Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B26/00—Exercising apparatus not covered by groups A63B1/00 - A63B25/00
  • A63B26/003—Exercising apparatus not covered by groups A63B1/00 - A63B25/00 for improving balance or equilibrium
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
  • A63B21/0004—Exercising devices moving as a whole during exercise
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
  • A63B22/16—Platforms for rocking motion about a horizontal axis, e.g. axis through the middle of the platform; Balancing drums; Balancing boards or the like
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
  • A63B22/18—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements with elements, i.e. platforms, having a circulating, nutating or rotating movement, generated by oscillating movement of the user, e.g. platforms wobbling on a centrally arranged spherical support
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B22/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for conditioning the cardio-vascular system, for training agility or co-ordination of movements
  • A63B22/0025—Particular aspects relating to the orientation of movement paths of the limbs relative to the body; Relative relationship between the movements of the limbs
  • A63B2022/0033—Lower limbs performing together the same movement, e.g. on a single support element
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
  • A63B2220/00—Measuring of physical parameters relating to sporting activity
  • A63B2220/40—Acceleration

Definitions

• the invention relates to a training device with a base plate for a person exercising, wherein the base plate is rotatable and / or tiltable about at least one axis.
• Well-known balance trainers include a rocker board for a subject. On the basis of the observation of the execution of some exercises with the rocking board, the test person is assessed and a corresponding training program compiled.
• the disadvantage here is that the assessment is subjective and the subject can understand only limited or can be checked.
• difficult given exercises can be performed, as it is hardly possible for the practitioner his practice success, especially during training to check rationally.
• dynamic exercises such as the rocking within predetermined ranges not feasible feasible because they are not verifiable by the subject.
• Another disadvantage is that it is important for the practice success, that the exercises are exciting and interesting and should give the practitioner an incentive to do the exercise, as this otherwise often only completed his compulsory program.
• the object of the invention is therefore to provide a training device of the type mentioned, with which the known disadvantages can be avoided, and which can record the movement of a subject for the objective evaluation of a subject, for performing an exercise program and / or for driving a computer and optionally for coordination with a motivational software, which has a simple structure and few connections, which can be quickly assembled or disassembled and is therefore suitable for mobile use.
• this is achieved in that at least one acceleration sensor and / or a tilt sensor is connected to the base plate, wherein a data line to the acceleration sensor and / or the inclination sensor can be connected, and that the energy supply of the acceleration sensor and / or inclination sensor provided by the data line is.
• the accelerations generated by the subject and / or the inclinations can be recorded.
• the speed and the path can be determined from this.
• the acceleration sensor is powered by means of the data line, a simple and straightforward connection of the Training device given.
• the training device can be set up and put into operation very easily and quickly, even by technically less talented people, and is therefore also particularly suitable for mobile use.
• the acceleration sensor and / or the inclination sensor is formed shockproof, wherein the impact factor is preferably greater than 500g, in particular greater than 5000g, is.
• the acceleration sensor is not damaged when the base plate hits the ground, is active again when lifting the base plate from the ground and can record the movements or accelerations and / or inclinations of the base plate.
• the acceleration sensor and / or the inclination sensor is provided for a measurement at twists of at least 20 °.
• the acceleration sensor and / or the inclination sensor can record the accelerations and / or inclinations of the base plate in the case of the expected maximum tilting of the base plate relative to the ground.
• the acceleration sensor and / or the inclination sensor is provided for the measurement of the movement about several of the axes.
• the power supply via a USB port or a Bluetooth connection.
• the power supply of the acceleration sensor can be ensured by means of a standardized data transmission method.
• a variant of the invention may consist in that the base plate is mounted by means of a central support, wherein the support is preferably formed substantially hemispherical, cylindrical or pillow-shaped.
• the support is preferably formed substantially hemispherical, cylindrical or pillow-shaped.
• Another variant of the invention may consist in that the base plate is connected by means of a central support with a base plate, wherein the base plate preferably has a slip-resistant bottom, whereby a possible slipping of the Stand plate, especially in uncertain subjects, especially in the elderly or those with balance disorders, can be prevented.
• the support is elastic, preferably as a spring element, made of a rubber-elastic material, as an air-filled element and / or as a foam element.
• the pad has a certain amount of damping, making the exercises a bit easier to execute.
• the support in the area of contact with the substrate is slightly flattened, which reduces the surface load on the substrate. If the subject jumps with the training device, the recurrence is damped on the ground, whereby joint damage is prevented in the subjects.
• the base plate is mounted pivotably relative to the base plate about a tilt axis.
• the training device can be designed particularly simple, wherein the base plate is pivotable about an axis only. With the exercise device, a measure of the body stability and / or the side can be reliably determined, which can be determined objectively and repeatable and additional movements of the base plate can be avoided. These measurements can then be used to compile a specific training program.
