who sat on the passive exercise apparatus 1. FIG.

  The housing board 3 incorporates a main switch and a branch switch to supply power to the branch circuit in the house, and the security device 3a connected to the LAN 201 in the house is connected to the Internet 202 via a router (not shown). ing.

  The net adapter 4 is connected to the security device 3a via the LAN cable 203 and communicates with the wireless repeater 5 by radio waves using low power radio. The wireless repeater 5 communicates with the net adapter 4 using radio waves, and communicates with the passive exercise equipment 1, the activity meter 6 and the body composition meter 7 described later using infrared rays. Is to do. That is, an infrared signal including the ID of the transmission source and the transmission destination is transmitted from the passive exercise device 1, the activity meter 6, and the body composition meter 7 that exist in the communicable area of the wireless repeater 5. When the wireless repeater 5 receives, the wireless repeater 5 converts the communication protocol of the received infrared signal and transmits it by radio waves. When the network adapter 4 receives the radio wave transmitted from the wireless repeater 5, the network adapter 4 converts the protocol of the signal transmitted by the radio wave and transmits the network device (the display device 2 or the center server 101) indicated by the destination ID. Etc.).

  The active mass meter 6 (body motion detection device) is a flat device main body 60 (container) incorporating the circuit components shown in FIG. 3, and is used by attaching the device main body 60 to a belt or the like of a measurement subject. Is done. Here, as circuit components incorporated in the apparatus main body 60, for example, a triaxial acceleration sensor 61 (body motion detection means) and detection data obtained by A / D converting the output signal of the acceleration sensor 61 are used. Basically, a calculation processing unit 62 that calculates the exercise state of the user wearing the activity meter 6, a time measuring unit 63 that supplies time data to the calculation processing unit 62, an input operation unit 64, and a flash memory, for example. A storage unit 65 for storing calculation results of the calculation processing unit 62, detection data, personal attribute data, and the like, a display unit 66 formed of a liquid crystal display, and the wireless repeater 5, for example. And an infrared communication unit 67 that performs infrared communication between them, and a constant voltage circuit 68 that obtains a predetermined voltage necessary for the operation of each circuit element using the battery BT as a power source.

  The input operation unit 64 performs a mode switching operation for switching the operation mode of the activity meter 6 to the exercise intensity measurement mode, the body movement trajectory measurement mode, the data setting mode, the data display mode, the data transmission mode, and the like, and displays on the display unit 66. Cursor operation and confirmation operation on the displayed screen, or individual attribute data (for example, age, sex, height, weight, purpose, health condition (historical history), region) used to calculate the amount of activity in the data setting mode Used for data input operation. Here, a measurement mode switching unit that switches the measurement mode to either the exercise intensity measurement mode or the body motion trajectory measurement mode is configured by the input operation unit 64.

  The arithmetic processing unit 62 of the activity meter 6 performs, for example, data processing for calculating the number of steps the user has walked, calories burned, and the like based on a program incorporated in the activity meter 6 in advance. When the data setting mode is switched using the operation unit 64, the display of the display unit 66 is controlled to display a data input screen, and guidance for prompting the user to input the attribute data on the data input screen. When the attribute data is input using the input operation unit 64, the input data is written in the storage unit 65, and in the subsequent calculation processing, the attribute data read from the storage unit 65 is used to calculate the amount of activity such as exercise intensity. It is intended to be used.

  In addition, when the operation mode of the arithmetic processing unit 62 is switched to the exercise intensity measurement mode using the input operation unit 64, the arithmetic processing unit 62 needs an acquisition period for acquiring detection data from the acceleration sensor 61 to measure the activity amount. A period (for example, about 12 seconds), and every time the capture period elapses, based on the acceleration detection data captured from the acceleration sensor 61, exercise strength (Mets) calculation processing, processing for obtaining the number of steps, etc. At the same time, a process of writing the calculation result of the activity amount (exercise intensity, the number of steps, etc.) in the storage unit 65 is performed, and the calculation result is displayed on the display unit 66 in real time. METs are units used to express the “strength” of physical activity as many times as much as at rest, and are used in the American sports medicine community.

