摘要 |
<p>A device for monitoring use of an exercise machine or machines comprising means to couple it to a part of an exercise device which moves in use, means to detect or acquire information in respect of the weight being moved, means to record movement of the weight and means to communicate the information to a computer. The device may be a pin 1 which can be inserted into a stack of weights 2-8 and the weights may have RFID chips 152-158 which can be read by the pin. The device may utilise wireless technology to communicate data and include accelerometers of gyroscopes for movement measurement. There may also be connections to external sensors for monitoring the users condition such as their heart rate. The device may be used with a vertical weight stack or a set of dumbbells.</p> |