Exercise assisting apparatus

Abstract

To provide an exercise assisting apparatus that is capable of stimulating user's feet by means of an external physical approach and effortlessly and effectively training the muscles to balance and stay on the feet. The exercise assisting apparatus of the present invention, therefore, has a foot-support 2 configured to support a user's feet; and a plurality of airbags 5 disposed respectively on areas on an upper surface of the foot-support 2, which come into contact with soles of the user's feet, each of the airbags being configured to have its top vertically movable, wherein the airbags 5 are arranged to move in cooperation with each other.

1 . An exercise assisting apparatus comprising:
 a foot-support configured to support a user's feet; and   a plurality of actuators disposed respectively on areas which come into contact with soles of the user's feet, each of said actuators being configured to have its top vertically movable,   wherein said actuators are arranged to move in cooperation with each other.   
     
     
         2 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said actuators are arranged in a plane within each of the areas so as to cover the entire sole of each of the user's feet. 
     
     
         3 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said actuators are arranged to cover the soles of at least user's toes. 
     
     
         4 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said actuators are arranged to cover the soles of at least the arches of the user's feet. 
     
     
         5 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said actuators are arranged to cover the soles of at least the toes and heels of the user's feet. 
     
     
         6 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said actuators are arranged to have their tops which produce varying concavo-convex patterns. 
     
     
         7 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said actuator is in the form of an air bag. 
     
     
         8 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein said foot-support comprises a left footrest and a right footrest for receiving user's left and right feet, respectively, and wherein a drive unit is provided to move the left footrest and the right footrest. 
     
     
         9 . An exercise assisting apparatus comprising:
 a left footrest for supporting a user's left foot;   a right footrest for supporting a user's right foot;   a drive unit configured to move the left footrest and the right footrest; and   an elastic member disposed on an upper surface of each of the left and right footrests to cover the soles of the user's feet.   
     
     
         10 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein said foot-support comprises a left footrest and a right footrest for receiving user's left and right feet, respectively, and wherein a drive unit is provided to move the left footrest and the right footrest. 
     
     
         11 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein said foot-support comprises a left footrest and a right footrest for receiving user's left and right feet, respectively, and wherein a drive unit is provided to move the left footrest and the right footrest. 
     
     
         12 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein said foot-support comprises a left footrest and a right footrest for receiving user's left and right feet, respectively, and wherein a drive unit is provided to move the left footrest and the right footrest. 
     
     
         13 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 5 , wherein said foot-support comprises a left footrest and a right footrest for receiving user's left and right feet, respectively, and wherein a drive unit is provided to move the left footrest and the right footrest. 
     
     
         14 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein said foot-support comprises a left footrest and a right footrest for receiving user's left and right feet, respectively, and wherein a drive unit is provided to move the left footrest and the right footrest. 
     
     
         15 . An exercise assisting apparatus as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein said foot-support comprises a left footrest and a right footrest for receiving user's left and right feet, respectively, and wherein a drive unit is provided to move the left footrest and the right footrest.