  Here, the arithmetic processing unit 62 calculates an average fluctuation (standard deviation value) of acceleration over a predetermined time tw (seconds) based on the detection data of the acceleration sensor 61 captured every predetermined cycle, And an arithmetic function for obtaining the exercise intensity w i from the fluctuation average.

  A relational expression between the oxygen consumption measured by the breath gas measuring device and the acceleration dispersion value in a state where the mobility intensity is changed is obtained in advance and incorporated in the arithmetic processing unit 62, and this relation is calculated in the arithmetic processing unit 62. Using the formula, the exercise intensity is obtained from the acceleration dispersion value. This calculation method will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 7A shows detection data of each axis (x-axis, y-axis, z-axis) by the acceleration sensor 61, and the calculation processing unit 62 captures data within a certain time tw every time the certain time tw elapses. From the acceleration detection data, a composite value for the acceleration fluctuation of each axis is calculated. Here, when the time average (standard deviation) of the combined values for the acceleration fluctuation is Sw, the combined value Sw can be obtained from the following equation (1).

Note that ax _k , ay _k , and az _k indicate acceleration sampling values sampled k-th within a certain period tw (seconds), and bx, by, and bz indicate average values for a certain time tw (seconds). .

  FIG. 7B is a scatter diagram showing the relationship between the measurement result of the acceleration fluctuation value and the measurement result of the exercise intensity (METs), and is a straight line obtained by least square approximation of the points plotted on the scatter diagram. The equation is shown by the following equation (2).

Y = a × X + b, correlation function R = 0.92 (2)
However, Y is an acceleration fluctuation value and X is an exercise intensity (METs).

  Therefore, the arithmetic processing unit 62 uses the following equation (3) obtained by modifying the above equation (2) after obtaining the combined value Sw for the acceleration fluctuation using the above equation (1), The exercise intensity wi for a certain period tw is obtained.

wi = α × Sw + β (3)
Here, α and β indicate coefficients in the relational expression obtained between the oxygen consumption measured by the expiration gas detection device and the acceleration dispersion value in a state where the mobility intensity is changed. An appropriate value for the period tw for obtaining the acceleration fluctuation value is 4 to 15 seconds. In this embodiment, tw = 12 seconds.

  The operation mode of the arithmetic processing unit 62 is switched to the body movement trajectory measurement mode using the input operation unit 64, or is changed to the body movement trajectory measurement mode according to an external switching signal received by the infrared communication unit 67. When switched, the arithmetic processing unit 62 sets the detection data capture period to a period (for example, 20 milliseconds) necessary for measurement of the body movement trajectory, and until a predetermined measurement period (for example, one minute) elapses. Every time the capture cycle elapses, acceleration detection data captured from the acceleration sensor 61 is accumulated in the storage unit 65. When the measurement period elapses, the body movement trajectory measurement mode is terminated and the original mode is restored. .

  Further, when the operation mode of the arithmetic processing unit 62 is switched to the data display mode using the input operation unit 64, the arithmetic processing unit 62 is based on the data stored in the storage unit 65 and the result of the arithmetic processing. Processing for displaying attribute data, activity amount measurement results, and the like on the display unit 66 is performed.

  Furthermore, when the operation mode of the arithmetic processing unit 62 is switched to the data transmission mode using the input operation unit 64 or when the operation processing unit 62 is switched to the data transmission mode according to an external switching signal received by the infrared communication unit 67. The arithmetic processing unit 62 reads out the detection data for the measurement period detected in the body movement trajectory measurement mode and the calculation result of the activity amount calculated in the exercise intensity measurement mode from the storage unit 65, and the read detection data and activity amount The calculation result is transmitted from the infrared communication unit 67 to the center server 101. At this time, the data transmitted from the infrared communication unit 67 of the activity meter 6 is received by the wireless repeater 5, further transmitted from the wireless repeater 5 to the network adapter 4 as a radio signal, and from the network adapter 4 via the LAN 201. Are transmitted to the security device 3 a and transmitted to the center server 101 via the Internet 202.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the body composition meter 7 has a flat rectangular parallelepiped device main body 70, and the upper surface of the device main body 70 is in contact with the soles of the left and right feet placed on the device main body 70. In addition, electrode portions 71a and 71a are disposed at the center, and a display portion 72 including a liquid crystal display for displaying measurement results and the like is disposed at a central portion of the apparatus main body 70 in the left-right direction.

