| 摘要 |
<p>An exercise apparatus comprising a drive device (13) connected to an exercise element (11) such that for a given speed of rotation of the driving device (13), the torque applied to the exercise element (11) and accordingly the resistance to movement provided by the exercise element (11) is substantially constant. A user interface (10) is provided as part of the exercise element (11) such that resistance to movement exhibited by the exercise element is translated via the user interface into a resistance against which the user may perform work. A sensor (14) is connected to the exercise element (11) to monitor direction and magnitude of movement of the element (11) and the output of the sensor (14) is fed to a control unit comprising a control processor (20), the sensor output signal being connected to the processor (20) via a sensor interface circuit (21). The processor (20) also drives a drive control and interface circuit (22) and the drive control and interface circuit (22), in turn, control the speed of the drive device (13) in accordance with a programme stored in the processor (20). The exercise programme to be performed on the apparatus is loaded into the control processor (20) via a dedicated keyboard (23) and the programmed routine is displayed on a dedicated display (24). During an exercise programme, data relating to the exercises already performed is displayed on the dedicated display (24) and, after the programme has been completed, statistics relating to the total programme performed are displayed. An optional external computer (31) may also be linked to the control processor (20), via a suitable interface (33), such that predefined exercise programmes, stored in a programme storage device (31) of the external computer (31) may be used via the interface (33).</p> |
