Hand-held physique training device, a method for physique training and a physique training kit

Abstract

A device and a method for physique training includes a tubular handle to accommodate one or more resistance bands, a first force measurement means and a second force measurement means, a first computing means connected to the first force measurement means and to the second force measurement means. The method for physique training includes measuring a voltage readings of the ring-shaped force measuring sensors by a first force measurement means and by a second force measurement means of a hand-held physique training device, converting the measured voltage readings to a raw resistance values, calculating the raw resistance values to a training load values.

1 . A hand-held physique training device, the hand-held physique training device comprises
 a tubular handle comprising   a first end,   a second end,   an inner space between the first end and the second end adapted to accommodate one or more resistance bands,   a first force measurement means at the first end and a second force measurement means at the second end, and   a first computing means connected to the first force measurement means and to the second force measurement means.   
     
     
         2 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first end comprises a first sudden enlargement portion and the second end comprises a second sudden enlargement portion. 
     
     
         3 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first force measurement means and the second force measurement means each comprise   a ring-shaped force measuring sensor mounted to the inner surface of the tubular handle,   a ring-shaped force distribution gasket placed onto the ring-shaped force measuring sensor, and   a ring-shaped compression ring placed onto the ring-shaped force distribution gasket.   
     
     
         4 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 1 , wherein the tubular handle further comprises a longitudinal slit between the first end and the second end. 
     
     
         5 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 4 , wherein the first end of the tubular handle and the second end of the tubular handle comprise at least one support wall for the ring-shaped compression ring at one or both sides of the longitudinal slit. 
     
     
         6 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the tubular handle and the second end of the tubular handle each comprise a curved edge. 
     
     
         7 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 1 , wherein an average roughness of a surface of the ring-shaped compression ring against an inner surface of a cover is up to 4 μm. 
     
     
         8 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first end of the tubular handle and the second end of the tubular handle comprise enforcing means. 
     
     
         9 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 1 , wherein the ring-shaped force distribution gasket is made of a synthetic elastic polymer. 
     
     
         10 . The hand-held physique training device according to  claim 1 , wherein the hand-held physique training device further comprises at least one of an accelerometer, an electrocardiogram measuring apparatus, a bioimpedance analyzer, a feedback system, a charging means. 
     
     
         11 . A method for physique training, the method comprises
 measuring a voltage readings of the ring-shaped force measuring sensors by a first force measurement means and by a second force measurement means of a hand-held physique training device,   converting the measured voltage readings to a raw resistance values,   calculating the raw resistance values to a training load values.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein method further comprises monitoring changes of the training load values,
 determining repetitions based on the monitored changes of the training load values.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the method further comprises calibrating the raw resistance values before calculating the raw resistance values to the training load values. 
     
     
         14 . A physique training kit comprising one or more hand-held physique training devices according to  claim 1 , together with one or more resistance bands. 
     
     
         15 . A computer program for physique training comprising non-transitory machine readable instructions which, when the computer program is executed by a computing means, cause the computing means to carry out the method of  claim 11 .