  As circuit components incorporated in the apparatus main body 70, a weak current is passed between the weight sensor 73 for measuring the weight of a person riding on the apparatus main body 70 and the left and right electrode portions 71a and 71a as shown in FIG. The bioimpedance measurement unit 71 that measures the electrical resistance (bioimpedance) of the human body, the operation of switching the operation mode of the body composition meter 7 to the measurement mode, the setting mode, etc., and the personal attribute data (for example, age, The body fat rate of the person to be measured is calculated based on the measurement result of the input impedance measurement unit 71 and the input operation unit 74 for performing an operation of inputting a gender, height, etc., and the display on the display unit 72 is displayed. An arithmetic processing unit 75 that controls and displays the detection result of the weight sensor 73 and the calculation result of the body fat percentage on the screen of the display unit 72; A storage unit 76 for storing calculation results of the calculation processing unit 75 and personal attribute data, an infrared communication unit 77 for performing infrared communication with the wireless repeater 5, and a battery as a power source And a battery power supply unit 78 for obtaining a predetermined voltage necessary for the operation of each circuit element.

  In this system, the display device 2 is connected to the security device 3a via the LAN cable 203, and displays the video distributed from the video distribution server 102 via the Internet 202 and the LAN 201 on the screen, or the center server. The video signal and the audio signal transmitted from 101 can be output. The passive exercise equipment 1, the activity meter 6 and the body composition meter 7 are connected to the LAN 201 via the wireless repeater 5 and the network adapter 4, respectively, and connected to the center server 101 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202. Therefore, data can be transmitted / received to / from the center server 101. In addition, the individual local IP address is assigned to each of the passive exercise equipment 1, the display device 2, the net adapter 4, the wireless repeater 5, the activity meter 6, and the body composition meter 7, and the center server 101 and each device Can communicate with each other.

  Here, the case where the user in the house A uses the home lesson service provided by the operator B by this system will be described below.

  The video distribution server 102 stores moving images indicating the contents of each exercise for a plurality of types of exercise programs using the passive exercise equipment 1. In addition, the storage unit 16 of the passive exercise device 1 corresponds to each of a plurality of types of moving images accumulated in the video distribution server 102, and the driving unit 13 moves the seat unit 12 with the same movement as the moving content of the moving images. A plurality of types of operation programs for controlling the operation are registered in advance. Here, the operation program is transmitted from the center server 101 or the video distribution server 102 to the passive exercise device 1 via the Internet 202 and the LAN 201, and the control unit 11 of the passive exercise device 1 is received by the infrared communication unit 14. The operation program may be stored in the storage unit 16, and when the moving image file stored in the video distribution server 102 is updated, the operation program is updated according to the exercise content of the updated moving image file. Also, it can easily cope with the update and addition of video files.

  On the other hand, the center server 101 is provided with a Web page for introducing a plurality of types of exercise programs in which video files are stored in the video distribution server 102. A link is provided from the Web page to the video file of the video distribution server 102. It has been.

  A user using the passive exercise equipment 1 downloads a motion program video stored in the video distribution server 102 and displays it on the display device 2, and exercises using the passive motion equipment 1 while watching the video. When the user wants to perform the operation, first, the user performs an operation of accessing the center server 101 using the remote controller 2a. By this operation, communication is performed between the display device 2 and the center server 101 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202, and a Web page introducing an exercise program that can be provided to the user is displayed on the screen of the display device 2. Is done. At this time, when the user determines a desired exercise program from the list of exercise programs displayed on the display device 2 and performs an operation of distributing a moving image of the exercise program using the remote control device 2a, the display device 2 A distribution request for a desired moving image file is transmitted to the center server 101 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202. Upon receiving this distribution request, the center server 101 transmits a designated motion from the video distribution server 102 to the requesting display device 2. Distribute the video file of the program.

  In the display device 2, the moving image file distributed from the video distribution server 102 via the Internet 202 and the LAN 201 is stored in a memory (not shown), and when the downloading of the moving image file is completed, it indicates that the preparation for reproducing the moving image is completed. Display a message on the screen. When the user who sees the message indicating the completion of playback preparation performs an operation of starting playback of a moving image using the remote control device 2a, the display device 2 receives the playback start request transmitted from the remote control device 2a. The reproduction start request is transmitted from the display device 2 to the center server 101 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202.

