Neck Trainer and Method of Use

Abstract

A neck trainer for alleviating head, neck, and shoulder pain, and stretching, strengthening, and developing the core muscles of the neck includes an annular headband section configured to fit snugly on a forehead of the user, around a head of the user and above ears of the user; and an annular weight section delineated from and connected to the annular headband section, above the annular headband section. The annular weight section with the headband section is vertically spaced upwardly so that the annular weight section is disposed substantially at a top of or above the forehead of the user, increasing the moment of force provided by the annular weight section when the user moves the user's head, alleviating head, neck, and shoulder pain, and stretching, strengthening, and developing the core muscles of the neck.

1 . A method of using a neck trainer for alleviating head, neck, and shoulder pain, and stretching, strengthening, and developing the core muscles of the neck, comprising:
 providing a neck trainer including an annular headband section separated from and below an annular weight section;   donning the neck trainer on the user's head so that the headband section fits snugly on the user's forehead and around the user's head, above ears of the user, wherein the headband fits annularly around the user's head without covering a crown of the user's head and without covering the user's head below the user's ears;   spacing the annular weight section with the headband section upwards towards the crown of the user's head so that the annular weight section is disposed substantially at a top of or above the forehead of the user without covering a crown of the user's head and without covering the user's head below the user's ears;   using the neck trainer to alleviate head, neck, and shoulder pain, and strengthen and develop the core muscles of the neck.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the neck trainer is made of a neoprene and nylon material. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the neck trainer is stitched together to separate the annular headband section from the annular weight section. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the annular weight section includes carbon steel grit as a weight material. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein using the neck trainer includes performing exercises including at least one of pivoting the user's head from side to side, pivoting the user's head forward and rearward, and pivoting and rotating the user's head a circular motion. 
   
   
       6 . A neck trainer for alleviating head, neck, and shoulder pain, and stretching, strengthening, and developing the core muscles of the neck, comprising:
 an annular headband section configured to fit snugly on a forehead of the user, annularly around a head of the user and above ears of the user without covering a crown of the user's head and without covering the user's head below the user's ears;   an annular weight section delineated from and connected to the annular headband section, above the annular headband section,   wherein the annular weight section with the headband section is vertically spaced upwardly towards the crown of the user's head so that the annular weight section is disposed substantially at a top of or above the forehead of the user without covering the crown of the user's head and without covering any of the user's head below the user's ears, increasing the moment of force provided by the annular weight section when the user moves the user's head, alleviating head, neck, and shoulder pain, and stretching, strengthening, and developing the core muscles of the neck   
   
   
       7 . The neck trainer of  claim 6 , wherein the neck trainer is made of a neoprene and nylon material. 
   
   
       8 . The neck trainer of  claim 6 , wherein the neck trainer is stitched together to separate the annular headband section from the annular weight section. 
   
   
       9 . The neck trainer of  claim 6 , wherein the annular weight section includes carbon steel grit as a weight material. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein annular weight section includes a continuous evenly distributed weighted material throughout the annular weight section. 
   
   
       11 . The neck trainer of  claim 6 , wherein annular weight section includes a continuous evenly distributed weighted material throughout the annular weight section. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the annular weight section is narrower than the annular headband section. 
   
   
       13 . The neck trainer of  claim 6 , wherein the annular weight section is narrower than the annular headband section.