Improvements in a heart rate playback machine to initially monitor heart rate of a person performs cardiovascular exercise. The heart rate is generally monitored by a chest strap that is placed around the chest of a user that transmits either the beats or the calculated heart rate. The heart rate can be received by a monitoring device, like a wrist or waist mounted device. The heart rate is recorded while the person is exercising. The machine then convert the heart rate into estimated loads of resistance, speed, elevation or other changes to simulate duplication of the heart rate. The machine uses a reverse algorithm to increase the resistance, speed or elevation prior to the recorded heart rate changes. The recorded heart rate, or the result of the algorithm, is then transportable or playable on the piece of exercise equipment. The exercise can be scaled to accommodate athletes of a different age or fitness level.

A device for assisting and training golfers with their putts. The device includes an elongated section configured to be placed on the ground where the golfer intends to make his backswing for a selected put. A vertical section or backstop is configured to be placed at selected locations along the elongated section to corresponding to different putt lengths, and therefore different backswing lengths. A distance scale may be printed on the elongated section. Light projection devices may be included to project a predicted ball path. A backswing speed indicator system may also be included.

An athletic performance monitoring system, for motivating a user to reach a goal level of athletic activity. The system may motivate the user by calculation a deficit between a current total level of activity and the goal level of athletic activity, and suggesting activity types that the user may carry out an order to reach the goal level, wherein the suggested activity types may be based on activities that are geographically close to the user, or sporting equipment worn by, or in possession of, the user.

An apparatus for a lifelike, automated, heavy punching bag that can parry punches using robotic arms able to rotate to right and left, and sense and record the weight and accuracy of punches delivered to it. The boxing buddy system may be used by aspiring boxers and other martial artists to deliver punches to various strategic points of their opponent's anatomy.

Training equipment for training with ball (13) comprising an elastic line (12) attached between the ball (13) and a fixed anchoring point, wherein the fixed anchoring point is an extendable rod (11) adapted to be secured to an existing structure at a distance above ground level, such as the crossbar of a goal. The rod (11) and the elastic line (12) contribute to intermediate storage of energy when the ball's movement changes direction. The equipment can be combined with sensors and electronic communication equipment for objective assessment of the quality of performed exercises and with the possibility of keeping track of scores in games/competitions.

Components, methods, and apparatuses are provided that may be comprise a climbing performance measurement device to measure and/or report climbing-related parameters. In embodiments, the climbing performance measurement device may be worn at a climber's midsection and may include one or more of an accelerometer, a magnetometer, and altimeter, a vibration motor, a gyroscope, one or more computer processors. A climbing performance measurement device may cooperate with other devices, such as a wrist-worn computer or a chest strap to monitor and/or report a climber's heart rate.

Apparatus and associated methods relate to a balance exercise training equipment having a planar platform with a ballast assembly that lowers its center of mass below a ball-and-socket joint. In an illustrative example, the planar platform may couple to a support assembly through the ball and socket joint to pivot and rotate relative to the support assembly. The ballast assembly may include laterally extending members to releasably receive and retain ballast plates. In response to the laterally extending members receiving and retaining ballast plates, the center of mass may descend below a pivot point of the ball-and-socket joint. In a mount or dismount mode, a locking mechanism may lock the planar platform in a predetermined position to facilitate mounting and dismounting onto the planar platform. Advantageously, a user may adjust the center of mass in accordance with a user's skill level or exercise preference.

An athletic training system has a data recording system and a data engine. The data recording system is configured to record an athletic competition event. The event may have a first team of players competing against a second team of players. The data engine is configured to receive data associated with the recorded athletic competition event. The data engine processes the data and displays the data as a replay of the event in animated form.

Exosuit systems and methods according to various embodiments are described herein. The exosuit system can be a suit that is worn by a wearer on the outside of his or her body. It may be worn under the wearer's normal clothing, over their clothing, between layers of clothing, or may be the wearer's primary clothing itself. The exosuit may be assistive, as it physically assists the wearer in performing particular activities, or can provide other functionality such as communication to the wearer through physical expressions to the body, engagement of the environment, or capturing of information from the wearer.

A novel system for hand rehabilitation comprising a combination of finger position devices and velocity measurement devices, providing the exact spatial location and orientation of the fingers and the thumb, enabling measurement of movements of the hand, including position and rotations. The movements and positions outputs are monitored while the subject is using the hand to perform actions on an object with known physical, geometric and kinematic parameters, such as dimensions, weights and stiffnesses. By knowing both the hand's motion and the physical, geometrical and kinematic parameters of the above-mentioned tools, the system can calculate the forces exerted by the patient's hand, measure motion ranges and track the rehabilitation process without a need for using force sensors or sensors inside the tools. Computer processing and gaming applications are used to encourage patient rehabilitation involvement and motivation and to assess the rehabilitation process.