  When the center server 101 receives the playback start request from the display device 2, the center server 101 transmits a video control signal for starting playback of the downloaded video file to the display device 2, and transmits an operation program corresponding to the video file. A device control signal for causing the exercise equipment 1 to execute is transmitted to the other exercise equipment 1 corresponding to the display device 2. At this time, the video control signal transmitted from the center server 101 via the Internet 202 is transmitted to the display device 2, and the device control signal is transferred from the security device 3 a via the network adapter 4 and the wireless repeater 5. It is transmitted to the exercise equipment 1. Then, the display device 2 starts playback of the moving image file downloaded from the video distribution server 102, and the control unit 11 of the passive exercise device 1 stores the storage unit 16 based on the device control signal received by the infrared communication unit 14. The seat unit 12 can be moved in accordance with the exercise content displayed on the display device 2 by reading the corresponding operation program from the control unit and controlling the drive unit 13 according to the operation program. Here, the center server 101 constitutes a control device that controls the operation of the passive exercise equipment 1 connected via the network, and the center server 101 controls the timing at which the passive exercise equipment 1 starts to operate. Thus, the passive exercise device 1 can follow the exercise content of the moving image displayed on the display device 2. Further, the control unit 11 and the drive unit 13 constitute an exercise application unit that causes the user to perform a passive exercise by executing an operation program stored in the storage unit 16 as a program storage unit.

  Thereafter, when the reproduction of the moving image on the display device 2 is finished, the passive exercise device 1 also stops the operation. However, when the user wants to repeat the same exercise program again, the user uses the remote control device 2a to move the moving image file. When the operation for starting the reproduction is performed, a reproduction start request is transmitted from the display device 2 to the center server 101 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202, and the above-described operation is performed between the center server 101, the display device 2, and the passive exercise equipment 1. The same communication is performed, and the display device 2 starts the reproduction of the moving image file, and at the same time, the passive exercise device 1 starts the operation according to the exercise content of the moving image file.

  In addition, when an exercise program different from the exercise program performed last time is desired, the user performs an operation of accessing the center server 101 again using the remote control device 2a and introduces an exercise program that can be provided. Is displayed on the screen of the display device 2. Then, when the user determines a desired exercise program from the list of exercise programs displayed on the display device 2 and performs an operation for distributing a moving image of the exercise program using the remote control device 2a, the LAN 201 from the display device 2 is performed. Then, a distribution request for a desired moving image file is transmitted to the center server 101 via the Internet 202, and the center server 101 that has received this distribution request transmits the designated exercise program from the video distribution server 102 to the display device 2 that has made the request. Distribute video files. In the display device 2, the moving image file distributed from the video distribution server 102 via the Internet 202 and the LAN 201 is stored in a memory (not shown), and when the downloading of the moving image file is completed, it indicates that the preparation for reproducing the moving image is completed. Display a message on the screen. When the user who sees the message indicating the completion of playback preparation performs an operation of starting playback of a moving image using the remote control device 2a, the display device 2 receives the playback start request transmitted from the remote control device 2a. The reproduction start request is transmitted from the display device 2 to the center server 101 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202.

  When the center server 101 receives the playback start request from the display device 2, the center server 101 transmits a video control signal for starting playback of the downloaded video file to the display device 2, and transmits an operation program corresponding to the video file. A device control signal for causing the motion equipment 1 to be executed is transmitted to the motion equipment 1 corresponding to the display device 2. At this time, the video control signal transmitted from the center server 101 via the Internet 202 is transmitted to the display device 2, and the device control signal is transferred from the security device 3 a via the network adapter 4 and the wireless repeater 5. It is transmitted to the exercise equipment 1. Then, the display device 2 starts playback of the moving image file downloaded from the video distribution server 102, and the control unit 11 of the passive exercise device 1 stores the storage unit 16 based on the device control signal received by the infrared communication unit 14. The seat unit 12 can be moved in accordance with the exercise content displayed on the display device 2 by reading the corresponding operation program from the control unit and controlling the drive unit 13 according to the operation program.

