Exercise apparatus

Abstract

An exercising apparatus includes a movable unit on which a user straddles and a driving unit for driving the movable unit. The driving unit changes a state of the movable unit to provide the user with an exercising load. A storage part stores corresponding relationships between the states of the movable unit and the messages, and a state detector detects the state of the movable unit at approximately the same timing as the output timing determined by an output timing determination part. A message output part outputs messages corresponding to the user's postures repeatedly during a period of providing the user with an exercising load. The message output part extracts the message corresponding to the state of the movable unit detected by the state detector from the storage part and outputs the extracted message at the output timing determined by the output timing determination part.

1 . An exercising apparatus comprising:
 a movable unit on which a user straddles;   a driving unit for driving the movable unit, the driving unit changing a state of the movable unit to provide the user with an exercising load;   a message output part for outputting messages corresponding to the user's postures repeatedly during a period of providing the user with an exercising load;   an output timing determination part for determining an output timing of the messages by the message output part;   a storage part that stores corresponding relationships between the states of the movable unit and the messages; and   a state detector for detecting the state of the movable unit at approximately the same timing as the output timing determined by the output timing determination part,   wherein the message output part extracts the message corresponding to the state of the movable unit detected by the state detector from the storage part and outputs the extracted message at the output timing determined by the output timing determination part.   
     
     
         2 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the state of the movable unit includes an inclination state of the movable unit, and
 wherein the storage part stores the messages which include a plurality of messages prepared depending on the inclination state of the movable unit, and the message output part extracts one of the plurality of messages corresponding to the inclination state of the movable unit detected by the state detector from the storage part and outputs the extracted message.   
     
     
         3 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the state of the movable unit includes a rocking speed of the movable unit, and
 wherein the storage part stores the messages which include a plurality of messages prepared depending on the rocking speed of the movable unit, and the message output part extracts one of the plurality of messages corresponding to the rocking speed of the movable unit detected by the state detector from the storage part and outputs the extracted message.   
     
     
         4 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the state of the movable unit includes a rocking speed and an inclination state of the movable unit, and
 wherein the storage part stores the messages which include a plurality of messages prepared depending on the rocking speed and the inclination state of the movable unit, and the message output part extracts one of the plurality of messages corresponding to the rocking speed and the inclination state of the movable unit detected by the state detector from the storage part and outputs the extracted message.   
     
     
         5 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the storage part stores a plurality of user's postures to be taken for each of the states of the movable unit, and the messages which include a plurality of messages prepared for each of respective combinations of the states of the movable unit and the user's postures to be taken; and
 wherein the message output part randomly selects one message, among the plurality of messages, corresponding to the user's posture for the state of the movable unit detected by the state detector, and outputs the selected message.   
     
     
         6 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the output timing determination part determines the output timing of the message at random. 
     
     
         7 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the messages stored in the storage part include a plurality of messages which are prepared depending on an elapsed time from a starting point of the movable unit driven by the driving unit, and the message output part extracts one of the plurality of messages associated with the elapsed time from the starting point of the movable unit equivalent to the output timing determined by the output timing determination part and outputs the extracted message. 
     
     
         8 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the storage part stores a plurality of user's postures to be taken for each of the states of the movable unit, and the messages which include a plurality of messages prepared for each of respective combinations of the states of the movable unit and the user's postures to be taken, and an output order of the plurality of messages prepared for each of the states of the movable unit; and
 the message output part outputs the plurality of messages corresponding to the state of the movable unit detected by the state detector, according to the output order of the plurality of messages stored in the storage part.   
     
     
         9 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein the output order of the plurality of messages is determined based upon a probability of occurrence of each of the user's postures to be taken depending on the state of the movable unit. 
     
     
         10 . The exercising apparatus as set forth in  claim 8 , wherein the output order of the plurality of messages is determined according to an order capable of guiding the user's posture to be appropriate effectively.