• Li development of the invention can be provided that a, preferably adjustable, damping element is provided for damping the pivoting movement of the base plate. As a result, the angular velocity of the pivoting movement can be reduced, which makes it easier for subjects to hold the base plate in a desired position.
• the damping element can be used in particular during exercises for training purposes. By means of an adjustable damping element, it is particularly easy to respond to a subject and to give him a sense of achievement.
• a, preferably adjustable, restoring element is provided for returning the base plate in a desired position. With the return element can be ensured that the unloaded base plate returns to the desired position and remains in this. By an adjustable return element different levels of difficulty for holding the base plate can be formed in the desired position.
• the invention further relates to a training system wherein the data line is connected to an evaluation unit. This allows the accelerations, inclinations and / or movements of the
• Training device are evaluated and compared with the evaluations of other exercises, whereby an objective statement about the training success is possible.
• the invention further relates to a method for determining a body stability index.
• the object of the invention is to provide a method of the type mentioned above, in which a simple index of body stability can be obtained, which can be carried out quickly, easily and without major equipment cost.
• Target position is determined in a test interval.
• Auslenkungsaufhehmer measurable area is divided into predetermined individual areas, each output area is assigned an output value. As a result, the result can be made particularly simple.
• the average amplitude of the deflection of the base plate is determined individually for each page, which also a
• Deflection of the base plate is determined for each side, which also the
• FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a training device connected to a computer and to a game console.
• Fig. 3 is a front view of a third embodiment of an inventive
• FIG. 4 shows a side view of the training device according to FIG. 3.
• 1 and 2 each show a particularly preferred embodiment of a training system, with a training device 1, wherein the training device 1 is connected to a data line 54 to an evaluation unit 8.
• a training device 1 has a base plate 3 for a person exercising, wherein the base plate 3 is rotatable and / or tiltable about at least one axis, and wherein at least one acceleration sensor 51 and / or a tilt sensor is connected to the base plate 3, and wherein further a data line 54 can be connected to the acceleration sensor 51 and / or the inclination sensor, and the power supply of the acceleration sensor 51 and / or the inclination sensor is provided by means of the data line 54.
• Fig. 1 shows a first particularly preferred embodiment of a training device according to the invention 1.
• the training device 1 in this case has a base plate 3, which is connected to a base plate 2 by means of a central connection 46, preferably centrally.
• the base plate 2 and the base plate 3 preferably have identical shapes and bases. However, it can also be provided that differently shaped base plates 2 and base plates 3 are interconnected.
• the base plate 2 has a slip-resistant underside, such as rubber studs and / or suction cups on. As a result, unintentional sliding away of the base plate 3 and / or the base plate 2 can be prevented.
• the central connection 46 may comprise any material that meets the requirements. It is preferably provided that the central connection 46 in the first preferred embodiment elastic materials, in particular foams, plastics, rubber and the like., And / or elastic components, in particular metal springs, preferably compression springs made of steel, or about a gas-filled hose or ball, includes. It may also be provided a combination of these materials and components, such as foamed steel compression springs.
• Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment of an exercise device according to the invention 1.
• the base plate 3 is supported by a central support 44, the support being formed preferably substantially strichkugelfb 'RMIG, cylindrical or pillow-shaped 44.
• the base plate 3 is placed directly on the ground without additional base 2.
• the central support 44 is preferably formed elastically preferably as a spring element, made of a rubber-elastic material, as an air-filled element and / or as a foam element.
• a lifting of the training device 1 from the ground is possible in principle.
• 3 foot straps can be provided on the base plate, making it possible to hop with the training device 1.
• two or more connections or pads may be provided, which are arranged along an axis, whereby the training device has a preferred tilting axis, and is only limitedly movable about the other tilting axes.
• Training devices 1 have at least one acceleration sensor 51 and / or an inclination sensor. This is connected to the base plate 3 or integrated in this.
• Such a sensor can be designed as an acceleration sensor 51 from the measuring principle, wherein a unit for determining the current inclination from a starting value is integrated into the sensor.
• Such a sensor has the advantage that it does not rise abruptly when the base plate 3 is hit Acceleration value outputs, which would be problematic for the subsequent evaluation, but a real value for the current slope.
• preferred embodiments described for acceleration sensors 51 preferably apply equally to combined acceleration / inclination sensors.
• the acceleration sensor 51 can be any type of acceleration sensor 51, preferably a capacitive, an inductive and / or a piezoelectric acceleration sensor 51, since the base plate 3 collides with the base plate 2 or the ground during operation can, an acceleration sensor 51 must survive the resulting high accelerations without damage.
• the acceleration sensor 51 is formed shockproof, the shock factor (English, shock level) is preferably greater than 500g, in particular greater than 5000g, is. Since the tilt angles or inclinations, which can take a stand plate 3 to a base plate 2 and / or the ground can be considerable, it is preferably provided that the acceleration sensor 51 is suitable for a measurement at twists of at least 20 °. As a result, the entire tilting range or inclination range can be recorded.