  As described above, according to the present system, the center server 101 connected to the passive exercise device 1 and the display device 2 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202 causes the display device 2 to reproduce the moving image file and also the display device 2. Since the movement of the passive exercise device 1 is controlled so that the movement of the passive exercise device 1 follows the exercise content of the moving image displayed on the screen, the user using the passive exercise device 1 can display the display device. According to the motion content of the moving image displayed in 2, the motion can be performed with the correct motion. Therefore, even when the passive exercise device 1 is used in a place where there is no instructor, the body can be moved correctly according to the exercise content of the moving image displayed on the display device 2, and the passive exercise can be performed. The usability of the device 1 is improved, and an effective exercise can be performed using the passive exercise device 1.

  Next, the case where the user in the house A uses the body movement trajectory detection service provided by the operator B by this system will be described below.

  First, a user who uses the passive exercise device 1 performs an operation of accessing the center server 101 using the remote control device 2a. By this operation, communication is performed between the display device 2 and the center server 101 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202, and a Web page introducing services that can be provided to the user is displayed on the screen 2b of the display device 2. Is done. On this Web page, a selection button for selecting a service for detecting a body movement locus when performing a passive movement using the passive movement apparatus 1 is displayed, and an operation for selecting this selection button is performed by the remote controller 2a. Then, a service request for requesting execution of the body movement trajectory detection service is transmitted from the display device 2 to the center server 101 via the LAN 201 and the Internet 202.

  Upon receiving this service request, the center server 101 controls the display of the display device 2 via the Internet 202 and the LAN 201, and prompts the start of measurement on the screen 2b (for example, “Attach an activity meter to the waist and “Please sit down and press the start button when you are ready.” Is displayed, and a switching signal for switching the operation mode to the body movement trajectory inspection mode is transmitted to the passive exercise equipment 1. The switching signal transmitted from the center server 101 to the passive exercise device 1 is transmitted from the Internet 202 to the network adapter 4 through the security device 3a, and transmitted from the network adapter 4 to the wireless repeater 5 by a wireless signal. It is transmitted from the wireless repeater 5 to the passive motion apparatus 1 by an infrared signal. In the passive exercise device 1, the control unit 11 switches the operation mode to the body movement locus inspection mode based on the switching signal received by the infrared communication unit 14. In the body movement trajectory inspection mode, a pattern for operating the seat portion 12 and an exercise time thereof are determined in advance, and when the operation mode is switched to the body movement trajectory inspection mode, the control unit 11 displays the seat portion 12 on a display unit (not shown). The operation pattern is displayed to inform the user of the operation pattern, and when the start operation is performed using the operation unit 15, the seat unit 12 is operated with a predetermined operation pattern for a predetermined driving time. Thereafter, the operation mode is returned to the original mode.

  The user who sees the above message displayed on the display device 2 wears the activity meter 6 on his / her waist using, for example, a belt. Since the measurement result of the body movement trajectory varies depending on the attachment position of the activity meter 6, the attachment position of the activity meter 6 so that the activity meter 6 is attached to a predetermined position (for example, near the center of the waist). It is also preferable to display on the display device 2 a guidance screen that explains the mounting method. When the user wearing the activity meter 6 on his / her waist sits on the seat 12 of the passive exercise device 1 and performs a start operation using the operation unit 15 of the passive exercise device 1, the control unit 11 The operation of the drive unit 13 is controlled in response to an operation input from the unit 15, the seat unit 12 is operated for a predetermined driving time with a preset operation pattern, and the infrared communication unit 14 starts the operation to the center server 101. Send a control status signal to inform.

  Since this control status signal is transmitted to the center server 101 via the wireless repeater 5, the network adapter 4, the security device 3a, and the Internet 202, the control status signal transmitted from the passive exercise device 1 is transmitted to the center server 101. When it is detected based on the signal that the passive exercise apparatus 1 has started to operate, a mode switching signal for switching the operation mode to the body movement locus measurement mode is transmitted to the activity meter 6. This mode switching signal is sent to the network adapter 4 via the Internet 202 and the security device 3a, and is wirelessly transmitted from the network adapter 4 to the activity meter 6 via the wireless repeater 5. At this time, the arithmetic processing unit 62 of the activity meter 6 switches the operation mode to the body movement trajectory measurement mode based on the mode switching signal received by the infrared communication unit 67, and the past body movement accumulated in the storage unit 65. While deleting the measurement data of the trajectory, the detection data acquisition period is set to 20 milliseconds, for example, and the acceleration is repeated every time the acquisition period elapses until a predetermined measurement period (for example, 1 minute) elapses. The acceleration detection data acquired from the sensor 61 is accumulated in the storage unit 65. The driving time during which the passive exercise device 1 operates in the body movement trajectory inspection mode is set to a time sufficiently longer than the measurement time of the activity meter 6, and the seat portion 12 is moved in a predetermined operation pattern. It is possible to measure the movement of the user's body (for example, the waist in this embodiment). In the present embodiment, by transmitting a mode switching signal from the center server 101 to the activity meter 6, the operation mode of the activity meter 6 is switched to the body motion trajectory measurement mode, and the body motion during the passive motion is measured. However, the user wearing the activity meter 6 may switch the operation mode to the body movement trajectory measurement mode by operating the input operation unit 64. In this case, when the operation mode is switched to the body movement trajectory measurement mode using the input operation unit 64, the arithmetic processing unit 62 of the activity meter 6 erases past measurement data accumulated in the storage unit 65, and For example, the capture cycle is set to 20 milliseconds. Then, in the arithmetic processing unit 62, when an acceleration detection value of a predetermined level or more is input from the acceleration sensor 61 after switching to the body movement trajectory measurement mode, it is determined that the passive movement has started, and the predetermined movement from the start of the movement. Until the measurement period (for example, 1 minute) elapses, acceleration detection data acquired from the acceleration sensor 61 is accumulated in the storage unit 65 every time the acquisition period elapses, and the body during passive movement is stored. Motion can be measured.

  When the measurement period elapses from the start of measurement, the arithmetic processing unit 62 of the activity meter 6 finishes the detection data accumulation process and transmits the detection data for the measurement period accumulated in the storage unit 65 to the infrared communication unit. 67 to the center server 101. When the center server 101 serving as the trajectory detecting means receives the mode detection signal transmitted from the activity meter 6 after transmitting the mode switching signal to the activity meter 6, the center server 101 receives the detection data twice. By integrating, the position is calculated, and the calculated positions are connected to obtain a body movement locus indicating a temporal change of the body part to which the activity meter 6 is attached. In the present embodiment, the body movement locus is obtained on the center server 101 side based on the acceleration detection data transmitted from the activity meter 6, but the body movement locus is obtained based on the detection data of the acceleration sensor 61. May be provided in the activity meter 6 so that the detection result of the body movement locus obtained by the activity meter 6 may be transmitted to the center server 101.

  Here, since the activity meter 6 includes the triaxial acceleration sensor 61, the center server 101 detects the output of the activity meter 6 (that is, acceleration detection values in the X axis direction, the Y axis direction, and the Z axis direction). The body motion trajectory C1 indicating the motion of the pelvis tilting in the front-rear direction and the body motion trajectory C2 indicating the motion of the waist when viewed from above are obtained, and the body motion trajectories C1 and C2 are displayed on the screen. Screen data to be displayed on 2b is created and transmitted to the display device 2 via the Internet 202. The display device 2 displays the body movement trajectories C1 and C2 on the screen 2b based on the screen data received via the Internet 202 and the security device 3a (see FIG. 5A). A user using the dynamic exercise device 1 can visually grasp his / her exercise posture. In the case of the riding type passive exercise equipment 1, the effect of the exercise is greatly influenced by how to ride during exercise (such as how to move and sit), so the body when using the passive exercise equipment 1 By displaying the movement trajectory on the display device 2, the user can be presented with materials for judging whether or not the riding method during exercise is good, and can be given a chance to correct the riding method during exercise. By urging the user to use this, the effect of passive movement can be improved. Further, in the center server 101, based on the detection data of the activity meter 6, the body movement trajectory of the waist when viewed from above is displayed on the display device 2, so that the user can view the waist of the waist when viewed from above. The body movement trajectory can be grasped and the trajectory of the user's pelvis tilting in the front-rear direction is displayed on the display device 2, so that the swinging motion of the pelvis in the front-rear direction can be confirmed.