• an acceleration sensor 51 which can absorb accelerations by more than one axis, it is possible that only a small number, preferably only a single, acceleration sensor 51 is arranged in the base plate 3. It is preferably provided that any necessary measuring bridges and / or charge amplifiers, which are necessary for the operation of the acceleration sensor 51, are arranged within the base plate 3. Furthermore, an interface is provided, which receives the analog output data of the acceleration sensor 51, a measuring bridge and / or a charge amplifier, digitized and prepared for output via a data bus. About this interface, the acceleration sensor 51 and the further necessary electronics is supplied with electrical energy. It is preferably provided that the interface is designed as a USB connection or as a Bluetooth connection.
• connected devices can be supplied, for example, with an operating voltage of up to 5V, whereby the maximum current consumption can be 0.5A.
• the combination with other bus interfaces or bus standards both currently available and future can be provided.
• the evaluation unit 8 can be formed, for example, by a data memory for recording the accelerations, inclinations and / or movements of the base plate 3, whereby a subsequent comparison of the recorded data with stored data of previous measurement or training cycles can be compared.
• the evaluation unit 8 additionally or instead of the data memory comprises an output unit 9 and / or is connected to an output unit 9.
• the output unit 9 is preferably a display 91 or a data recorder, wherein the display 91 may be formed in a simple embodiment by a number of light bars, which indicate that the base plate 2 is held within predeterminable limits. It can preferably be provided that the display 91 is associated with a game console 92 and / or a computer 93.
• computer 93 is meant not only a PC or Macintosh, but rather any computer system with a suitable display. Above all, it can be provided to use the display 91 of a mobile phone. Since many modern mobile phones already have Bluetooth interfaces, the display of the data is particularly easy without additional device, which supports the mobile use of the training system.
• the display 91 is formed by a television.
• a game console 92 and / or a computer 93 are all possibilities of data processing and storage available. Above all, it can be provided to compare the current movement data with the stored data of previous exercises.
• a game console 92 and / or a computer 93 but also interactive exercises can be completed, in which about the display 91, therefore a monitor, TV or projector, certain movements are performed, which are performed by the subject, about on the display 91 both the default, as well as the actual position of the base plate 2 is shown.
• the use is also provided with video games.
• a subject stands on the base plate 3 and tries to keep it in a desired position in equilibrium. He can change the moment about the tilting axis 42 by shifting his weight.
• a body stability index can be determined by means of the Auslenkungsaufhehmers 5, the average amplitude of the deflection of the base plate 3 is determined by the desired position in a test interval. It can be provided that the range measurable by Auslenkungsaufhehmer 5 is subdivided into predeterminable individual areas, each individual value is assigned an output value. If the output value increases with increasing distance from the desired position, then the body stability index can be determined as the mean value of the respective current output value during the test interval. The lower the body stability index so formed, the better the subject could hold the setting plate 2 in the desired position.
• the body stability index can also be formed as the mean deflection angle of the adjusting plate 2 from the desired position.
• side-by-side indices can also be determined that represent the body stability index for each side individually. As a result, it can be determined whether the compensation for the desired position has taken place uniformly on both sides, or whether one side has been loaded higher. For this purpose, further, the duration of the deflection of the base plate 3 can be determined for each page. If necessary, of course, further characteristics during the test interval, for example, the force distribution on the base plate 3, are determined. The method can be carried out in a particularly simple and reproducible manner if the base plate 3 can only be pivoted about a tilting axis 42.
• the base plate 3 is rotatable about a plurality of axes. As a result, it can be determined in a simple manner whether a test person has a preferred page and a special training program for the requirements of the test person is created.
• the training program may also include described games.
• the training device 1 comprises a damping element 6, with which the pivoting movement of the base plate 3 are damped. It can do that Damper element 6 may be formed preferably adjustable. Thus, the damping can be individually adapted to the subjects and different levels of difficulty for the
• Target position can be achieved, wherein the return element 7 can be made adjustable. It can also be the combination of a return element 7 with a
• Damping element 6 may be provided, which may be formed as a spring-damper element.
• the base plate 3 for example, devices for
• the Auslenkungsaufhehmer 5 may include an infrared transmitter and an infrared sensor, where it may be formed analogous to a computer mouse, whereby a particularly simple and robust Auslenkungsaufhehmer 5 can be provided.
• a cover 56 may be formed, which may be integrally connected in particular with the base plate 2.
• Auslenkungsaumehmer 5 can also be used as acceleration sensor 51 and / or as
• Tilt sensor be formed.
• an output device with the Auslenkungsaumehmer 5 is connectable.
• an output computer can be provided as the output device.
• the measurement data can be easily archived and processed.
• tables and diagrams can be created in a simple manner, with which the test results can be illustrated, in particular for the test persons.
• the establishment of the balance trainer 1 can be easily controlled, if one

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