  By the way, when the center server 101 displays the measurement result of the body motion trajectory on the display device 2, as shown in FIG. 6, an ideal body motion trajectory C5 indicating a motion in which the pelvis tilts in the front-rear direction, The ideal body motion trajectory C6 when the motion is viewed from above may be displayed so as to be compared with the actual body motion trajectories C3 and C4. By comparing the trajectory with the ideal body motion trajectory, it is possible to objectively evaluate the point of bad body motion. Here, as ideal body motion trajectories C5 and C6 to be compared with actual body motion trajectories C3 and C4, a person sitting on the seat portion 12 based on the movement of the seat portion 12 of the passive exercise device 1 is used. The trajectory obtained by simulating the motion may be used, or the body motion trajectories of a plurality of users who are familiar with the use of the passive motion apparatus 1 are measured in advance and determined based on the body motion trajectories (for example, average A standard trajectory determined by performing processing or the like may be used.

  Further, the center server 101 creates screen data for displaying the activity measurement data on the screen based on the activity measurement data received from the activity meter 6 during the passive exercise, and displays it on the display device 2. By displaying, the measurement data of the activity amount may be displayed on the screen of the display device 2 in real time, and it is possible to let the user know how much activity is exercising. Here, when an operation for displaying the measurement data of the activity amount is performed using the remote control device 2a or the like, the center server 101 responds to the display request transmitted through the network from the display device 2 and the activity amount is transmitted via the network. The activity amount detection data may be fetched from the total 6 and displayed on the display device 2, and the activity amount detection data can be displayed in response to a user's request.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the body movement trajectories C1 and C2 are measured when the passive motion is performed by “basic riding” is described, but the body motion trajectory C1 is obtained by “west riding” and “hip riding”. , C2 may be measured. FIG. 5B shows a body movement locus C1 indicating the movement of the pelvis in the front-rear direction and a body movement locus C2 indicating the movement of the lumbar region when the passive movement is performed by “west riding”. Compared to the movement of the pelvis and waist, the amplitude of the front and rear is small, and it can be seen that the exercise is performed in a tilted state. FIG. 5C shows a body movement locus C1 indicating the movement of the pelvis and a body movement locus C2 indicating the movement of the lumbar region when the passive movement is performed by “hip riding”, compared with the “basic riding”. It can be seen that both the pelvic movement and the lumbar movement have small amplitudes in the front and back, and exercise in a tilted state.

  In the present embodiment, when the activity meter 6 finishes the measurement for a predetermined measurement period, the detection data for the measurement period is transmitted to the center server 101 side. However, the activity meter 6 is in the body movement locus detection mode. During the operation, the detection data of the acceleration sensor 61 may be sequentially transmitted from the activity meter 6 to the center server 101. In this case, the center server 101 can create a moving image showing the user's body movement trajectories C1 and C2 in real time based on the detection data received from the activity meter 6, and transmit the moving image to the display device 2. It is possible to display on the screen of the display device 2 a moving image showing the body movement trajectories C1 and C2 during exercise together with a moving image showing the exercise content. Therefore, users who are exercising can perform a passive motion while watching a video showing the content of the exercise, and can confirm the body motion trajectory during the exercise on the spot, so it is easy to grasp the bad points of their own body motion. It becomes easier to correct the balance by yourself so that the posture becomes better.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the case where the number of the passive exercise devices 1 connected to the LAN 201 is described as an example, but a plurality of the passive exercise devices 1 may be connected to the LAN 201, and the center server 101 controls the movement of a plurality of passive exercise equipment 1 and causes the movement of each passive exercise equipment 1 to follow the motion content of the moving image displayed on the display device 2, thereby allowing a plurality of users to perform the passive movement. An exercise program using the device 1 can be performed simultaneously.

  In the present embodiment, data transmission is performed between the activity meter 6 and the wireless repeater 5 by infrared communication, and radio wave communication is performed between the wireless repeater 5 and the network adapter 4. In addition, data is transmitted to the center server 101 via the Internet 202, but the detected data is captured from the activity meter 6 using a mobile phone HP provided with an infrared communication port, and the mobile phone network and the Internet are connected from the mobile phone HP. The detection data may be transmitted to the center server 101 via

  In the present embodiment, the center server 101 connected to the home LAN 201 via the Internet 202 controls the operation of the passive exercise equipment 1 and detects body movement received from the activity meter 6 via the network. Based on the result, a body movement locus indicating a temporal change in body movement is obtained, and a control device is configured to display the body movement locus on the display device 2 via the network, but is connected via the LAN 201. The operations of the passive exercise device 1 and the display device 2 may be controlled by a control device such as a personal computer (hereinafter abbreviated as a personal computer) PC. In this case, in this case, a body movement locus is obtained based on the detection data acquired from the activity meter 6, and an operation program for displaying the body movement locus on the display is transmitted from the center server 101 via the network. It is downloaded or a storage medium such as a CD-ROM storing the operation program is inserted into the drive device of the personal computer PC, and the operation program is installed in the personal computer PC. Then, the personal computer PC acquires the detection data from the activity meter 6 by executing the above operation program, obtains the body movement locus of the body part to which the activity meter 6 is attached from the acquired detection data, and serves as a display device. The body movement trajectory can be displayed on the display of the personal computer PC.

  Moreover, you may use the mobile telephone HP provided with the infrared communication function instead of the display apparatus 2 as a display apparatus. In this case, a body movement locus is obtained based on the detection data acquired from the activity meter 6, and an operation program for displaying the body movement locus on the display of the mobile phone HP is downloaded from the center server 101 via the network. The operation program is installed in the mobile phone HP, and the mobile phone HP as a display device has a function of a control device that controls display on the display device. Then, the mobile phone HP executes the above operation program and performs infrared communication with the activity meter 6 to directly acquire the detection data from the activity meter 6, and the activity meter 6 is obtained from the acquired detection data. The body movement trajectories C1 and C2 of the worn body part can be obtained and displayed on the display of the mobile phone HP as a display device.

  In the present embodiment, the passive exercise apparatus 1 has been described as an example of a riding exercise apparatus that causes the user to perform exercise simulating riding. However, the passive exercise apparatus 1 is limited to the riding exercise apparatus. It may be an exercise device (for example, a device capable of realizing a walking exercise while sitting down) by applying a load to a predetermined part of the user's body and performing a passive exercise.

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A body motion detecting device having a body motion detecting device for detecting a body motion of a user using the passive motion apparatus, comprising a display device for displaying the trajectory of the motion, and a server connected via the Internet and the body movement detecting device and the display device and the passive exercise device, the body movement detecting apparatus or the server In any of the above , there is provided trajectory detection means for detecting a body motion trajectory indicating a temporal change in body motion based on the detection result of the body motion detection means , and the server displays a moving image on the display device. And controlling the movement of the passive motion equipment so that the motion of the passive motion equipment follows the motion content of the moving image, and the body motion trajectory detected by the trajectory detection means via the Internet It is characterized in that on the display device Movement system. The passive exercise device includes a saddle-shaped seat portion on which a user sits straddling, and a drive unit that swings the seat portion, and a riding type that gives the user an exercise load imitating a riding exercise The exercise system according to claim 1, comprising: an exercise device . Wherein the server, the claims based on the detection result of the attached to the waist of the user said body motion detection device, wherein the displaying the waist of the body movement locus when viewed from above on the display device 2. The exercise system according to 2 . The server, the motion system of claim 3, wherein the displaying the trajectory the user's pelvis is inclined in the longitudinal direction on the display device. The server includes a feature to be displayed and the standard locus is ideal body movement locus user using the passive exercise device, with the actual motion trajectory the track detection means is determined on the display device The exercise system according to claim 1 . Movement system according to the prior SL body movement detecting apparatus any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the detection in three dimensions the body movement of the user. The server distributes the moving image file to the display device, an operation program for operating the passive exercise device in accordance with the motion contents of the moving image file is transmitted to the passive exercise device, the passive the exercise machine, a program storage means for storing an operation program to be transmitted from the server, and motion applying means to perform passive exercise to the user by executing an operation program stored in said program storage means provided The exercise system according to claim 1, wherein

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